Copy Editing and Publishing House Insights

DEJOHNETTE PUBLISHING GROUP is an independent publishing company that focuses on publishing and distributing meaningful and impactful books.

You can purchase books from DEJOHNETTE PUBLISHING GROUP through our website or through any major online retailer.

Yes, DEJOHNETTE PUBLISHING GROUP accepts unsolicited manuscripts. Please review our submission guidelines on our website before submitting your manuscript.

A line edit is focused on the content, style, and language used within the manuscript. A professional line editor may point out sections that can be improved, parts where the class is inconsistent, issues with pacing, or overuse of certain words or phrases throughout the manuscript

Manuscript Line Editing Rates

Rates for line editing a manuscript typically cost between $. 04 and $. 09 per word. Some copy editors charge by the page of the manuscript, with prices ranging from $5 to $15 per page.

Copy editing (copyediting and manuscript editing) is revising written material (copy) to improve readability and fitness and ensure that a text is free of grammatical and punctuation errors

What's a Line Edit? A line edit addresses the creative content, writing style, and language used at the sentence and paragraph level. But the purpose of a line edit is not to comb your manuscript for errors – instead, a line edit focuses on the way you use language to communicate your story to the reader.

—Line Edits

According to Book Nanny Fiction Editor, the average novel of about 90,000 words will take roughly four to seven weeks for a line edit. It might take more or less time based on the length of the manuscript or the severity of the errors found in the prose—it just depends.

Rates for Professional Editing Services. As a guideline, you should expect to pay at least $12 per 1,000 words for proofreading, $25 per 1,000 for copy editing, and $70 per 1,000 for content editing or rewriting

$30-60/hour

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As you can guess, this is where you are billed based on the number of hours a copyeditor works. Based on this data, you can expect to pay anywhere from $30-60/hour. Hourly projects are ideal when there isn't a clearly defined scope of work, and the editor may have to be flexible.

Copy editing is one step up in comprehensiveness, and copy editing rates for your manuscript usually cost between $. 02 and $. 04 per word. Some copy editors charge by manuscript page, ranging from $2.50 to $5 per page.

A thorough line edit will help eliminate problems with story flow, redundancies, inconsistencies, and structure issues at the sentence and paragraph level. It will ensure your voice and story flow shine. As a result, readers will get swept up into your book..

Yes, we offer ebook versions of all our publications. You can purchase them through our website or through major ebook retailers like Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Yes, we offer audiobook versions of all our publications. However, this is a stand-alone service and is not included in the Editorial Services package.

We take copyright very seriously at DEJOHNETTE PUBLISHING GROUP. All of our publications are properly licensed and we do not tolerate plagiarism or copyright infringement from our authors.

Yes, we offer a variety of writing workshops and classes throughout the year. Please check our website or sign up for our newsletter to stay informed about upcoming events.

We publish a wide variety of genres, including romance, mystery, thriller, science fiction, and more.

You can submit your manuscript through our website's submission form. Please make sure to follow the guidelines listed on the form.

We try to respond to all manuscript submissions within 4-6 weeks. However, response times may vary depending on the number of submissions we receive.

Yes, we welcome submissions from authors all over the world. However, please note that all manuscripts must be written in English.

DEJOHNETTE PUBLISHING GROUP does not receive royalty payments from the sale of our authors' books.  Authors keep 100% of their royalties.  Exceptions can occur under conditions agreed upon by the author and the publisher.

Yes, we offer a variety of editorial services for our authors, including copyediting, proofreading, and developmental editing. These services are available for an additional fee.