Which Creative Editing Service Do You Need?
The Ultimate Guide to Scribendi's Creative Services
Whether you have a poem or a short story that's in its early stages or a manuscript that's ready to be combed through for consistency, our editors are comfortable working in a range of genres and understand the importance of preserving your authorial voice. These editing, proofreading, and other unique services are designed for authors and creatives seeking support for narrative development, publishing, and formatting.
I'm a novelist, screenwriter, poet, or writing for pleasure ...
Book Editing and Proofreading
With Book Editing and Proofreading—for fiction, memoirs, short stories, and even children's books—our editors are prepared to improve language, clarity, logic, characterization, and pacing. We look out for the details that make your characters believable, ensure that your word choice matches your target audience, and provide feedback about the resolution of your plot.
Script Editing
With Script Editing, whether you're working on a screenplay or a project for the stage, your script will be checked for conventional script formatting, effective dialogue and action, and logical plot arcs.
Poetry Editing
In our Poetry Editing service, experienced poetry editors will review the structure, rhyme scheme, word choice, meaning, and impact of your creative expression while maintaining your unique voice. For poems, we understand that every word counts, so we aim to offer more comments than direct changes to give you the final say on what's included in your poem.
I'm looking for creative publishing support beyond editing and proofreading ...
Book Critique
Scribendi's Book Critique doesn't include direct revisions but produces an evaluation of your writing from a general reader's perspective. If you have a finished manuscript, an editor can thoroughly read and analyze your book to provide a 1–2-page assessment of its plot, dialogue, characterization, organization, and clarity.
Query Package Creation
Query Package Creation intends to support writers preparing to share their finished books with the world. In this service, an editor will read your work and create a query letter, synopsis, and chapter-by-chapter outline of your manuscript that can be sent to agents and publishers.
eBook Formatting
eBook Formatting is for finished manuscripts that are ready to be formatted for Kindle or Smashwords. A Scribendi editor will ensure that your Word file is prepared for conversion for digital reader devices.
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