Novel Editing and Proofreading Services
Find Your Perfect Novel Editor
Explore our network of curated novel editors. Specializing in various genres and styles, we ensure a perfect fit for your novel's unique voice and narrative.
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Professional Novel Editing
Let our editors fine-tune your novel
Our experienced novel editors carefully adjust your story, focusing on improving clarity and flow. They will not only correct grammar, spellings, and punctuation, but also enhance character development, plot structure, and dialogue. By offering constructive feedback throughout the process, they help clarify your ideas and ensure your narrative is thoughtful and well formed, making your manuscript the very best it can be.
Enhancing Your Story Together
Building your narrative through partnership
Our novel editing process thrives on working together, ensuring you have a direct line to your editor for feedback, discussions, and brainstorming. Through a mix of messaging and video calls, we dive deep into your narrative, providing a platform for you to share your vision and intentions. This collaborative approach not only sharpens your ideas but also enriches your manuscript, keeping your unique voice at the forefront of every edit.
Tailored Expertise for Your Story
Our editors understand your novel's world
Our novel editors possess extensive practical experience across most literary genres, including fantasy, science fiction, romance, mystery, and horror. Each editor is deeply familiar with the conventions, expectations, and evolving trends within their specialty, ensuring your story not only meets but exceeds genre standards. Let us fine-tune your manuscript so it truly resonates with its intended audience.
Enhancing Publishability
Elevate your novel's appeal to publishers
Our editors specialize in transforming your draft into a polished manuscript that captures the attention of publishers. By tightening thematic coherence, elevating narrative voice, and ensuring consistency in worldbuilding, we significantly increase your novel's chances of being accepted. Additionally, we align your manuscript with current market trends, making strategic adjustments to appeal to specific publishing niches.
Crafting Your Novel, Your Way
Tailored novel editing for your unique voice
Our novel editors champion a personalized approach that goes beyond the usual one-size-fits-all methodology. Our services are tailored to align with your individual needs and aspirations, ensuring that each edit amplifies your manuscript's unique voice and vision. By understanding the nuances of your story, we facilitate edits that highlight the distinctiveness of your narrative, fostering a manuscript that deeply engages.
How It Works
Have your novel edited in three steps
Browse profiles of accomplished editing professionals.
Send your files and provide any details regarding the project.
Receive the edited novel before your requested due date.
Our Editor Marketplace
Choose your own novel editor
With ServiceScape, you can select your novel editor from our curated list of experienced professionals.
Many of our novel editors:
- Hold Ph.D. or Master's degrees
- Offer decades of novel editing experience
- Have hundreds of client ratings and reviews
- Are experts across a wide range of genres
2,266 Client Reviews
54,179 Pages Edited
J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law
29 Client Reviews
793 Pages Edited
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Hawaii
223 Client Reviews
14,771 Pages Edited
Director of Communications at the Yale Center
476 Client Reviews
23,685 Pages Edited
Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of Illinois
185 Client Reviews
5,865 Pages Edited
M.A. in English from McMaster University
34 Client Reviews
1,880 Pages Edited
M.A. in Childhood Education from Hunter College
822 Client Reviews
29,564 Pages Edited
Director at Aetna
2,364 Client Reviews
51,797 Pages Edited
Copy Editor at Intergroup Japan
285 Client Reviews
14,627 Pages Edited
Editor at Elsevier Inc.
77 Client Reviews
2,623 Pages Edited
M.F.A. in Writing from Sarah Lawrence College
582 Pages Edited
Editor at Schiffer Publishing
659 Client Reviews
20,258 Pages Edited
Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology from Duke University
186 Client Reviews
4,690 Pages Edited
Ph.D. in Music History from the University of Chicago
104 Client Reviews
2,996 Pages Edited
M.A. in Linguistics from Northeastern Illinois University
1,329 Client Reviews
81,519 Pages Edited
Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Rhode Island
2,268 Client Reviews
86,238 Pages Edited
Ph.D. in English from the University of Nebraska
7,449 Client Reviews
276,491 Pages Edited
M.A. in TESOL Education from the University of North Carolina
22 Client Reviews
547 Pages Edited
Copy Editor at Nella Media Group
604 Client Reviews
16,665 Pages Edited
J.D. from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
4,528 Client Reviews
243,132 Pages Edited
Ph.D. in History from the University of Virginia
Learn More About Our Editing Services
The ServiceScape Advantage
Your Questions, Answered
FAQ
At ServiceScape, our novel editing services are designed to enhance every aspect of your story, making it ready for publishing:
- Character Development: Enhancing character arcs, motivations, and relationships to create compelling and memorable characters.
