Fiction Editors and Proofreaders

Often WordsRU’s fiction editors and proofreaders are the first impartial audience for a written work and the insights gained by authors from the edit process can be of enormous benefit to their writing. Writers not only learn from the things that our professional editors do in working with their manuscripts, they also receive helpful comments, suggestions and tips that they can take up in their subsequent writing.

 

WordsRU - Fiction Editors and Proofreaders

 

 


"The way you define yourself as a writer is that you write every time you have a free minute. If you didn’t behave that way you would never do anything."

- John Irving (1942 — )

 

 

Here are some of the things that a WordsRU fiction editor does for your manuscript:

 

  • Checks for grammatical, spelling, punctuation, tense and typographical errors.

  • Reviews word choice and sentence structure.

  • Copy edits — every line and word by individual word is checked and those that may be unnecessary or simply confusing the meaning you wish to convey are removed. Editors look at sentences, their rhythm and flow. They check for repetitiousness and lapses in clarity, continuity and consistency.

  • With substantive editing they consider your work in overview, its balance and structure, and whether the storyline is being presented in the best possible way. They make sure that the development of your narrative is sound and free from any dangling sub-plots or issues, other loose ends or sagging mid-sections. They consider the overall style, rhythm and pace of the work and whether it is appropriate to the story and the way it unfolds for your readers.

 

A wide variety of manuscripts are submitted annually to WordsRU for editing and they range from autobiographies, biographies, e-books, fiction and non-fiction, as well as poetry, children’s books and workbooks or text books, technical manuals, self-help books, screenplays and cookbooks - amongst others. Their authors rely on WordsRU’s professional online editors to not only grammar check their work, but to ensure their manuscript is presented in the best possible way. Many of these authors are repeat customers of WordsRU and have submitted two, three, sometimes four manuscripts for editing. They rely on the discernment of our editors to recognize the subtle nuances that need to be teased out of their work to make it shine, to make it stand out — to give it the all-important winning edge.

 

The specialized academic training, excellent general knowledge and wide life experiences of WordsRU’s team of book editors combine to bring a sensitivity and heightened awareness to their editing of your manuscript. They sense what it is you are trying to say but perhaps cannot find the right words to express; they recognize the hidden gem that may be languishing within that unwieldy sentence or the exciting development just waiting to gather momentum once the extraneous has been discarded.

WordsRU’s professional fiction editors and proofreaders make the difference – the difference that transforms your manuscript into a book.  

 

If you are a first-time author, WordsRU recommends that you complete your manuscript before approaching an agent or publisher.  Write your novel, work on it until it is in the best possible shape, and then — to give it the best chance of that hoped for favorable reaction —ensure that it is professionally edited, and to be sure of a quality edit, by WordsRU.  The words “my manuscript has been professionally edited” can make a huge difference to the way your manuscript submission is received.

 

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WordsRU will ensure that your fiction work is edited and proofread to attract the highest possible quality outcomes.

 

 


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