{"id":122,"date":"2026-07-15T09:29:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T09:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/norvexpublishingservices.com\/?page_id=122"},"modified":"2026-07-15T09:29:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T09:29:28","slug":"book-editing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/norvexpublishingservices.com\/?page_id=122","title":{"rendered":"Book Editing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section class=\"norvex-page-hero\">\n\t\t<div class=\"norvex-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<nav class=\"norvex-breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"norvex-breadcrumb__list\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><li class=\"norvex-breadcrumb__item\" itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><a itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/norvexpublishingservices.com\/\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><\/a><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\" \/><\/li><li class=\"norvex-breadcrumb__sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\/<\/li><li class=\"norvex-breadcrumb__item is-current\" itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><span itemprop=\"name\" aria-current=\"page\"><\/span><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"2\" \/><\/li><\/ol><\/nav>\t\t\t<h1>Book <span class=\"norvex-accent\">Editing<\/span><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Great books are shaped in the edit. Our editors work in clear, ordered stages so your manuscript reads sharp, consistent and error-free from the first page to the last.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"norvex-section\">\n\t\t<div class=\"norvex-wrap norvex-split\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"norvex-media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/norvexpublishingservices.com\/wp-content\/themes\/norvex\/assets\/images\/service-edit.svg\" alt=\"Our team at work\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"norvex-eyebrow\">Overview<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h2>What Book Editing includes<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p>A brilliant idea can be let down by clumsy structure, uneven pacing or a scatter of typos \u2014 and readers notice. Professional editing is what separates a manuscript that feels self-published from one that feels like it came from a major imprint.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<p>We edit in the right order so your money goes where the manuscript needs it. Developmental editing fixes the big picture \u2014 structure, argument, pacing and clarity. Line and copy editing sharpen every sentence, tighten word choice and enforce consistency. A final proofread catches the last stray errors before print.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"norvex-checklist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Developmental \/ structural editing<\/li><li>Line editing for flow and clarity<\/li><li>Copy editing for grammar &amp; consistency<\/li><li>Final proofread before publishing<\/li><li>Custom style sheet &amp; editorial letter<\/li><li>Tracked changes you stay in control of<\/li>\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"norvex-section\">\n\t\t<div class=\"norvex-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"norvex-section-head norvex-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"norvex-eyebrow\">Book Editing<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Pricing for this service<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"norvex-lead\">Clear, itemised pricing \u2014 tailored to your book after a free consultation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"norvex-pricing\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"norvex-plan norvex-lift \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Proofreading<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"norvex-plan__price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"norvex-plan__amount\">from $299<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"norvex-plan__per\">per manuscript<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"norvex-plan__desc\">A final polish for a manuscript that has already been edited and just needs a clean pass.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\">Spelling &amp; punctuation<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\">Grammar &amp; typos<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\">Formatting consistency<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"norvex-off\">Line editing<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"norvex-off\">Structural feedback<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"norvex-off\">Style sheet<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"norvex-btn norvex-btn--ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/norvexpublishingservices.com\/?page_id=133\">Get a custom quote<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"norvex-plan norvex-lift norvex-plan--featured\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"norvex-plan__flag\">Most popular<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Copy &amp; Line Edit<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"norvex-plan__price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"norvex-plan__amount\">from $699<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"norvex-plan__per\">per manuscript<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"norvex-plan__desc\">Our most popular edit \u2014 sentence-level polish plus grammar, consistency and a style sheet.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\">Everything in Proofreading<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\">Line editing for flow<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\">Word-choice &amp; tone<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\">Custom style sheet<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\">Editorial summary<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"norvex-off\">Developmental edit<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"norvex-btn norvex-btn--primary\" href=\"https:\/\/norvexpublishingservices.com\/?page_id=133\">Get a custom quote<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"norvex-plan norvex-lift \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Developmental Edit<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"norvex-plan__price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"norvex-plan__amount\">from $1,299<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"norvex-plan__per\">per manuscript<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"norvex-plan__desc\">The complete edit: big-picture structure work through to a final line-level polish.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\">Developmental \/ structural edit<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\">Detailed editorial letter<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\">Line &amp; copy editing<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\">Style sheet<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\">Two passes<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\">Final proofread included<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"norvex-btn norvex-btn--ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/norvexpublishingservices.com\/?page_id=133\">Get a custom quote<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"norvex-center\" style=\"margin-top:34px;color:var(--norvex-muted);\">Every package starts with a free consultation. Prefer to pick services individually? We build custom plans too \u2014 just ask.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"norvex-section norvex-section--sand\">\n\t\t<div class=\"norvex-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"norvex-section-head norvex-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"norvex-eyebrow\">Good to know<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"norvex-faq\"><details open><summary>Which type of editing do I need?<\/summary><p>If your story or argument still needs shaping, start with a developmental edit. If the structure is solid and you want sharper prose, choose the copy &amp; line edit. If it is already edited, a proofread is the final polish.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>Will you change my voice?<\/summary><p>Never. Good editing amplifies your voice and fixes what gets in its way. Every change is tracked and yours to accept or reject.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>How is pricing calculated?<\/summary><p>Editing is quoted from your manuscript&#039;s length and the level of edit you need. Send us your word count and we&#039;ll give you an exact price \u2014 no surprises.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>Can I see a sample edit first?<\/summary><p>Yes. We&#039;ll edit a few sample pages so you can feel the collaboration before committing to the full project.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>How long does editing take?<\/summary><p>A typical 60,000-word copy edit takes 2\u20133 weeks; a full developmental edit takes longer. You get a firm delivery date up front.<\/p><\/details><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"norvex-center\" style=\"margin-top:26px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"norvex-btn norvex-btn--ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/norvexpublishingservices.com\/?page_id=133\">Still have questions? 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