D&R WordSmiths Editorial Services
Your Words. Your Power. Our Support.
Your Words. Your Power. Our Support.
We Care - Your dreams matter. Your story matters. You deserve top-notch editors to help you achieve your publishing goals.
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We Communicate - You'll talk with a living, breathing professional editor who will work alongside you to help make your book how you want it.
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We Change Lives - 10% of each project's income goes to
Reach Out & Read, to help underprivileged children learn and love to read - like we do. |
STEP 1. Content Editing:
Personally edit and correct concepts, providing clear, grammatical improvements to top off the final edits of the project. STEP 2. Proofreading:
Correcting basic grammatical errors and sentence structure. |
STEP 3. Copy Editing/Typesetting:
Preparing manuscript for publishers. Insert typesetting tags and edit with specific publisher's guidelines. Make sure manuscript is as clean as possible before considering copy editing/typesetting. A publisher must be interested in your book to qualify for this service. |
Proofreading |
Content Editing |
Copy Editing/Typestetting |
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15 |
20 |
per page |
per page |
per page |
✓ Check Grammar and Spelling |
✓ Check Grammar and Spelling |
✓ 2 Professional Editors Read Manuscript |
✓ Check Formatting |
✓ Check Formatting |
✓ Proofread with Specific Publisher's Formatting Rules |
✓ Ensure Content/Format Consistency |
✓ Ensure Content/Format Consistency |
✓ Insert Typesetting Tags Required by Publisher |
✓ Provide brief feedback |
✓ Provide in-depth feedback |
✓ Re-read Manuscript to Perfect any Final Grammatical/Typesetting Errors |
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✓ Fact Check |
✓ Your Manuscript is Ready for Publication! |
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✓ Organize Content to Maximize Influence on Target Audience |
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✓ Ensure Paragraph Organization |
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✓ Provide Detailed Suggestive Changes |
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“If I waited for perfection, I would never write a word.” - Margaret Atwoods