Copyediting your novel

Line- and copyediting for

your novel

"I have enjoyed working with Lisa throughout the process. I shared a sample of my book, the word count and a synopsis. I was given a slot which I could work towards and the edit began as promised. Lisa communicated well leading up to the edit and asked questions when she needed information. As promised I received the manuscript with markups and a clean version so I could see what had been changed, and importantly a style guide which would become useful later. The editorial report was very helpful in giving valuable feedback, highlighting inconsistencies that I had missed from my various edits, and some suggestions about the characters and plot which I found useful. As my first novel it was great to see it emerge from a rough draft into something more polished and grammatically correct. I would recommend Lisa to all authors."


Franco Renrow, Author of Past Glory

Working with independent authors, publishers, writing mentors and book coaches.

I'm keen that we have a conversation so that I can understand what you're looking for.


That's why I offer a free exploratory call so we can see if we suit each other and what your needs are as you prepare to publish.

Ready for copyediting? Let's talk.
Copyediting The line-by-line edit before typesetting I offer a free exploratory call so that I can understand what you’re hoping for from an edit, understand your editorial preferences and so you can ask me questions. Close reading your book, line-by-line, I will check spelling, punctuation, grammar and consistency, for example, hyphenation, capitalisation and use of numbers. Your reader is always on my mind as I edit with a focus on areas where your reader could be distracted from your story and message. I will build a style sheet to reflect your editorial preferences. The style sheet could be useful if you write a sequel, when it could be used to support the consistency of the look and feel of a series.
Check out the 8 steps of my editing process
  1. Understand what's needed
  2. Final manuscript
  3. Editing checklist
  4. Style sheet.
  5. Professional editing software and macros.
  6. Line-by-line close read
  7. Final double-check
  8. Return the edited manuscript

I will quote a flat fee – you'll know in advance how much your project will cost.

Please check out the services page for how I'll quote for your copyedit.

Let's talk about what you need
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