Pricing table
About us
Most prices are based on the length of your manuscript (check how to obtain or estimate a word count).
Except
- Copy editing is based on the word count and the state of your manuscript.
- Contract vetting and the Submission Critique Service have a standard or agreed fee.
- Most fees are payable in advance.
- Some fees are reduced if you have used a previous service
- More pricing information is available on the individual service page
- Our exchange calculator provides approximate figures in dollars and euros
- We will have to quote on Editing, Manuscript Polishing and Rewriting, but charge for assessment.
- Self-publishing also requires a quote when we know what you want
Reader’s Report A first report on your work
Fiction
Up to 100,000 words |
Roughly 250 paperback pages |
£100 |
100,000 to 150,000 words |
About 375 pages |
£120 |
150,000 to 200,000 words |
A massive 500 pages! |
£145 |
Non-fiction
Up to 100,000 words |
Roughly 250 paperback pages |
£110 |
100,000 to 150,000 words |
About 375 pages |
£130 |
150,000 to 200,000 words |
A massive 500 pages! |
£145 |
We will have to quote individually on longer manuscripts.
The fee is payable in advance.
Editor’s Report A fuller report on how to improve your work
Words |
Fee on Fiction |
Fee on Non-fiction |
Up to 100,000 words |
£150 |
£170 |
100,000 to 150,000 words |
£180 |
£200 |
150,000 to 200,000 words |
£210 |
£230 |
We reserve the right to quote a higher fee if the job is particularly complex. We will also quote for longer manuscripts. The fee is payable in advance.
Submission Critique Service A unique service for those who want help with their submission
The fee for the Submission Critique Service is £90. This includes the synopsis or outline itself, sample chapters, your submission letter, if you wish, and any other material you may want to include up to a maximum of 10,000 words. In the case of this particular service the expertise required is greater than the reading time, which is why the fee is relatively high. This fee is payable in advance.
Service |
Fee |
|
Reader's Report |
£80 |
Up to 50,000 words |
Editor's Report |
£110 |
Up to 50,000 words |
Children's Copy editing
Children's |
£.008 per word |
Minimum of £120 for up to 15,000 words |
Blurb-writing A new service which provides the back cover or flap copy for your book
Words |
Fee on Fiction |
Fee on Non-fiction |
Up to 100,000 words |
£170 |
£170 |
100,000 to 150,000 words |
£190 |
£190 |
150,000 to 200,000 words |
£210 |
£210 |
The fee is payable in advance.
Poetry critique
The Poetry Critique Service will look at up to 150 lines of your poetry and provide a line-by-line critique.
£100 for up to 150 lines of poetry. The fee is payable in advance.
Scriptwriting Assessment Another new service dealing with scripts, screenplays and plays
Service |
Fee |
|
Reader's Report |
£140 |
Up to 50,000 words |
Editor's Report |
£250 |
Up to 50,000 words |
We will quote individually for longer pieces of work
Editing The full professional editing service
Requires an initial assessment to enable the editor to prepare a quote, which is payable in advance.
Words |
Fee |
Up to 100,000 |
£50 |
100,000 to 150,000 |
£60 |
150,000 to 200,000 |
£70 |
The charge depends on the complexity of the job but non-fiction will cost more. The fee is payable in advance, once the quote has been accepted. Here are some estimates.
Manuscript type |
Fiction |
Non-fiction |
Straightforward, under 100,000 words |
£170 |
£210 |
Straightforward, under 150,000 words |
£210 |
£250 |
Straightforward, under 200,000 words |
£250 |
£290 |
Manuscript Polishing For non-English speakers
This service requires an initial assessment to allow the editor to look at the manuscript and prepare a quote, which will depend on how much work is required. The assessment fee is payable in advance.
Words |
Assessment Fee |
Up to 100,000 |
£50 |
100,000 to 150,000 |
£60 |
150,000 to 200,000 |
£70 |
The starting point for a Manuscript Polishing job on a manuscript of up to 100,000 words is likely to be in the region of £300, but it may well cost more if the work requires close attention.
Copy editing Prepares your work for publication
Fiction |
£.00535 per word |
Minimum of £267.50 |
£.00535 x 80,000 =£428 |
Non-fiction |
£.006 per word |
Minimum of £300 |
£.00575 x 80,000 =£480 |
We might have to quote a special fee if a manuscript needs a heavy copy-edit, but we need to see your manuscript to confirm the fee.
The fee for copy editing is payable in advance.
Proof-reading Checks your work before publication
Fiction | £.00335 per word | no minimum | £.00335 x 80,000 =£280 |
Non-fiction | £.00385 per word | no minimum | £.00385 x 80,000 =£308 |
We might have to quote a special fee if your book needs heavy correction or uses technical language.
The fee for proof-reading is payable in advance.
Our copy editing service offers the unique advantage of sending two versions of your manuscript back to you, one showing track changes so you can see what the editor has done and one with the changes accepted.
Rewriting A complete reworking If you don't have the time or possess the necessary skill
This service also requires an initial assessment to allow the expert to inspect the manuscript and prepare a quote, even if we have seen your work before. The assessment fee is payable in advance.
Words |
Assessment Fee |
Up to 100,000 |
£50 |
100,000 to 150,000 |
£60 |
150,000 to 200,000 |
£70 |
The starting point for a Rewriting job on a manuscript of up to 100,000 words is likely to be in the region of £1500.
The fee for writing a synopsis of a fiction manuscript depends on the length.
Words |
Fee |
Up to 100,000 |
£170 |
100,000 to 150,000 |
£190 |
150,000 to 200,000 |
£210 |
We will have to look at a non-fiction ms in order to provide a quote for this service.
The fee for synopsis-writing is payable in advance.
Contract Vetting Checking out your contract
The fee for the service is £110, payable in advance. If your contract is particularly complex, we may need to quote a higher fee.
Check the small print for contract vetting
Self-Publishing A Print on Demand design, production and distribution service
This enables you to Self-publish or to decide on Private Publishing if you wish. See our WritersServices Self-publishing
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