Now offering editing services
My husband and I will be accepting manuscripts for editing starting July 24, 2023.
We are offering line editing, copy editing, and proofreading services.
If you are curious about what these three editing services are, keep reading.
Line editing means we will tighten or rearrange sentences to make them sound better or to improve clarity.
Copy editing means we will edit for typos (missing commas, missing words, misspelled words, etc.).
Proofreading means we will do the last look at your manuscript if you have already had all of the other services done.
We will be accepting only those genres under the Christian or clean fiction umbrella at this time. Within those genres, we will accept romance, fantasy, mystery, general, etc. Our services are currently for self-published/ independent or querying authors only.
The style of editing we are offering will be surface level — suggestions of sentence structure changes and fixing typos (proofreading). We are not developmental editors but if we see a huge plot hole, we will certainly let you know and make suggestions that you can accept or ignore.
Both of us have worked in the publishing field for many years – me for 18 years and him for 25 years.
Our definition of clean fiction:
Fiction without graphic violence, without descriptive sex scenes (open-door sex scenes is what some writers/readers call them), and without strong cursing.
If you think that might be a fit for you, then read on for our prices.
Prices are flat fees based on manuscript page counts.
Manuscripts 1 to 250 pages: $250
Manuscripts 251 to 450 pages: $400
We will not take manuscripts over 450 pages at this time.
If a manuscript is only slightly above the upper number, we will consider the lower price. For example, if you have a manuscript that hits 260 we can discuss a price closer to the lower price than the higher one.
Manuscripts must be submitted at least three months before publication. Turnaround times will depend on length.
For more information or questions, please contact us at lisahoweler@gmail.com or via my contact form at the top of the page.
