The Word Slayers
  • Home
    • Editing & Proofreading
    • Discount Offers
    • Book Cover Design
    • Payment And Refund Policy
  • Testimonials
  • Blog
  • Internships
  • Contact Us
    • Home
    • Our Services
      • Editing & Proofreading
      • Discount Offers
      • Book Cover Design
      • Payment And Refund Policy
    • Testimonials
    • Blog
    • Internships
    • Contact Us
The Word Slayers
  • Home
  • Testimonials
  • Blog
  • Internships
  • Contact Us

Connect With Us

Book editing testimonial

How Our Book Editing Services Work

Interested in working with us? Great! We pride ourselves on providing authors with the best possible experience when it comes to improving their writings - and we'll make no exception in your case.


Once you've had a chance to review our book editing packages in more detail below, please contact us for a free sample edit. We'll let you know how you can send us a 1000-word sample of your work, then our team of skilled, experienced editors will perform a thorough sample edit, addressing all the issues included in your chosen package. Each individual editor will bring his/her own signature style to your free edit, providing you with a range of different approaches to choose from. If you're happy with what you see, you can choose the particular editor you'd like to work with, then s/he will get to work on your full manuscript.


Regarding payment for your editing project, you'll pay a deposit of only 50% of the full project fee to get things rolling. The remaining balance won't be due until work on your manuscript is nearly complete.


For more detailed info on our payment and refund policies, please click here.


Do you use BookBub or a publicist to promote your books, or belong to a writers group? Click here to learn more about our special discounts.

image1902

Edit Now, Pay Later

We know editing can be expensive, but we don't want cost to be an obstacle to the fulfillment of your writing and publishing dreams. Thankfully, it doesn't have to be.


Through PayPal's convenient installment and credit options, you can spread out full payment for your editing project for up to 6 months if needed - without having to wait that long for us to complete your editing  treatment. In other words, get your manuscript edited now, and pay for it later. 


Please contact us at info@wordslayers.net for more info on setting up an affordable payment plan.

Our Editing & Proofreading Packages

Simple Battery

High Crimes & Misdemeanors

Felonious Assault

This isn't your average, ordinary proofread!


Through our "Simple Battery" package, we'll perform a thorough copy editing & proofreading treatment of your manuscript, including:


  • Catching and correcting any grammatical and typographical errors
  • Reducing sentences and phrases as needed
  • Removing repetitious words, lines, and other text
  • Addressing any larger, more significant issues


The main goal of this package is to prepare your manuscript for final publication. That's why we go the extra mile to make any applicable rewriting and revision improvements. We'll also provide you with a brief summary of other issues that can be addressed to help improve your work (for example, plot and character development, story structure, etc.).

Felonious Assault

High Crimes & Misdemeanors

Felonious Assault

Our "Felonious Assault" package includes two separate rounds of work on your manuscript.


1st Round: We'll perform a quick, yet thorough review of your manuscript,  identifying any major issues that need improvement (for example, redundancies or inaccuracies in the text, maintenance of tone and voice,  general story analysis, etc.). Our comments will address the major issues in your work that can benefit from some rewriting enhancement.


2nd Round: We'll perform a comprehensive line edit of your manuscript, including all of the following:


  • Sentence structuring and clarity
  • Improving word selection
  • Dialogue strengthening
  • Final proofreading


After both these rounds of editing are completed, you'll have a cleaner, more enhanced manuscript, ready for final publication.

High Crimes & Misdemeanors

High Crimes & Misdemeanors

High Crimes & Misdemeanors

Through our "High Crimes & Misdemeanors" package, we'll address such major issues as plot development and  inconsistencies, character improvement, story structure, and the overall presentation of your work. This is a detailed, intense level of editing that could involve significant rewriting and restructuring, but it's all designed to make your manuscript as strong as possible.


After we've completed our developmental editing treatment of your work, we'll perform a full line edit and proofread of it to enhance your manuscript further and make it ready for final publication. In other words, we'll perform all the services included in both our "Simple Battery" and "Felonious Assault" packages as well.


As an added bonus, we'll also format your manuscript for you, for both print and eBook.

"Editing Mugshot"

Book editing mugshot

Also included in each of our packages is an "Editing Mugshot": 


A full, detailed report highlighting all the major issues that could use improvement. We provide this report as a complement to our editing treatment, giving you a more comprehensive picture of the specific ways your manuscript can be polished.

Pricing

Simple Battery

Advanced Copy Editing And Proofreading

$0.01/word

  • Proofreading
  • Copy editing
  • Correcting grammatical errors
  • Correcting typographical errors
  • Word reduction/rephrasing
  • Addressing larger/more significant issues
  • "Editing Mugshot"


Felonious Assault

Detailed Line & Copy Editing And Proofreading

$0.02/word

  • Proofreading
  • Copy editing
  • Correcting grammatical errors
  • Correcting typographical errors
  • Word reduction/rephrasing
  • Addressing sentence structure and clarity
  • Improving word selection
  • Plot development
  • Dialogue strengthening
  • "Editing Mugshot"


High Crimes & Misdemeanors

Comprehensive Developmental, Line, & Copy Editing And Proofreading

$0.03/word

  • Proofreading
  • Copy editing
  • Correcting grammatical errors
  • Correcting typographical errors
  • Word reduction/rephrasing
  • Addressing sentence structure and clarity
  • Improving word selection
  • Plot development
  • Dialogue strengthening
  • Story structure
  • Character development
  • Overall presentation
  • Addressing inconsistencies
  • Manuscript formatting (print & eBook)
  • "Editing Mugshot"

Get Started


© 2021 The Word Slayers. All Rights Reserved.