Editing and Proofreading Services
We offer professional editing and proofreading services for author manuscripts, all fiction and non-fiction books, as well as for university theses, newsletter publications, tourism projects, theatre scripts and screenplays, amongst many others.
Manuscripts are very often overlooked or dismissed by publishers due to grammar, punctuation or other presentation errors which can be quickly and easily corrected by your personal editor.
How much does it cost?
All editors need to see a sample and do a quick test to give you an estimate. The cost of your project will depend on the amount of editing required and the complexity of the material. Each project is unique, and each quote is specific to that project.
For example: author A needs proofreading or light editing. Author B needs extensive editing, developmental editing and extensive revisions.
Author A needs minor editing, while Author B needs help with almost every sentence. As a result, an editor can edit 5 pages per hour for author A, but only 1 page per hour for author B. The editor needs less editing and more help from the editor.
If possible, the editor will give you a price per word, as many factors can affect the number of words per page (e.g. font, spacing, margins).
For proofreading/copying/development translation, the range is 1 to 12 cents per word. Ghostwriting, rewriting and technical/medical editing are often billed at an hourly rate, which is determined after the project has been reviewed.
You do not need to commit to the entire project in advance. You can split the manuscript into several parts or start with a few initial chapters for mini-revision.
Please follow the guidelines below when submitting a manuscript.
Any submission which is not received as described below will experience delays!
* We only accept MSWord, Pages doc or rtf files. Do not send PDF files or other formats.
File Name: Book title by Author Name
Manuscript: Only completed manuscripts are accepted
Kindly format your manuscript to standard default settings:
Page size: 8.5x11 or A4
Font: TNR or Arial, 12 pt
Paragraphing: Use 'auto-indent', please do not tab new paragraphs!
Line Spacing: Double (2.0)
Sentence Spacing: Single. Please DO NOT double space between sentences!
Addiitonal Requirement:
• Do not employ special formatting on your manuscript: no special fonts, no graphics, no background images, do not format as for print...We want plain, basic default formatting from Word.
• Please be sure your attachment has your contact details on a covering page.
Want to see how this works? Get a FREE sample edit of your writing by clicking here.
We offer a quick turn-around time for:
Áthas Communications has more than 20 years' experience in fixing grammatical and punctuation mistakes, beautifying language, and transforming drafts into literary masterpieces!
Contact us today to chat about what you would like to achieve.
Note: All documents reviewed by Áthas Translations remain the intellectual property of the original author. We are happy to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement, if required.
Manuscripts are very often overlooked or dismissed by publishers due to grammar, punctuation or other presentation errors which can be quickly and easily corrected by your personal editor.
How much does it cost?
All editors need to see a sample and do a quick test to give you an estimate. The cost of your project will depend on the amount of editing required and the complexity of the material. Each project is unique, and each quote is specific to that project.
For example: author A needs proofreading or light editing. Author B needs extensive editing, developmental editing and extensive revisions.
Author A needs minor editing, while Author B needs help with almost every sentence. As a result, an editor can edit 5 pages per hour for author A, but only 1 page per hour for author B. The editor needs less editing and more help from the editor.
If possible, the editor will give you a price per word, as many factors can affect the number of words per page (e.g. font, spacing, margins).
For proofreading/copying/development translation, the range is 1 to 12 cents per word. Ghostwriting, rewriting and technical/medical editing are often billed at an hourly rate, which is determined after the project has been reviewed.
You do not need to commit to the entire project in advance. You can split the manuscript into several parts or start with a few initial chapters for mini-revision.
Please follow the guidelines below when submitting a manuscript.
Any submission which is not received as described below will experience delays!
* We only accept MSWord, Pages doc or rtf files. Do not send PDF files or other formats.
File Name: Book title by Author Name
Manuscript: Only completed manuscripts are accepted
Kindly format your manuscript to standard default settings:
Page size: 8.5x11 or A4
Font: TNR or Arial, 12 pt
Paragraphing: Use 'auto-indent', please do not tab new paragraphs!
Line Spacing: Double (2.0)
Sentence Spacing: Single. Please DO NOT double space between sentences!
Addiitonal Requirement:
• Do not employ special formatting on your manuscript: no special fonts, no graphics, no background images, do not format as for print...We want plain, basic default formatting from Word.
• Please be sure your attachment has your contact details on a covering page.
Want to see how this works? Get a FREE sample edit of your writing by clicking here.
We offer a quick turn-around time for:
- Full length fiction manuscript editing
- Self published book manuscript editing services
- Short story and novel manuscript editing
- Script and screenplay editing
Áthas Communications has more than 20 years' experience in fixing grammatical and punctuation mistakes, beautifying language, and transforming drafts into literary masterpieces!
Contact us today to chat about what you would like to achieve.
Note: All documents reviewed by Áthas Translations remain the intellectual property of the original author. We are happy to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement, if required.
