INDIE PACKAGES
Increasing costs in publishing means indie authors are forced to compromise on the quality of their novels to release their works. SILVERPRESS aims to provide competitively-priced professional edits for aspiring writers on every stage of their career. We want to help you give readers the best possible experience with your work/s without breaking the bank, encouraging better reviews and reader loyalty on your path to success!
ALL-INDIE PACKAGE - $999
inclusive of 90,000 words
+USD95 per excess 10k words
ROUND 1 (4-5 WEEKS)
TIMELINES MAY VARY
DEVELOPMENTAL EDIT
The first pass will tackle big picture edits. Did you fulfill all your promises in the first arc of the book? Did your character develop? Are your scenes moving the plot forward? The Developmental Edit is necessary to get your story from good to better and will include the following:
-
FREE ongoing consultations regarding critiques.
-
Editorial Letter
-
Chapter-by-chapter commentaries (via Microsoft Word).
-
Structure, pacing, tension.
-
Story arc, character arcs, emotional arcs.
-
Fact-checking, narrative consistency.
-
Sensitivity checking (as a POC).
-
Possible genre or marketability issues.
ROUND 2 (3-4 WEEKS)
TIMELINES MAY VARY
LINE EDIT + COPY EDIT
We'll tighten up your prose and eliminate bloated paragraphs — this will help you save money during your print runs and make for efficient, well-paced storytelling!
-
Style Sheet
-
Line-by-line edit tracking (via Microsoft Word).
-
Word choices, phrasing; did you repeat yourself unknowingly?
-
Efficient prose, closing narrative distance (all that extra adverbs, "just," "starting to," "I feel").
-
Everything else needed to really polish your work!
ROUND 3 (2-3 weeks)
TIMELINES MAY VARY
PROOFREADING
The house is dirty after all that reconstruction and renovation. It's time to clean up and set the table for the guests to arrive. We'll pick up stray typos and those extra letters your keyboard snuck in.
HUMAN HANDS ONLY. STRICTLY NO A.I. IS USED IN ANY STAGE OF THE EDITING PROCESS.
INDIEVELOPMENT PACKAGE - $799
inclusive of 90,000 words
+USD75 per excess 10k words
ROUND 1 (4-5 WEEKS)
TIMELINES MAY VARY
DEVELOPMENTAL EDIT
The first pass will tackle big picture edits. Did you fulfill all your promises in the first arc of the book? Did your character develop? Are your scenes moving the plot forward? The Developmental Edit is necessary to get your story from good to better and will include the following:
-
FREE ongoing consultations regarding critiques.
-
Editorial Letter
-
Chapter-by-chapter commentaries (via Microsoft Word).
-
Structure, pacing, tension.
-
Story arc, character arcs, emotional arcs.
-
Fact-checking, narrative consistency.
-
Sensitivity checking (as a POC).
-
Possible genre or marketability issues.
ROUND 1 (3-4 WEEKS)
TIMELINES MAY VARY
LINE + COPY EDIT
We'll tighten up your prose and eliminate bloated paragraphs — this will help you save money during your print runs and make for efficient, well-paced storytelling!
-
Style Sheet
-
Line-by-line edit tracking (via Microsoft Word).
-
Word choices, phrasing; did you repeat yourself unknowingly?
-
Efficient prose, closing narrative distance (all that extra adverbs, "just," "starting to," "I feel").
-
Everything else needed to really polish your work!
INDIESSENTIAL PACKAGE - $569
inclusive of 90,000 words
+USD56 per excess 10k words
ROUND 1 (3-4 WEEKS)
TIMELINES MAY VARY
LINE + COPY EDIT
We'll tighten up your prose and eliminate bloated paragraphs — this will help you save money during your print runs and make for efficient, well-paced storytelling!
-
Style Sheet
-
Line-by-line edit tracking (via Microsoft Word).
-
Word choices, phrasing; did you repeat yourself unknowingly?
-
Efficient prose, closing narrative distance (all that extra adverbs, "just," "starting to," "I feel").
-
Everything else needed to really polish your work!
ROUND 1 (2-3 WEEKS)
TIMELINES MAY VARY
PROOFREADING
The house is dirty after all that reconstruction and renovation. It's time to clean up and set the table for the guests to arrive. We'll pick up stray typos and those extra letters your keyboard snuck in.