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You Have a Friend in the Business!
Before you wander into the publishing jungle alone, know the facts:
- Successful writers do not final-edit their own material. Writers cannot read their own material objectively. Check acknowledgments. You will usually see a "thank-you" to an editor.
- Your manuscript must be devoid of flaws before traditional publishers will consider it.
- The biggest problem with self-published books is the lack of professional editing, which makes the book appear unprofessional.
- Book publishers prefer Chicago Style, which differs from business English. Do you know the difference?
Zebra Communications edits fiction, nonfiction, short stories, book-length manuscripts, essays, reports, magazine articles, business materials, and more. Click here to see what our clients say about us. Our mission is to help you find publishing success in whatever approach you take, so we look for ways to make your manuscript more marketable.
If you plan to seek a traditional publisher, we make sure your manuscript stands head and shoulders above the competition, if at all possible.
If you plan to self-publish, we make sure you produce the finest quality book, to ensure your success.
We address the nitpicky details of a manuscript as well as broad elements such as plot, character development, organization, clarity of information, creative-writing issues, and other minutiae that make a manuscript publishable.
We offer two levels of service and we offer electronic editing or hard-copy editing. Pick the method and level that is right for you.
Level I covers the broad aspects or a manuscript and does not include corrections to grammar and punctuation. Level I is available for hard-copy editing only. It includes a printed evaluation and suggestions for improvement. It is especially helpful for writers who want to ensure that a plot works or that a nonfiction book has impact. After receiving a Level II service, some authors choose to have us review the revised (and edited) manuscript at a Level I.
Level II is the one most writers choose and is the most thorough and educational one. Level II is available for hard-copy or electronic editing. With hard-copy editing, your manuscript gets a full line edit that corrects every technical flaw—grammar, punctuation, style, or syntactical errors—plus you receive a printed evaluation with suggestions for improvement and explanations for every mark on the manuscript. With electronic editing on your Microsoft Word file, we use Track Changes so you can see our suggestions clearly, your manuscript gets a full line edit as described above, plus you may also receive a file with questions or comments from your editor.
If you are ready to send your manuscript, see the Editing Request and fill it out.
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