Editorial Services
Professional evaluation and editing for authors who want structure, clarity, polish, and a stronger reader experience.
Reed Press offers manuscript evaluations, developmental editing, line and copyediting, proofreading, and comprehensive editorial support for writers preparing to revise, submit, or publish their work.
MANUSCRIPT EVALUATION Starting at $395*
You’ve finished the draft. Now you need to know what’s working, what needs attention, and where to go from here.
A manuscript evaluation is a professional assessment of your complete manuscript. One of our editors reads the entire draft and considers the book as a whole, including structure, pacing, voice, character or argument development, consistency, reader experience, and fit within its intended genre.
You’ll receive a detailed editorial letter identifying the manuscript’s strengths, areas that may benefit from further development or revision and our recommendations for what comes next.
Manuscript Evaluations do not include editing or in-manuscript comments. The evaluation gives you a professional assessment of where your book stands before you decide what editorial work comes next.
Final pricing is based on submitted word count.
You receive editorial feedback, manuscript comments, revision recommendations, and a clearer path for your next draft.
Developmental Editing
Developmental editing helps shape your book at the big-picture level. It focuses on the core of your story—structure, pacing, character arcs, themes, and clarity.
Think of it as story architecture. Before we worry about grammar and polish, we make sure the foundation is strong enough to support everything that follows.
You receive sentence-level edits, grammar and usage corrections, consistency checks, style notes, and margin comments where the writing needs clarification or refinement.
Line & copyediting
Line and copyediting refine your words for clarity, consistency, and flow. Together, they help your writing feel clean, confident, and ready for the world.
Line editing focuses on sentence structure, tone, and rhythm. Copyediting handles the technical side: grammar, punctuation, word usage, and style consistency.
Proofreading
Proofreading is the final step before publication. It’s a detailed review focused on catching any lingering errors—like typos, grammar slips, or formatting inconsistencies.
Proofreading doesn’t change your story or voice; it ensures everything is clean, correct, and ready to be shared with the world.
You receive a final quality-control review that identifies lingering spelling, punctuation, formatting, and consistency issues before your manuscript is submitted, printed, or published.
draft to done
This comprehensive package covers every stage of editing—developmental, line, and copyediting, plus final proofreading.
It’s ideal for authors who want expert guidance from early structure through final polish. If you’re not sure what level of editing your manuscript needs, we can help you decide. You’ll get tailored support every step of the way.
You receive a complete editorial roadmap from revision through final polish. This package includes developmental feedback, line and copyediting, proofreading, and professional guidance designed to strengthen your manuscript at every stage.
Not sure what your manuscript needs?
tailored support
Some writers need more than editing; they need a sounding board, a roadmap, or a deeper understanding of the publishing process.
We offer private coaching, personalized writing support, submission strategy, and educational workshops for authors at every stage.
