Editing Services

"I loved all of the revisions you made... I was very pleased with everything you did.  I can't get over how polished it is and free of mistakes.  Thank you so much!! I have a new appreciation for editors--what a blessing!! Thanks again!!"
~ Angela Ross,
Author of Sophie's Summer of Change

“What a great job Evan did! Please thank him for me. I am so impressed by his insights and his suggestions. I liked his tone and appreciated his own spiritual growth perspective as he read the manuscript. This is exactly what I need to spur me on. Thank you Jen, for facilitating this.  This assistance is, for me, a gift from God.”
~ Teresa Sandhu,
Author of Heavenly Gait: Feet and Faith in Motion

“Evan did an excellent job at editing my book.  He gave me excellent advice; he actually made my transcript better.  His timely response enabled me to work harder at completing my task.  Again, in Evan, you have a great employee! “
~ Juliet Daniel,
Author of The Silent Death

"Thank you so very much for your excellent work."
~ Ebenezer Sikakane,
Author of Wrestling with Apartheid

"A big thank you for giving my book that extra needed polish. I think the finished product is really good, and something that I'm proud of now."
~ Neil Matheson,
Author of Daddy Bent-Legs

"Special mention goes to my editor, Evan Braun, for his critique, patience, and late night work to get this book ready for publication."
~ Werner Trapp,
Author of The Redemption Story

The perfect way to polish your manuscript!

The process of editing a manuscript can be a challenging, and even frustrating task. For a writer, it can be difficult to look at your own words with clarity and fresh eyes. It takes knowledge and experience to carefully craft and refine a manuscript to be the best product it can be.

Thankfully, we understand the delicate touch editing requires and have a variety of professional editing services to help you through this crucial phase. Our editors not only correct the basics, like spelling and grammatical errors, but they also review books for punctuation, word usage, and organization, not to mention important intangibles like clarity and flow. These enhancements can really make a manuscript shine.

But we also understand that the act of editing is not about rewriting an author’s work. As the author, you retain full creative control throughout the process. After all, our editors are here to work with you, not instead of you. Nothing can replace the vision and perspective only an author can bring to the table.

EDITING QUOTE

Before beginning work on your manuscript, we would be pleased to prepare a sample edit for you to consider, as well as a quotation for our services. One of our editors will review three to four pages of your manuscript to demonstrate for you the type of modifications we feel would best serve your particular project. There is no charge for this sample edit and quote. It’s part of our commitment to providing you with peace of mind, right from the start.

SUBMIT YOUR MANUSCRIPT FOR A SAMPLE EDIT

To send your manuscript to Word Alive Press for a sample edit, please email it to publishing@wordalivepress.ca. Or you can mail it to us at: Word Alive Press, c/o Sample Edit, 131 Cordite Road, Winnipeg, MB, R3W 1S1.

Please remember these simple procedures when submitting a manuscript:

• Manuscripts should be submitted in Microsoft Word format or plain text.
• The entire book must be submitted as one file. We cannot accept a disk with chapters saved as separate files.