Take your draft out of the drawer
Let’s admit it: writing the first draft is exciting but reading it a thousand times to make sure everything is okay is tedious, time-consuming, and, eventually, uninspiring.
You decided it was time to sit down and write a book to share something about yourself, your work, or bring to life a story you’ve envisioned for a long time. You felt inspired and prepared a draft of the manuscript. It took weeks, months, or even years, but finally, the first draft was ready. And then? Then comes the most challenging part: reviewing and editing that draft to transform it into a proper book. This is when inspiration and the desire to write begin to fade, you doubt your writing abilities, and you never find the time to sit down at your desk. But why does this happen?
Simply because editing drafts is the most tedious task, requiring a wealth of experience and language skills, and leading you to doubt every comma. And this is where we come into play.
If you have a manuscript in the drawer (or in a folder on your computer) waiting to be polished, turn to our copyediting service. We’ll help you refine your book in no time, professionally rewriting sentences that need a “touch-up” to make your text more fluid without altering its content. This way, you will finally be able to bring your work to print without spending hours rereading the same sentences, changing the same adjective ten times in search of the “perfect” word, or hesitating whether to use the subjunctive or not. Sometimes, we fall in love with an expression and are reluctant to change it, even though we realize it doesn’t fit the text. Other times, faced with a sentence that we don’t like and don’t know how to improve, we start to doubt our writing skills and wonder if we should just give up. Coming to your aid is a professional copyeditor who will bring to the table their excellent language skills, extensive experience, and an objective view of your text.
How does the copyediting service work?
Working on a text written by someone else requires great sensitivity and professionalism. That’s why we at Canary Editors offer an attentive and personalized service and ensure we fully understand your needs before we begin working on your creation.
First, we will propose a call where we will discuss your expectations and requirements. Then, we will carefully read your manuscript to understand the necessary interventions and will send you our insights and a detailed quote.
If you decide to collaborate with us, we will assign a professional copyeditor to your book, taking into account the guidance you provided during and after the call, to transform your draft into a clear and enjoyable text to read. Naturally, we will submit it to you for approval. By the time this is done, you will have a book ready for typesetting, saving you hours at your desk and a few headaches. Not bad, huh?
Before choosing our copyediting service, please read our FAQs below.
Our proofreading service is for those who already have a book ready for publication and want to ensure there are no typos or errors. It’s a final read that usually doesn’t involve fixing entire sentences but focuses on individual words. If you believe your book is ready and just needs a final check, check out our proofreading service.
If you think your book needs a more extensive intervention, such as rewriting sentences or reorganizing paragraphs, but you don’t have the time, skills, or even the desire to do it, the copyediting service is what you need.
No, we’re sorry, but we don’t offer this service. We’ll be happy to help you improve your manuscript, but we don’t provide ghostwriting services so you need to write the first draft yourself. Similarly, we don’t provide creative editing services. We can work on the writing style, but we won’t offer advice on changing the content of your book; that’s something you need to consider on your own.
Our copyediting service for an e-book under 50 pages (equivalent to approximately 10,000 words using double spacing and a 12-point font, standard in the publishing industry) starts at 600€. A discount can be applied if you purchase one of our packages, including typesetting, marketing, and other services. For larger projects, please contact us for a custom estimate.
