Dedicated to Transforming Writers into Published Authors
Chiral House provides editing services to authors that we publish. Many times we like a book we have received from a Query Letter from an author, but the book is not ready to be published. While we provide editing for the books we plan on publishing, we expect them to be at a certain level of quality before we can commit to having them published. Since authors at this stage did not know what or where to go next, we began to offer Editing Services so they could bring theirs books to the point they were ready for submission to be published.
While this site is not designed to go into
great detail about the process of editing— each book is at a different
stage—below are the different types of editing which we provide:
• Developmental
• Substantive
• Content
• Line
• Copy Editing
Chiral House will request that the author provide a sample of the manuscript to be edited. After reviewing the work, we will provide the author a cost for the editing services to bring their manuscript to level needed to be published. Once completed, the process of publishing—and additional editing—will begin on the author's book.
Editing Services Contract Agreement Overview
Chiral House agrees to provide the following editing services to Author upon the following terms and conditions (collectively, the " Editing Services"):
- Chiral House will provide Author with the services of a professional copy editor skilled and proficient at proofreading and editing manuscripts.
- Chiral House will use reasonable efforts that the copy edited Book is returned to Author within the timetable of this agreement but more time may be necessary, depending upon the complexity of editing needed.
- Chiral House uses Microsoft Word to make all editing suggestions.
- Author understands that the Editing Services consist of correction of spelling, punctuation, and grammar; checking for consistency, proper usage, and typographical errors. Author also understands that the Editing Services do not include content support and resolution, evaluation of flow, presentation, and sentence structure.
- Author understands that while Chiral House will edit the Book, Chiral House shall not have final editorial control over it. The Author is responsible for the final editorial content.
- If Author is dissatisfied with the quality of the Editing Services provided, the Author must notify Chiral House in writing within 7 days of receiving the document. If Chiral House agrees that the quality of the Editing Services is deficient, Chiral House will arrange to have the Work re-edited at no charge to Author.