Editing and Proofreading
From Draft to Publication
JASON LETTS edited Amanda Hocking's Trylle series, which sold millions of copies and hit the New York Times bestseller list, and David Dalglish's The Weight of Blood. He holds an MA in English, taught composition at university level, and has over 200 five-star reviews as a top-rated Reedsy editor.
You’ve poured your creativity onto the page, taking an important step in bringing your vision to life and sharing your voice with the world. But no one can be their best without expert support and guidance. Collaborating with a professional editor is a chance for you to learn and grow along your writing journey while helping your work reach its potential.
Our professional editing team, led by New York Times bestselling editor Jason Letts (real people—not AI) carefully reviews your manuscript and offers feedback and corrections that will get your text ready for readers.
Fast and Reliable Turnaround
We understand you’re eager to publish your book. Don’t settle for editors who make you wait months to get started or then take months to complete an editorial pass. For authors, time is money.
We anticipate returning edited manuscripts to authors within 21 days of the order date, although this may vary depending on:
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Manuscript length
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Current editing state
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Our existing workload
* We’ll confirm your estimated completion date once we’ve reviewed your manuscript.
Editing fees are charged on a per-word basis, the type of service required, and the genre. A 50% deposit is required when placing the order, based on your selections in the order form, but we’ll confirm the final quotation before any work begins. Once the edited manuscript has been returned, we will provide an invoice for the outstanding balance.
Developmental Editing
This covers all aspects of the story, content and writing, leaving the door wide open to any aspect of the manuscript where there’s room for improvement. This is a positive, constructive process that provides clear direction for your revisions alongside detailed edits and feedback throughout the manuscript.
The goal is to strengthen every element of your work and bring it to a publishable standard as efficiently as possible, leaving you with a manuscript you can be proud of and the confidence to take it to the next stage.
We will provide follow-up communication for clarification, including brief spot checks of revised sections.
Fiction from $0.034 per word
Non-Fiction from $0.04 per wordÂ
Copy Editing
Every aspect of your writing is carefully refined, including structure, phrasing, dialogue, grammar, organization, pacing, consistency, and clarity, right down to the smallest proofreading details.
The goal is to create a polished, professional manuscript that reads smoothly and keeps readers fully engaged. Helpful comments are included throughout to explain recurring issues and suggest ways to strengthen your writing.
This service is designed for manuscripts that are complete and ready for a final language edit, with no further content additions or major revisions planned.
Fiction from $0.024 per word
Non-Fiction from $0.03 per word
Proofreading
Our proofreading service is the final stage of the editing process, ensuring your manuscript is polished and ready for publication. Every page is carefully checked for grammar, spelling, punctuation, missed or repeated words, formatting inconsistencies, and other small-scale textual errors.
The goal is to achieve complete polish and consistency, allowing readers to move effortlessly through your manuscript.
Designed for manuscripts that have already been edited and are otherwise complete, this final quality check gives you the confidence to publish knowing your work is clean, consistent, and professionally presented.
Fiction from $0.018 per word
Non-Fiction from $0.022 per word
If you have any questions, please reach out to us at editor@damonza.com, or feel free to get your order started below.
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