Our Services
Red Book provides an array of editing services to suit your book’s needs. While our goal is to provide services for Christian authors, we may accept books for the secular market, fiction and non-fiction.
In addition, we can provide editing services for short stories, newsletters, blogs, and articles.
Please fill out the contact form to learn more or request a free sample edit.
“I can’t carry your words for you, but I can carry you!”
-Sam Gamgee, kinda
I have a passion for editing in the following categories:
Speculative Fiction
Middle Grade and YA
Animal Stories
But even if your manuscript doesn’t fit into these, I’d love to take a look and see if we’d be good partners in telling your story!
Editing Services
Manuscript Critique
A Manuscript Critique provides an overall assessment of your work, highlighting strengths and weaknesses. You will receive helpful guidance to improve your writing techniques, especially in regard to character development/consistency, plot, POV, story setting, and more. Think of it as a guide for a DIY Developmental Edit or a detailed roadmap for self-revisions.
Rate -
7,500-20,000 words - $60
20,000-50,000 words - $150
50,000-100,000 words - $200
150,000+ words - $250
Depending on the stage your book is in, I provide a variety of editing services to suit your needs.
Copyediting
Dive deeper into your manuscript after a Developmental Edit has been completed. As in the Developmental Edit, I am looking for clarity and flow, but now on a line-by-line basis. I see how each sentence contributes to the greater paragraph, leading to the next, all in a consistent point of view. I also check for proper punctuation and grammar.
Rate - $0.0065/word
I use The Chicago Manual of Style, Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, and The Christian Writer’s Manual of Style.
All edits are completed using MS Word using Track Changes.
In submitting a document for editing, please use Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, double-spaced lines, and 1” margins.
Important: I approach editing from a Christian worldview, so I do not edit content promoting the occult or immoral sexuality. I also do not edit writing generated by AI.
Developmental Editing
After your book is complete, I read your manuscript and give you feedback specifically on plot, characters, sequencing, inconsistencies, and how to maximize your story’s potential. In a work of non-fiction, the focus is on how thoughts, ideas, and concepts contribute to the main trajectory of you work. My goal is to enhance and refine your writing.
Rate - $0.01/word
Proofreading
This is a simple manuscript edit focused on fixing only grammatical, punctuation, spelling, and formatting errors. Proofreading should be performed after Developmental and Copyediting have been completed.
Rate - $0.0065/word