Sample line- and copyedit – who it’s for

You're looking for an editor who has sentence-level expertise but you want to make sure we're a good fit before you commit to a full service. 

A sample edit shows you how I work. I'll correct and smooth 1,000 words of your prose, ensuring your narrative and dialogue drive your novel forward and flow well on the page.
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​PRICE: £75 for 1,000 words
FORMAT: Microsoft Word doc
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What you get

A sample line-by-line edit

I'll edit your 1,000-word sample line by line, word by word. Here's what I'll be looking out for:
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  • Authenticity of phrasing and word choice in relation to character voice
  • Character-trait consistency
  • Cliché and awkward metaphor
  • Dialogue expression: style, tagging and punctuation
  • Effectiveness of sentence-level narration
  • Layout 
  • Letter, word, line and paragraph spacing​
  • Pace and flow: special attention to repetition and overwriting
  • Problematic representation, stereotyping and othering
  • Spelling, grammar, syntax, punctuation, hyphenation and capitalization
  • Standard document formatting using Word’s styles palette: indentation, paragraph style, section breaks
  • Use of tenses

Where appropriate, I'll write comments in your Word file to explain my decisions.

Andy Maslen, bestselling crime author

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I’m just now looking at your edits and, as always, they are so very good. Once again, you’ve retained the essence and helped me deliver the prose sharply.

David Unger, mystery author

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Andy Maslen, bestselling crime author

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Louise is a delight to work with and has an incredible eye for detail.

​Andrew Langley, supernatural thriller​ author

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Andy Maslen, bestselling crime author

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Thanks so much for the fantastic work! Delighted with it.

Rob Aspinall, thriller author

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Guidance on inclusive and respectful writing
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This service includes a free booklet featuring resources that help writers work to actively consider whether the words in a novel are driving story forward and enriching readers, or causing unintended harm. 

​The tools linked to in this booklet aim to help you apply good judgement to your fiction from a conscious language perspective.

Fancy working with me?

If you'd like to discuss a line editing, copyediting or proofreading project, get in touch so we can have a chat.​