Authors are too close to the subject to objectively edit their own manuscripts. And they often overlook the same mistakes time after time. Our editors correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Our creative editors watch for consistency, organization, clarity, character development, wordiness, sequential order, accuracy, and the right tone for the intended audience -- while always retaining your style. We don't just do computer "mechanical" editing. Our editors get personally involved to hone your manuscript to a fine edge.
Here are just some of the things you could miss when proofreading your own material, especially if you're tired and overly stressed by a deadline you're trying to meet: Are you sure about your punctuation? Every little mark has a meaning of its own, and where you place (or forget to place) all those commas, apostrophes, hyphens, dashes, colons, semi-colons, question marks, exclamation points and quote marks can make a BIG difference in how people will respond to your message.
Are all words properly capitalized (or capitalized in error) Properly italicized?
Are you using the right words? As Mark Twain once said, "The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug." While the right words in a brochure, advertisement or news release can motivate someone to buy your product or service, the wrong words can just as easily turn them off. As any copywriter will tell you, some words have more sales power than others. Then there is the matter of choosing words that are grammatically correct, such as that/which; who/whom; further/farther; fewer/less; your/you're and its/it's. Many people will notice such errors and wonder about your professionalism.
Read and React Service $150 With the HPI's Read and React service, our team of book editors analyze and critique your manuscript to give you a full page of invaluable advice and suggestions. The best part is you receive this professional advice before your book is in print! View a sample edit
Service includes:
A review of your manuscript checking for: Tone, perspective, complexity, sentence fragments, spelling, punctuation, flow and formatting.
A professional recommendation on whether a full edit is in order.
A full page summary of your manuscript.
Editorial rating for manuscript:
Level I - Only needs minor changes.
Level II - Comprehensive Editing / Proofreading / Minor rewriting
Level III - Comprehensive Editing / Proofreading / Rewriting/ and story enhancement
What to submit:
Your manuscript and contact information.
After purchasing the service, HPI will send you instructions on how to submit your file.
"The Read & React service was so helpful in the process of getting my book published. I would strongly suggest anyone wanting to get a book published to use this service." Crista Stewart, The Little Frog
"As a first time author, the thought of handing my manuscript over to an editor brought visions of it returning with red correction pencil marks all over it from my grade school memories. Not so with the Read & React service provided by Halo Publishing Int'l. The critique was given in a timely, honest and positive fashion." Dawn Aldrich, Auntie's House
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