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Yes. Anyone writing for the public needs an editor. Best-selling authors, professors, speakers and even small businesses need editors. It is a good practice to establish before releasing any work into the world.
That would depend on how clean your manuscript is and the route you want to take for publication. We can help you determine what you need with a sample edit. You can reach out to us through our contact us form.
The first way to ensure your work remains secure is to vet the potential editor prior to hiring them by scheduling a virtual coffee, asking questions and ensuring they have a contract. In the case of Global Bookworms, we include a clause in our contract which specifically protects your work. You can also register your work with the copyright office.
We may add your book to our recent projects section on the Home page of our website and on our social media, once it is ready for publication, but if you are not comfortable with that we have a designated space where you can opt out of these promotions in our contract.
The editing cost of any project is determined by multiple factors: the genre, word count of the entire manuscript, the service or services purchased, the intensity of editing required, and the experience of the editor.
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We understand hiring a professional editor is not a cheap endeavor, that is why we offer fair pricing for the work accomplished and payment plan options. Our goal when you hire us is to ensure your one-time investment with us lasts the lifetime of your book.
We offer every type of editing you might need to publish your manuscript and offer discounts when you bundle services together. You can choose one of our ready-made bundles or customize what you need. Either way, it’s discounted for you.
Our standard payment plan breaks up the project cost, half up front and half when the job is done. When your payments have been processed they will stay in the third party account until the editing phase has been completed and your manuscript sent back to you. Our other payment plan options follow similar procedures.
We accept payments through GPay, CashApp, Venmo, and PayPal.
No. The only “AI” used is what already comes with the Word program, Google Docs, PowerPoint and Adobe PDFs. We do not run your manuscript through any programs to do the editing for us. Every stage of editing is meticulously accomplished by a real person.
Turnaround times vary based on the service purchased, the manuscript’s word count, and the level of editing required. Our typical turnaround time is between 15-30 days or 30-60 days dependent upon the individual service. Bundled services will have a longer turnaround time.
Our specialties lie in crime, mysteries, thrillers and suspense novels, most of their sub-genres and some cross-genres.
Though we have had the privilege of working with other genres, ranging from YA fiction, middle-grade educational fiction and early readers, some genres we do not know the source material well enough to be able to provide you with our best work. However, our list of accepted genres is not all encompassing, so feel free to contact us.
No, but we’d be happy to answer any questions regarding the next steps to take in your publishing journey and point you in the right direction.
We accept Word Doc, Google Doc, PowerPoint, as well as PDFs dependent upon the service we are hired for.
