Services for Authors
Writing is hard. Editing doesn’t have to be.
Do you want your characters to be believable?
Do you want your novel to be considered a low-risk investment?
Do you want your novel to be free of plot holes?
We can help
You’ve already done the hard part – finishing a novel is a mammoth achievement and we hope you’ve celebrated in style! Now comes the next, crucial stage of the publishing process, and it’s one that some writers don’t always look forward to. Thankfully, we here at Ivatt Editorial do!
When you work with Ivatt Editorial, we take care to protect your vision and your voice, as well as be honest about any elements that aren’t working or need revising. After all, we all want the same thing: for your manuscript to be the best it can be before it heads to publication.
Take a look at the services we offer below.
Core Editorial Services
Developmental Editing
The ‘big picture’ edit of your manuscript, where we check that the bones of the story make sense, have the desired impact, and are integrated effectively.
Line Editing
This is where we focus on the words themselves to check for consistency, language, and that your intended meaning comes across without affecting your voice.
Proofreading
The classic! Our standard proofreading service is all about catching any typos and formatting errors before publication.
Specialist Services
Magic Systems Analysis
A service dedicated entirely to your magic system. Based on our founder’s academic research, we ensure that all key elements are in place and that the system works well with worldbuilding, characters and plot.
We offer a high-level assessment, or you can have an in-depth, detailed report as part of your developmental edit.
Editorial Impact Assessment
Designed to proactively identify the impacts of editorial changes during developmental editing. It aims to provide a roadmap of pitfalls to avoid and elements to amend, so that we can reduce the number of revisions needed before moving onto line editing.
You can have this service separately or as part of your developmental edit.