A DEVELOPMENTAL EDITOR:
       Looks at the overall structure and content of your novel.
       Works and collaborates with you throughout your writing process.
       Understands your genre and helps you develop a marketable story.
       Helps with pacing, tone, POV, plot and other building blocks of your novel.
       Does NOT concentrate on typos, grammar, punctuation, sentence flow, etc.

     COSTS:
       Typical fees run between $0.01 per word to $0.10 per word.
       A 70,000 word novel would cost between $700 and $7,000.
       Some developmental editors charge by the page or hour.
       BE SURE to know their rates ahead of time!
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A LINE EDITOR OR COPY EDITOR:
       Checks your manuscript line-by-line.
       Analyzes each sentence for clarity, continuity, consistency, flow, tense, word choice,
clichés, repeated words, etc.
       Looks for grammar and punctuation errors.

    COSTS:
       Typical fees run between $0.01 and $0.04 per word.
       A 70,000 word novel would cost between $700 and $2,800.

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A PROOFREADER:
       This is the final pass on your novel checking for typos, spelling, grammar and punctuation
errors before going to print.

    COSTS:
       The least expensive editing option.
       Typical fees are between $0.003 and $0.015 per word.
       A 70,000 novel would cost between $210 and $1,050.
       Some proofreaders charge a flat fee. These can be as low as $100 or as high as $500.