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Professional Book Editors, Proofreaders, and Publishing Consultants


It's impossible to proof your own work; you tend to overlook mistakes of all types. Your mind subconsciously filbook editing services book editorsls in what it thinks should be there, and your conscious appraisal is none the wiser.

A manuscript should be noticed for its content and quality. The writer is too close to the material to be objective. A professional book editor can recognize the repetitions, inconsistencies, faulty logic, and other problems that are often overlooked by the writer.

In short, the final part of the writing process is having a professional book editor and proofreader (not your neighbors or your kid's English teacher) polish the manuscript before it is offered to an agent or publisher.*

No editor can guarantee publication, but if you want your work to have the best chance of being read and considered seriously—and if you are open to other opinions about your work—we'll be glad to help you work toward that goal.

Additional Services
Query Letter & Book Proposal Writing
Book Submission Services


Feedback from recent clients:

"To my surprise, the network response was fast, and gave me several excellent options with regards to editorial services from which to choose. After careful consideration, I chose an editor that most closely related to what I wanted to achieve. I can honestly say that his work was both professional and timely. After having used other editorial services, those offered by Book Editing Associates was what I hoped all the others had been. I will use them again." —(Contact information on request)

"With a couple a bad experiences under my belt, I was very impressed with your professionalism. The coordinator was most helpful. ... My editor gave the most prompt and comprehensive answers to all my questions, was always available for consultations, and returned the work BEFORE the agreed upon deadlines. Her sense of humor and patience, added to her most proficient editorial skills, turned this project into a most pleasant experience." Contact information on request

"I have received three responses within twelve hours, and am writing to say how pleased I am to have found such an organized association to search for an editor." Anita B.

"I cannot commend the network highly enough for the level of professionalism and customer service of its associates. Best wishes, Martin Walker"

"WOW! Talk about prompt, efficient and thorough service... It was a difficult choice... so much talent on offer. I am very impressed. Thank you." Lee K. Curtis, Northern Correspondent, Wildlife Australia Magazine

"Thank for guiding me towards a great person, someone I feel very at home with. Your level of service is 2nd to none." D.J. Churcher, UK

"You've already done the background work. We just have to pick one and go with it. So easy." Achuth Menon

"The site made it easy for me to have access to many experienced editors and then choose the one that best fit my work. It made me feel much more secure in my choice." Joshua LeBlanc

"I think this is a well organized editing group. Everyone I have been in contact with has been very knowledgeable and professional." Deneene

"Thank you for your email and professionalism, which is quite refreshing in these days of impersonal e-business. Thus far, your service and contractors are remarkable! And I will be very, very pleased to recommend you to others here in Saudi Arabia where outsourcing of English material is very much in demand."  RD Muslim

 
Fiction & Nonfiction Book Editors
  
REQUEST FOR ESTIMATE/CONSULTATION

Cut and paste the text that follows into your e-mail editor (e.g., Outlook, Word) and answer each question.

A sample is required to receive an estimate for editing services

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1. Your name:

2. E-mail addresses: (.edu addresses often bounce. Please provide secondaries.)

3. Day/evening phone numbers (required):

4. City, State, Country (or time zone):

5. Project category: business, technical, scientific, medical, legal, academic, education

6. Describe your project: (e.g., book, business document, dissertation)

7. Describe the level of writing or editing required: (e.g., copyediting, proofreading, content editing, fact-checking, ghostwriting, formatting)

8. Current word count of document:

9. Your deadline date:

10. Required manual of style, if any: (e.g., Chicago Manual, APA, MLA, AP, AAA, CBE/CSE)

11. If you are a student, please provide the URL of your university's style manual:

12. Number of charts, tables, and pictures: ____________ Do you need them edited and/or formatted?

13. Do you have a budget for the project? (Please be specific.)

14. Number of footnotes and entries in reference list:

15. Do you want to contact a particular writer/editor?

16. How did you learn about our service?

Attach a sample chapter/section or other important documents related to your project. Please zip large files (max 1MB)

YOUR NAME MUST BE IN YOUR SAMPLE DOCUMENT OR IT CAN BE THE FILE NAME (e.g., johnsmith.doc).

A sample of the material is required to receive a quote for services. If you did not send a sample and/or description of the project with your first submission, please resend.

Submission guidelines:

http://editing-writing.com/contact-editing-service.shtml

Once your e-mail is received, the network coordinator will forward it (plus any attached files) to the consultants you selected. If no selection is made, your submission will be forwarded to several consultants who might be a good match. Final choice of consultant is yours.

If you do not receive a response within 3 hours (M-F, 7a-7p Eastern), please RESEND your submission. You may also use the chat button or leave a message: 469-789-3030.


Allow a longer response time if you sent your submission during the weekend or after U.S. business hours.

All of the consultants listed on this site are freelance. They are located throughout the U.S. The coordinator cannot answer cost/timeframe questions for each consultant. You must go through the submission process to receive direct responses from the consultants listed on this site.


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ALICE DAY has been an editor since 1988. After earning a graduate degree in creative writing at Brown University, she has worked at the book publishers Henry Holt and Company and Carroll & Graf Publishers. Writer Don Smith, whose awards include 19 regional Emmys, said of Alice Day, "She's the kind of editor every writer should be so lucky to have." Alice Day is an award-winning writer with four collections of poetry and a novel that have been published by nationally-recognized publishing houses. Kathleen Wakefield, whose novella won the 2008 Cleveland State University novella contest, said "that [Alice] has been an editor at a major New York publishing house gives her insight into that complicated world; that she is a poet, I believe, gives her the sensitivity to find the beauty of a writer's individual work." Alice Day has the skill and experience to focus on a writer's vision and help the writer realize it. She's a hands-on editor who's not afraid to cut words and offer insights. And she has a poet's sensitivity to language.

Fiction editing specialist 

Fiction editor for numerous award-winning authors--Pulitzer Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, and the PEN/Faulkner Award--and first-time novelists. 
She does detailed manuscript evaluations, as well as developmental/substantive editing, and is also a skilled copy editor.

Her fiction specialties include short stories, novellas, literary fiction, historical fiction, commercial fiction, women's fiction, chick lit, thrillers, mysteries, and detective/crime novels.

"After researching many, many book editors, I chose Alice because I was impressed with her extensive list of accomplishments, both as an editor with top publishing houses and as a poet and author in her own right. [That she] actually managed to exceed my (already sky-high) expectations was quite a feat! She took a manuscript that had completely gone off the rails in terms of pacing and focus, and put it squarely back on track – somehow she was able to see through all the extraneous, meandering subplots and envision the work as it was meant to be. As my editor, Alice not only extracted (read: rescued) the core story from its runaway cast of supporting characters and sub motifs, but went on to cultivate the roots of that core story until it transformed into a road map of the simply but poignantly plotted, character-driven literary novel I had sat down to write more than two years before. In addition to several such fundamental plot fixes, Alice also provided a meticulous list, complete with page numbers, of every chronological inconsistency, every mix-up of a character’s name or background, and every oversight in which I had unintentionally and prematurely revealed plot twists and other information to the reader. I was blown away by how thoroughly she knew every detail of each and every character and minor event of the novel inside out, in just two weeks – in this way too, she had become more versed in my own novel than I was at that time. Throughout the editing process, Alice was very generous and patient with me in answering my millions of questions about her invaluable feedback and suggestions. I feel confident that I’ll not only be able to rewrite the novel in accordance with the new, cogent outline Alice helped me create, but also, to use this restructuring to push the narrative, and the writing, to its fullest literary potential."
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- Carrie Wharton-Hanford, first-time novelist

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