Editing Services
Flexible and Cost-Effective
You have poured your talents, time and creativity into writing a book. How important is it to you to get it 'right'? Even if you don’t expect your book to sell thousands of copies, you realise the importance of quality and accuracy including the mechanics of spelling, grammar and syntax.
For example, let's say you have written a family history with a length of 38,000 words which you intend to publish as a book for your family members, living and those yet to be born. One of them picks up your book for the first time, thinking “What’s this all about?” But on the second page, she comes across two errors. Turning the pages, she finds more errors and the book continues to deteriorate in its accuracy and quality. Will she keep on reading? Or will the errors cast doubt on the competence of the writer and the accuracy of its contents?
When you engage a professional editor for your writing project and gain their input at the appropriate stage, you will produce a book which is high quality and error-free, one that will reflect well on you as its creator.
A one-size editing solution does not suit every writing project. At LLOYD MOSS publishing, we take a flexible approach and assess the editing services required, in conjunction with you, taking into account the genre, word count, the complexity and current condition of the text.
LLOYD MOSS publishing offers a range of editorial services from our comprehensive developmental editing to our detailed copyediting and proofreading. Please find overviews of these offerings below:
Developmental Editing
It encompasses the full suite of editing services, with the exception of the final proof reading.
Covers all macro and micro aspects of manuscript appraisal, structural elements and copyediting, together with corrections and suggested modifications.
Our Developmental editor will provide feedback in writing on all areas of your work, including:
Authorial voice
Storytelling arc
Writing style and quality
Character development
Tense
Pace
Sentence structure
Sequence of events
Any loose ends in the plot
Suspense (if appropriate)
Vocabulary choices
Readability
Beginnings
Conclusions
Realistic dialogue
Active v passive voice
Imagery
Consistency of tone and tense
Use of literary devices (metaphor, simile)
Cliché
(N.B. Includes all the copyediting components of grammar, punctuation, spelling, factual accuracy, consistency.)
Copyediting
If your manuscript is well-structured and contains no major flaws, our recommendation will likely be copyediting. The focus of copyediting is the micro level, placing emphasis on correct English expression, grammar and syntax.
Our copy-editor is looking for and correcting:
Spelling errors
Incorrect word choices
Punctuation errors and/or omissions
Grammar errors
Sentence structure (syntax)
Factual accuracy
Overuse of certain words and phrases
Inconsistencies (in names, numbers, abbreviations and acronyms)
People and events out of sequence
Gaps in the story line
Repetition
Formatting mistakes
Proofreading
The countdown to publication is on! It is time for a final check of your book before the “Print” button is pressed. In this process, a proofreader goes through the formatted book and makes any final corrections, such as:
Typos
Line spacing errors
Lines/pages with a single word or sentence
Missing sections
Inconsistent fonts
Inconsistent spelling and punctuation
Inappropriate grammar usage
Formatting discrepancies
Incorrect sequencing of chapters and sections
Stray punctuation marks
Numbers not matching in the text and table of contents
Get in touch with LLOYD MOSS publishing on the form below. Tell us about your writing and where you are up to with it. We promise to get back to you promptly.