- Plot Structuring and Pacing: Refining plot structure for optimal flow and pacing, ensuring your story maintains tension and interest throughout.
- Dialogue Refinement: Polishing dialogue to ensure it's natural, character-specific, and drives the story forward.
- Worldbuilding Enhancement: Expanding and deepening the setting and world of your novel, making it immersive and believable.
- Genre-Specific Editing: Tailoring edits to adhere to and innovate within genre conventions, whether it's fantasy, romance, horror, mystery, or science fiction.
- Thematic Clarity: Clarifying and strengthening the themes of your novel, ensuring they resonate with readers.
- Narrative Voice Consistency: Ensuring a consistent and engaging narrative voice that aligns with the perspective and tone of your novel.
- Comprehensive Language Refinement: Correcting grammar, syntax, and sentence structure for polished prose that reads professionally.
- Feedback and Recommendations: Providing constructive feedback and actionable recommendations to elevate your novel's quality and readiness for publication.
- Manuscript Formatting for Submission: Preparing your manuscript's presentation, including layout and formatting, for submission to agents and publishers.
- Market Alignment and Appeal: Analyzing your novel's alignment with current market trends and reader preferences to increase its commercial potential.
- Reader Engagement Strategies: Implementing techniques to captivate readers, ensuring emotional investment and sustained interest.
- Sensitivity Reading: Offering insights on cultural sensitivity, inclusivity, and representation to enhance the universal appeal of your story.
Our dedicated team of editors, with their extensive experience and keen understanding of the novel landscape, commit to bringing your narrative to its highest potential.
ServiceScape editors have contributed to the publication success of many fiction authors. Our clients' stories have been accepted by many publishing houses, including:
- Penguin Random House
- HarperCollins
- Tor Books
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Macmillan Publishers
- Hachette Book Group
- Simon & Schuster
- Akashic Books
- Gollancz
- Baen Books
- DAW Books
- Algonquin Books
- Graywolf Press
- Grove Atlantic
- Canongate Books
- Atlantic Books
- Faber & Faber
- Soho Press
- Candlewick Press
- Harlequin Enterprises
- Seven Stories Press
- City Lights Publishers
- St. Martin's Press
- Quirk Books
- Oneworld Publications
- Serpent's Tail
- The New Press
- Europa Editions
- Tin House Books
- Zephyr Books
You can hire an editor by just browsing our marketplace of editors, clicking on the "View Profile" button of an editor you want to hire, and clicking on the "Hire Me" button. After your payment method has been processed, your editor will get to work and will deliver the edited version before your due date.
A list of prices and due dates can be found within each editor's profile. Just find your editor and click on the "View Profile" button.
Our fastest delivery option is one hour using our Express Delivery service.
Sure! Many ServiceScape editors provide free samples. You can submit a free sample request by just browsing our marketplace of editors, clicking on the "View Profile" button of an editor you want to request a free sample from, and clicking on the "Free Sample" button. If the editor accepts your free sample request, you will receive the sample edited version within a couple of days.
You can send a message to an editor by just browsing our marketplace of editors, clicking on the "View Profile" button of an editor you want to contact, and clicking on the "Send Message" button. We will email you a notification as soon as your editor replies to your message.
You can schedule a teleconference call by just browsing our marketplace of editors, clicking on the "View Profile" button of an editor you want to contact, and clicking on the "Teleconference" button. We will contact you right away about availability and set up the teleconference for all parties involved.
You can find ratings and reviews from past clients within most editor profiles. Just find your editor and click on the "View Profile" button to see them.
You can also read ServiceScape ratings and reviews on eKomi where our editing and proofreading services have a 4.9 out of 5 star rating based on 5,407 reviews. The rating scale ranges from 1 to 5 stars.
In addition, ServiceScape has been featured in several publications and websites, including The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, UpWork, HuffPost, Indeed, and The Ladders.
Many editors have portfolios which feature their editing. Just find your editor and click on the "View Profile" button to view these edited versions.
Yes, we provide editing certifications. Simply request the document when you hire an editor. When your project is delivered, you can download the editing certification by clicking on your project and clicking on the "Certification" button. These signed declarations certify that a document has been professionally edited by a ServiceScape editor.
Our Testimonials and Experience
What we bring to the table
ServiceScape is built on 24 years worth of experience, working on over 340,000 projects with over 98,000 clients. Join the thousands of people who have chosen ServiceScape to find the best and brightest talent.
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