Salem, Oregon, United States
5,910/yr · 100%
$35/hr · Starting at $35
Substantive Editing combines copy editing with light applied developmental editing. (See my Developmental Editing and Copy Editing services for more information.) As your substantive editor, I work wi…
Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria
$10/hr · Starting at $25
I offer editing services for academic papers, tailored to improve the content, style, structure, flow and transition, word choice, and tenses. I conduct scientific research and facilitate trainings. I…
Bella Vista, Arkansas, United States
$50/hr · Starting at $25
This is a deep level of editing that will give you feedback on the structure, flow, and logic of your content. For example, you might be writing a detailed article on a complex topic. Substantive edit…
Houston, Texas, United States
Past Earnings
$5/hr · Starting at $300
You only get one shot when submitting your manuscript to agents and publishers, so why not make it a good one? Every writer - no matter his or her experience - needs a second pair of eyes to go ove…
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$35/hr · Starting at $70
Since 1998, I've provided detailed substantive editing for a range of academic, business, marketing, and technical clients. I ensure the language you use is audience-appropriate, with concepts explai…
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
$20/hr · Starting at $25
Manuscript evaluation and substantive editing involves an extensive evaluation of your completed manuscript and focuses upon both big picture issues and finer details. I Will Evaluate: Plot Voice
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
$20/hr · Starting at $50
No matter what, another pair of eyes can always improve a text, particularly when they are my ‘eagle eyes’. Be it a copyedit to correct spelling, grammar, punctuation and syntax and ensure consistency…
Brooklyn, New York, United States
$30/hr · Starting at $150
I offer substantive editing services for academic and fiction-based pieces. I examine your work as a whole, assessing specific areas, to ensure its overall coherence. As an editor, my goal is to prov
Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, United States
$75/hr · Starting at $75
This service focuses on the conceptual and structural development of novels, nonfiction, memoirs, theses, stories, etc. It does not include much line editing but instead aims to nail down the work’s c…
El Cajon, California, United States
Also known as content editing or developmental editing, this type of editing examines your story's plot, pacing, character development, theme, and other Big-Picture items. I typically read the manuscr…
Decatur, Georgia, United States
$50/hr · Starting at $50
You have the vision and ideas, but expressing them clearly and concisely is a challenge. No matter what state you get them to me in, I can help you convey your message in the most effective manner. We…
Powell, Ohio, United States
$30/hr · Starting at $30
Content editing takes your overall content and makes sure it flows logically and makes sense, but leaves it sounding like you. Substantive editing often happens alongside content editing and looks at
Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
$15/hr · Starting at $25
In depth editing of manuscripts with particular focus on Every effort is made to work closely with the author to retain and develop personal author voice while ensuring that the final product is of a
Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
I am an experienced editor who edits and writes professionally. Therefore, you can task me with either proofreading or editing Specific skills and services Computer skills: MS Office, fast typing, i…
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Substantive is also called line editing. 'They closely examine word choice, the impact of your writing and provide polish to make sure that your writing is clear and eloquent. Line editors will point
Burlington, Vermont, United States
410/yr · 100%
$100/hr · Starting at $3,600
Would you like assistance with your book? We can help you. Your written book will be analyzed in depth with thorough notes on (1) character development (2) flow (3) storyline (4) action (5) grammar an…
Spring Hill, Florida, United States
2,320/yr · 100%
$25/hr · Starting at $75
I have an innate sense of grammar and sentence structure. I can edit with just a scan of a page and often find myself proofing the oddest things, such as a hospital poster (there were three typos in i…
Holden, Massachusetts, United States
1,406/yr · 100%
$45/hr · Starting at $45
I provide editing and writing services including manuscript critiques, beta reads, developmental editing, substantive editing, and line editing. I understand the elements that build a great story. I w…
Belmont, North Carolina, United States
50/yr · 100%
$25/hr · Starting at $50
You've had an editor go over your book, but you want "one more set of eyes" on it. Let me be that last editor who goes over your copy with a fine-toothed comb and finds things that others have missed,…
Ruskin, Florida, United States
522/yr · 100%
I charge $50 for every 5,000 words in a manuscript, and consider anything 5K words or more a manuscript. That way you know exactly what your cost will be before hiring me. Shorter works, magazine arti…