We suggest these services in the following order to properly prepare your manuscript for publication:
- EDITORIAL EVALUATION – Developmental Review
- You have completed your manuscript, but are not sure whether the information is clear and concise. We are pleased to offer a manuscript evaluation to assist you in the development process to ensure your work is ready for the copyediting process.
- COPYEDITING
- Your manuscript is complete and is ready for a detailed word-by-word evaluation checking for precision in typography, spelling, punctuation, overall structure, and flow. This process is critical before going to print. We will catch errors you might have missed and will offer suggestions for the overall flow and readability of your work.
- PROOFREADING – Post-edit
- Your manuscript has already been through our editorial process. Manual corrections have been made and you are ready for a final proofreading. Our proofreading service involves a detailed word-by-word read through checking for correct capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and typography.To ensure a professional manuscript we recommend starting with and editorial evaluation, extensive copyedit and finally a proofread.
- INTERIOR DESIGN – Formatting & Design
- Create a professional looking interior. Many submitted formats are missing professional design elements. Examples would be properly embedded fonts, maximum image quality, correct trim size, consistent margins, properly set gutters, consistent styles, proper page setup, proper line spacing, page numbers and headers, no gaps in text and finished layout ready for publication. Our designers will create a professional, custom interior design for your manuscript. Request a free format and quote.
- COVER DESIGN
- Our designers will utilize your images or design ideas to create a unique book cover. We create a professional, print-ready cover according to your specifications. All covers are one-piece, wraparound and include front, back, spine and barcode.
