Services - Manuscripts
We can take your project from rough draft to galley – whether you are a novice or a pro. Our goal is to clearly and concisely deliver your message. We can also create and produce a website for promotion of your book!
Project Management
- Coordinate disparate manuscripts for multiple-author publications.
- Keep the project on track and on time.
- Appreciate the project's budget.
- Fashion and maintain a consistent voice.
- In-depth understanding of the editorial and production aspects of publishing.
Grammar & Editing
- Formal writing has subtle differences and requires an adjustment in sentence structure to avoid confusion and mistakes. We automatically correct errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, and usage.
- Proofreading, copyediting, content editing.
- We ensure consistent style, tone, and structure.
- Bibliographic thoroughness.
- For dissertations, adherence to your style manual and with your committee's & graduate office's requirements.
Finishing
- Global spelling and search & replace ad nauseam to ensure consistency.
- Full computer services, including interior design & layout.
- Automatically generated table of contents and indexing.
- Liaison with your book manufacturer.
- Test file sent to your book manufacturer to troubleshoot any incompatibilities well in advance of your deadlines.
- Trouble-free electronic files - composed to the printing press - supplied to your book manufacturer.
- Support materials for promotion, including the web.
Free Consultation
We welcome your inquiry, so please call with a work request. Here is some of the information we need to know ...
- The nature of your project (100-page dissertation, 375-page novel, symposium proceedings with 80 speakers 45 minutes each).
- Any requirements for charts, graphics, photographs, or color and the status of each (original photos, scans, charts need to be created).
- The type of services you need (initial keyboarding, tape transcription, proofing & editing, rewrite, camera-ready layout).
- The current status of your project (handwritten pages, typed double-spaced, on disk, etc.).
- The type of software you used (if any) and the type of output you require (if you know).
- Your want-by dates and your need-by dates.
- A contact person and phone number for your printer, if chosen.
You need to have ...
- a clear understanding of your deadlines and budget.