Editing isn’t just for amateurs. Professional authors have their books edited several times before publication, including bestsellers like Steven King, JK Rowling and Malcolm Gladwell.
Elevate your book with Your Domain ’s comprehensive book editing services. Our experienced editors proofread and edit your manuscript, carefully reviewing its structure, tone, and textual flow to ensure a polished outcome. With a keen eye for detail, they also thoroughly check for grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors, resulting in a professional, high-quality manuscript ready to be printed. Learn more about all of our professional editing services below!
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Line editing comes before copy editing. Where copy editors are concerned with mechanics, line editors are concerned primarily with questions of style. Line editing involves editing a book sentence by sentence (or line by line) to upgrade the prose, always keeping the craft in mind. A line edit ensures that your book’s content is consistent while its language is creative and concise.
Any book or manuscript can benefit from copy editing. Copy editing focuses less on the big picture and more on the details of the language. Hence, a copy editor ensures that the language in a manuscript follows standard English rules and adheres to the Chicago Manual of Style, the standard in trade publishing. Copy editing services check for accuracy, consistency, grammatical errors, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.
Typically, the first stage of the editing process is the developmental edit. Developmental book editing is our most involved option, as it requires the most time and effort to uncover and identify the “big-picture” problems underlying your story.
We know you’ve put a lot of time and effort into writing your book, so we want to help you publish a book you’re proud of. Here’s why you should work with us for your book editing needs.
Our service helps you publish a high-quality audiobook without breaking the bank. You can also set your narrator preferences based on gender, accent, and tone of voice. We pair you with the perfect narrator to bring your book to life. Once complete, Your Domain helps you sell your audiobook through Audible and Apple.
Work with your publishing consultant to determine which type of book editing to include in your publishing package.
Submit your manuscript to your project manager for your first round of editing.
Your editor will complete edits directly in Microsoft Word and will provide an editorial letter. This letter will offer insights into edits that aren’t line specific, such as why they made certain edits and examples of trends in the writing.
After each round of editing, you’ll receive a proof to review on your own time. Here, you can accept or decline each suggested edit.
For manuscripts with higher word counts, the potential for errors increases. After completing the first round of edits, your editor may recommend a second round to polish the manuscript further.
“I am so pleased with Your Domain . I felt like I was working with right people, the moment I got off the consultation call. My project manager Erin M. was excellent! Answered my questions quickly and kept the project moving forward. The design team that put the cover together, did an outstanding job. But the editors take the cake: not only did they clean up my story, but they taught me numerous nuances about the art of writing. I wrote a story, Your Domain Publishing made it a book. I highly recommend Your Domain if you are self-publishing your book.””
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