Are you ready to ensure your manuscript is clean, consistent, and publication-ready?

My copy editing services focus on correcting technical errors while preserving your voice and intent. Copy editing is ideal for manuscripts that are structurally solid and stylistically refined but need a careful, detail-oriented pass to ensure accuracy, consistency, and professionalism.

What I Deliver

As your copy editor, I provide:

Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation Accuracy

Correcting grammar, spelling, punctuation, and usage errors to meet professional publishing standards.

Consistency Across the Manuscript

Ensuring consistency in spelling, capitalization, hyphenation, formatting, timelines, and character details throughout the text.

Fact-Checking & Internal Logic Checks

Flagging factual inconsistencies, continuity issues, and internal contradictions that may disrupt reader immersion.

Style Guide Alignment

Editing your manuscript to align with a consistent style (such as the Chicago Manual of Style), ensuring uniformity and polish.

Style Sheet Creation & Maintenance

Developing a comprehensive style sheet that records editorial decisions—including spelling conventions, capitalization, hyphenation, character names, timelines, and formatting—ensuring consistency throughout your manuscript and providing a reliable reference for future edits or series continuity.

Deliverables

By the end of the editing process, you’ll receive:

• A fully copy-edited manuscript with comments and suggestions for improvement.

• Style sheet & a detailed editorial letter summarizing recurring issues and areas of strength.

Delivery Turnaround

Turnaround time varies based on manuscript length and complexity. Here’s a general timeline:

• Manuscripts up to 50,000 words: 2-3 weeks

• Manuscripts between 50,000 and 100,000 words: 3-4 weeks
  For longer projects, I’ll provide a custom timeline.

Sarah! Lets work together!!!

Aye Sir 🫡Just follow the below instructions, 

No. 1 - Send me an email with a short blurb, genre, word count (exact) and desired turnaround date of your manuscript to sarah.narrativenook@gmail.com. 

No. 2 - I will review your blurb to determine if the project aligns with my interests and expertise. If the manuscript is a good fit, I will reply with a request for sample pages to edit. These submissions must adhere to the guidelines provided in my response or you can check the submission guidlines here. Unfortunately, if I must decline, you will receive a polite rejection email. 

No. 3 - Once you send your sample pages (following the specified guidelines), I will conduct a sample edit to ensure that my editing style suits your needs. After completing the sample, I will provide a customized quote for the project. 

No. 4 - If you find my sample edit and terms satisfactory, we will move forward with the payment process. Please refer to the FAQs for details about payment policies. 

No. 5 - After confirming the payment, I will begin working on your manuscript, aiming to meet the agreed-upon deadline. In the event of any unforeseen delays (I am human, after all), I will notify you in advance via email.

No. 6 - Once the editorial letter and edited manuscript are delivered, you will have one week to review the edits and compile any questions or concerns. On the 8th day after delivery, we will schedule a meeting to discuss your feedback and clarify any queries.