Editing Services
Service Provided
Editing a manuscript is important to polish it and make it ready for publishing. Editing provided by Sea Fortress Publishing will check for spelling and grammatical errors, examine for consistency of thought, and provide suggestions for story building and audience immersion.
All edits will be made in the form of annotations that indicate suggested changes as well as points of consideration. No permanent changes will be made to the manuscript without author approval.
Charges will be applied based on page count, rounded to the nearest ten. Text will be set to 12-point Calibri font, 1-inch margins, and 1.5 line spacing to calculate the number of pages.
(See Price Table for more details)
Additional edits of the same manuscript will receive a compounding 10% discount.
These discounts will cap at 50%.
- The 1st Draft submitted to Sea Fortress will be charged full price. (see Price Table)
- The 2nd Draft submitted to Sea Fortress will receive a 10% discount.
- The 3rd Draft will receive a 20% discount.
- The 4th Draft will receive a 30% discount.
- The 5th Draft will receive a 40% discount.
- The 6th and all following Drafts will receive a 50% discount.
Pricing for Editing Service
All page counts will be rounded to the nearest ten to calculate pricing.
Page is defined: 8.5x11, 12 pt. Calibri font, 1.5 spacing
Pricing for page counts larger than shown here will be charged at $1.50 per page, rounded to the nearest ten pages
A request for Expedited Completion may be charged up to an additional 10% in service charges
Timeframes for Service*
It takes about one day to edit twenty pages of a manuscript
A 100 page manuscript can take up to five business days to complete