Book Publishing Pros offers a full suite of professional editing services to help polish and prepare your manuscript for publication—whether you're self-publishing or aiming for a more traditional route. Here's a breakdown of the editing types they typically offer:
✍️ Editing Services Available at Book Publishing Pros
1. Developmental Editing (Content/Substantive Editing)
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Focus: Big-picture story elements.
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What’s Included:
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Plot development and pacing
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Character arcs and dialogue
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Structure and flow of chapters
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Genre consistency and overall readability
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Best For: Early drafts or manuscripts that need a structural overhaul before moving to copyediting.
2. Line Editing
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Focus: Style, tone, and clarity at the sentence and paragraph level.
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What’s Included:
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Rewriting awkward or confusing sentences
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Improving flow, rhythm, and transitions
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Enhancing author voice and consistency
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Best For: Authors with a solid draft who want to elevate their writing quality before final proofreading.
3. Copy Editing
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Focus: Technical accuracy and grammatical precision.
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What’s Included:
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Spelling, punctuation, and grammar correction
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Consistent use of tenses and pronouns
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Fact-checking and style guide alignment (Chicago Manual of Style, etc.)
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Best For: Final drafts needing a polish before layout/formatting.
4. Proofreading
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Focus: Final review before publishing.
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What’s Included:
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Catching typos and minor formatting issues
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Final punctuation and grammar fixes
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Light consistency check (e.g., character names, chapter numbers)
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Best For: Manuscripts that have already gone through editing and are ready for print or eBook formatting.
✅ Bonus Services:
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Sample Edits available on request.
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Genre-specific editors (e.g., romance, sci-fi, nonfiction).
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Add-on options like sensitivity reading or beta reading.
