Professional Services

In addition to providing the below individual professional services, the greatest benefit to working with Editorial Inspirations and April is an in-depth understanding of more than one area of the publishing and editing process. As a result, working with Editorial Inspirations for one service ultimately brings along the knowledge and experience of the others. Read below for details of each service and to review any submission guidelines.

Copyediting
The manuscript will be reviewed at the clause level, checking thematic organization at paragraph and sentence levels and checking for consistencies, errors, and omissions. Included is basic spelling, grammar, punctuation, syntax, and word usage. Fact checking can be performed upon request.

Fee: $30–$40 per hour.
Estimates provided based on length.

Developmental Editing
Also known as a manuscript critique, this examines the entire manuscript, searching for consistency or for ways to sharpen setting, imagery, symbolism, foreshadowing, characterization, and plot. A trained editor will review the manuscript, supply the author with notes, and then work with the author to fully develop the manuscript. Writing, rewriting, and research are completed when necessary, but the primary goal is to help the author review the work and develop a series of goals and tasks to help the author improve the work.

Fee: $40–$50 per hour.
Estimates provided based on length.

Indexing
While computers and software programs can write a concordance, only trained individuals can write an index. A trained indexer will read the page proofs of the publication and write an alphabetical list of references based on the terms and concepts explored in the text. The indexer will select, group, and consolidate page references under main headings and subheadings, and write cross-references to guide the readers to specific information.

Fee: $3–$6 per indexable page.
Estimates provided based on length.

Manuscript Submission
Editorial Inspirations can assist in the submission process to publishers, magazines, journals, or agents. Working with information the author provides, this process includes compiling the query letter, synopsis, chapter outline, and author’s background information. Editorial Inspirations handles research on suitable publishers/agents; all submission correspondence and a submission log are provided.

Estimates will be provided upon request.

Proofreading
This is usually performed on a manuscript that has already been through developmental or copyediting and has already been laid out by a designer into page proofs. It provides a last review of egregious errors, such as basic grammar, punctuation, spelling, and inconsistencies, and any other errors that were inserted during the design process.

Fee: $20–$30 per hour.
Estimates provided based on length.