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Bill,Congratulations on your accomplishment! I admire your commitment not only to finishing your book but to working through revisions.
Just a note on terminology to help you get the edit you want: you're asking for a heavy developmental edit, not a line edit. Developmental editing is what I do best. My rates, as well as links to other information about me, are here: http://www.penknife-editing.net/rates-2. I'd be interested to know more about your book and would do a sample edit of a thousand words or so to give you a sense about whether we would work well together and so that I can give you an estimate of how many hours I think the edit would take.
I am sure you will get quite a number of responses and that one of us will be a good match for you and your novel.
Ruth Feiertag
PenKnife Writing and Editorial Services
http://www.penknife-editing.net
Hello,I offer editing services for authors.
Kindly go through my website
https://digitalreadslibrary.com
Since your book requires a rewrite and it is a thriller, I would like to do a sample edit
The time taken would depend on the work needed
Good luck
Shalini
Hi Bill! I am very interested in your thriller manuscript and love the scope of the project! I invite you to check out my website and view my packages, pricing, and testimonials. If you feel like we may be a good match, you can contact me through my site's form submission. However, my first opening is in March, so I don't know if that is too far out for you.
Best of luck!
Silvia
www.silviasreading.webs.com
silviasreadingcorner@gmail.com
Hi Bill, Please feel free to visit my website at www.editsbyv.com and/or send a sample edit or 4,000 words for a free sample edit. I look forward to hearing from you!
-Victoria
Good Afternoon Bill, First off, CONGRATULATIONS!!! Writing your first novel is a huge undertaking. I am sure you are overwhelmed with pride.
I agree with Ruth. You are looking for a structural edit rather than a line edit. This is my favourite part of the editing process.
I would love to put you into contact with an author I am working with at the minute to see how I work with him; it sounds like what you are looking for. Although I have never met my author in person, I feel that we have built such a strong connection over his work, and a strong team has evolved from working on his writing together.
If you would like to chat privately about cost and expectations, please email me at cflockton@gmail.com
I look forward to hearing from you.
Clare Flockton
Hi Bill!Congrats on finishing your manuscript! I'd love to work with you and would be available to start as early as this coming Monday. I'd be happy to do a sample edit for you beforehand as well. For more information on my rates and services, you can check out my website, www.savageliteraryservices.com, or email me at kjsavage96@gmail.com.
Jane Savage
Savage Literary Services
Hey Bill!https://morgyleewantread.wixsite.com/...
Check it out if you have not found an editor yet. You can also email me at morgan.lee1920@hotmail.com
Free 5 page sample edit so you can get a feel for how I edit. An 82k manuscript would cost about 800 but I am running a New Year Special of 30% off until January 31st.
Best,
Morgan
I have edited thrillers that have required extensive rewriting. Without seeing the manuscript, the fee would range from $1,100 to $1,500, depending. It might fall into developmental editing. I am always open to negotiation and can provide a sample edit.Please see my website:
www.geraldwilliamshaw.com
I've rewritten this manuscript a number of times to get it to where it is today and in the process have shaved off about 1/5 of the original word count. It is a fictional thriller with 82,029 words as it sits.
I am seeking an editor who can perform a heavy line edit. When I say a heavy line edit, I mean a true line by line edit of the manuscript improving readability, fixing dialogue, eliminating repetition, rewriting poor sentence structures, etc. I know some editors are afraid to touch an authors' words but I want someone who isn't afraid as this will be my debut novel and I want it to be the absolute best it can be. I want parts rewritten and corrected to the point of when the line edit is done, I want to be able to read a copy with all changes performed to see the difference.
Of course this will involve some major rewriting in areas as well as an investment of time but for that reason, I have a fairly open budget. Unlike alot of posts I see on here, I respect the effort and time that editors put in and being that I am asking for such an edit, I do not want the cheapest editor I can find. I want someone who is willing to invest the time and commitment into making my manuscript the absolute best it can be.
With that being said, I would like communication throughout our time working together. I would be very eager to get comments, questions, etc. throughout to assist you in keeping the voice/tone that I am looking for. Again, at the very end, I would like a copy of ALL of your rewrites completed that I could read. Its not to say that I am going to run it to production just like that without making any changes but I feel this is the most efficient manner for me at this very time in realizing my dream. I feel that the great majority of the hard work is done as every rewrite I did myself involved changing the structure to get it to where it is today.
If this is a project that you are interested in, please reply below with your website or contact info. If its not on your website, I also would like an idea of what kind of price I am looking at for 82k for this level of edit and what kind of turn around time I am looking at. Lastly, preference will be given to those who could start as early as February (now would be even better.) Again, I want someone who is going to truly dedicate themselves to this project, not just someone who is going to skimp through a line edit. I really would like to build a working relationship as this will be my debut novel but I have others already planned out that I will begin to work on once I get this one going.