Book editing & proofreading
Book editing by PhD editors who are published authors.
Edit911 edits fiction and nonfiction manuscripts for authors heading to agents or self-publishing. Every editor holds a PhD, teaches writing or literature, and is matched to your genre. You get line-by-line edits, margin comments on story and structure, and a completed manuscript checklist, with no rush fees.
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Choose your level of book editing
Both levels are line-by-line edits with tracked changes, done by one editor from start to finish. Premium Plus adds a developmental read of your plot, characters, or arguments.
Pricing is tiered by word count. Enter yours in the calculator for an exact quote.
Instant quote
Get your exact price in seconds.
Enter your word count and choose a level. There are no rush fees, documents over 40,000 words can be paid in installments, and your editor starts within two hours.
Need your word count? In Word it’s in the status bar; in Google Docs, choose Tools → Word count.
What you get back
Most editing services stop at the sentence. Ours read the whole book and tell you what’s working, at no extra charge.
Line-by-line edits
Every change made in tracked changes, so you accept or reject each one and keep your voice.
Margin comments
Notes on pacing, scenes, characters, and arguments wherever your editor sees an opportunity.
Content evaluation, free
An assessment of the book as a whole, included with every book edit.
Completed manuscript checklist
A separate file your editor fills out with doctoral-level commentary and next steps.
One editor, start to finish
The same person reads every page, or you can choose your editor from our staff.
Free re-check of small changes
Highlight minor revisions after your edit and we’ll review them at no charge.
An editor who writes what you write
Agents & self-publishing
We’ll help you get published.
The publishing business is tough. Many more books are written than ever make it into print. Whether you’re planning on finding an agent or going the self-publishing route, you need to be sure your book is edited and proofed well.
Fiction editing and non-fiction editing are very demanding skills that require book editors to read every single word individually—focusing on diction choice—while also considering each sentence, paragraph, scene, character, conflict, and idea, both individually and in relation to the entire book. You need the best to edit your book. That’s all there is to it.
How book editing works
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Get your quote
Enter your word count and pick an editing level. Your price appears instantly.
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Upload securely
Files travel over an encrypted form. We’ll sign an NDA on request.
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Meet your editor
We match you with a published PhD in your genre, who usually starts within two hours.
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Review and revise
Receive tracked changes, comments and your checklist by your deadline, guaranteed.
From authors we’ve edited
“I expected them to make grammatical corrections and help with sentence structure, but I never expected so much input about my characters and the story itself. It was obvious to me based on the book editor’s comments that they had taken the time to read the work and were committed to improving it. My book has been out now for two months and I receive comments from people all the time about how nicely the book flows.”
D. Eric Horner, author of Guilt
“I truly admire Edit 911 and the quality service that you provide. Your business is truly a business to serve the needs of others. The book editing is fantastic and your customer service is friendly, patient, and helpful. I would happily recommend Edit 911 to anyone. I absolutely couldn’t have done this without you.”
Terence B. Lester, author of Seeing Life through Kingdom Eyes
“I’ve received awards for my writing, which requires the kind of expert book editing that Edit911 provides. Of very special importance to me is the willingness of the Edit911 staff to help me become a better writer. After editing each of my books I’ve received a letter from Edit911 that has always resulted in my making a decision to continue writing and move on to my next book.”
Ed Muesch, author of Land of Men