Written Blessings Publishing offers a variety of services based on your book’s needs. We believe in a growth mindset, which means we are continually adding services to create a haven for authors to assemble and benefit from our experts throughout the entire publishing process. We love working with all authors—from aspiring to well-seasoned, children’s writers to steamy storytellers, and self-publishing to traditional publishing—all are welcome here.
Our editors are trained in courses included in the Editorial Freelancers Association, Proofread Anywhere, and undergraduate programs to master style and formatting guides developed by the Chicago Manual of Style, the Associated Press Stylebook, the American Psychological Association, the Modern Language Association, and more, in both American and British English.
Developmental Editing
Developmental editing is the stage of the editing process where editors work with authors to resolve big picture issues in their manuscripts, including structure, form, plot, character arcs, theme, voice, etc.
Fiction Novels . . . . . Starting at $0.05/ word
Nonfiction Novels . . . . . Starting at $0.06/ word
Children’s Books, Short Stories, Poems, etc. . . . . . Starting at $40/ hour
Minimum . . . . . $100
Line Editing
Line editing ensures the sentences in a book are as effective as possible while staying mindful of the writer’s individual style.
Fiction and Nonfiction Novels . . . . . Starting at $0.05/ word
Children’s Books, Short Stories, Poems, etc. . . . . . Starting at $35/ hour
Minimum . . . . . $50
Copy Editing
Copy editing is the process of revising written material to improve readability, as well as ensuring that text is free of grammatical and factual errors.
Fiction and Nonfiction Novels . . . . . Starting at $0.025/ word
Children’s Books, Short Stories, Poems, etc. . . . . . Starting at $30/ hour
Minimum . . . . . $30
Proofreading
Proofreading is the final check on written work before it goes to print, verifying the work is free from errors in typesetting, grammar, spelling, syntax, punctuation, etc.
Fiction and Nonfiction Novels . . . . . Starting at $0.02/ word
Format Check with Proofread . . . . . Starting at $0.025/ word
Children’s Books, Short Stories, Poems, etc. . . . . . Starting at $25/ hour
Minimum . . . . . $25
Beta Reading
A beta reader is a test reader of an unpublished work of writing who gives feedback from the point of view of an average reader to the author. During this stage, the overall plot, writing style, and character/ world building are analyzed.
Fiction and Nonfiction Novels . . . . . Starting at $0.00125/ word
Children’s Books, Short Stories, Poems, etc. . . . . . Starting at $25
Need more than one beta reader?
Three beta readers . . . . . Starting at $0.0035/ word
Five beta readers . . . . . Starting at $0.005/ word
Minimum . . . . . $25
Reach out today for a free quote and a free sample edit.
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*Sample edits are up to 1,000 words and limited to stories over 30,000 words.
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