Our Editing Fees
Good editors come at a price, so have your fiction edited by only the best.
Below is a fee listing for each of the services that we provide. The estimated times for each service are indicative only and we generally try to complete the work in under these times. It all depends on the manuscript.
For any other specific queries not covered here you can contact us directly info@cillianeditingservices.co.uk
We look forward to working with you.
The Cillian Team
Cillian Editing Services
Bringing your book to Life
- Fee Guide
| 2-3 Days | Up to 55,00 words | Initial Manuscript Assessment - Fiction Adults - Novella-Short | £55 | |
| 3-4 Days | 55,000 - 150,000 words | Initial Manuscript Assessment - Fiction Adults - Standard | £75 | |
| 3-5 Days | 150,000 - 200,000 words | Initial Manuscript Assessment - Fiction Adults - (Over 150k words) | £120 |
| 2-3 Days | Under 55,00 words | Initial Manuscript Assessment - Short Stories - Novella-Short | £65 | |
| 3-4 Days | 55,000 - 150,000 words | Initial Manuscript Assessment - Short Stories - Standard | £85 | |
| 3-5 Days | 150,000 - 200,000 words | Initial Manuscript Assessment - Short Stories - (Over 150k words) | £140 |
| 2-3 Days | Under 55,00 words | Initial Manuscript Assessment - Fiction Young Adults - Novella-Short | £55 | |
| 3-4 Days | 55,000 - 150,000 words | Initial Manuscript Assessment - Fiction Young Adults - Standard | £75 | |
| 3-5 Days | 150,000 - 200,000 words | Initial Manuscript Assessment - Fiction Young Adults - (Over 150k words) | £120 |
| 2-3 Days | Under 55,00 words | Initial Manuscript Assessment - Short Stories - YA - Novella-Short | £65 | |
| 3-4 Days | 55,000 - 150,000 words | Initial Manuscript Assessment - Short Stories - YA - Standard | £85 | |
| 3-5 Days | 150,000 - 200,000 words | Initial Manuscript Assessment - Short Stories - YA - (Over 150k words) | £140 |
| 5-7 Days | Up to 55,00 words | Professional Manuscript Editing Service - Adult Fiction - Novella-Short | £430 | |
| 6-8 Days | 55,000 - 150,000 words | Professional Manuscript Editing Service - Adult Fiction - Standard | £595 | |
| 7-10 Days | 150,000 - 200,000 words | Professional Manuscript Editing Service - Adult Fiction - (Over 150k words) | £995 |
| 5-7 Days | Up to 55,00 words | Professional Manuscript Editing Service - Young Adults - Novella-Short | £430 | |
| 6-8 Days | 55,000 - 150,000 words | Professional Manuscript Editing Service - Young Adults - Standard | £595 | |
| 7-10 Days | 150,000 - 200,000 words | Professional Manuscript Editing Service - Young Adults - (Over 150k words) | £995 |
| 5-7 Days | This service is priced per word | Manuscript Copy Editing Service - Light | £ 0.0075 pw | |
| 6-8 Days | This service is priced per word | Manuscript Copy Editing Service - Standard | £ 0.0080 pw | |
| 8-15 Days | This service is priced per word | Manuscript Copy Editing Service - Extensive | £ 0.0085 pw |
Cillian Editing Services
Bringing your book to Life
- Fee Guide
Manuscript Initial Assessments
Editing | editor | fiction | Initial Assessment | novel | novella | Writer
Our first stage manuscript assessment service gives you a cost-effective opportunity to receive independent, unbiased and professional feedback on your manuscript in its current form. This is a prerequisite to our comprehensive editing service so that an editor can see if your submitted manuscript reaches the criteria to deem it eligible for the next stage. Our Editors will scan through what you have currently and you will receive a short editor’s feedback report. If it is deemed eligible, you’ll also receive instructions on how to initiate the next comprehensive editing stage.
- Initial Manuscript Assessment - Fiction Adults
| 2-3 Days | Up to 55,00 words | Initial Manuscript Assessment - Fiction Adults - Novella-Short | £55 | |
| 3-4 Days | 55,000 - 150,000 words | Initial Manuscript Assessment - Fiction Adults - Standard | £75 | |
| 3-5 Days | 150,000 - 200,000 words | Initial Manuscript Assessment - Fiction Adults - (Over 150k words) | £120 |
- Initial Manuscript Assessment - Short Stories
| 2-3 Days | Under 55,00 words | Initial Manuscript Assessment - Short Stories - Novella-Short | £65 | |
| 3-4 Days | 55,000 - 150,000 words | Initial Manuscript Assessment - Short Stories - Standard | £85 | |
| 3-5 Days | 150,000 - 200,000 words | Initial Manuscript Assessment - Short Stories - (Over 150k words) | £140 |
- Initial Manuscript Assessment - Fiction Young Adults
| 2-3 Days | Under 55,00 words | Initial Manuscript Assessment - Fiction Young Adults - Novella-Short | £55 | |
| 3-4 Days | 55,000 - 150,000 words | Initial Manuscript Assessment - Fiction Young Adults - Standard | £75 | |
| 3-5 Days | 150,000 - 200,000 words | Initial Manuscript Assessment - Fiction Young Adults - (Over 150k words) | £120 |
- Initial Manuscript Assessment - Short Stories - YA
| 2-3 Days | Under 55,00 words | Initial Manuscript Assessment - Short Stories - YA - Novella-Short | £65 | |
| 3-4 Days | 55,000 - 150,000 words | Initial Manuscript Assessment - Short Stories - YA - Standard | £85 | |
| 3-5 Days | 150,000 - 200,000 words | Initial Manuscript Assessment - Short Stories - YA - (Over 150k words) | £140 |
Comprehensive Editing
Editing | editor | fiction | full Edit | larger short story collections | Manuscript | novel
Professional Manuscript Editing Service carried out by one of our in-house Editors which entails in-depth editing and detailed narrative analysis. This comprehensive editing service encompasses many aspects of critique including structure, narrative, character development, pace, realism and writing style. You will receive a one-to-one telephone consultation with your editor along with a detailed editor’s report and which will include invaluable advice from the publisher to ensure that your manuscript stands out.
- Professional Manuscript Editing Service - Adult Fiction
| 5-7 Days | Up to 55,00 words | Professional Manuscript Editing Service - Adult Fiction - Novella-Short | £430 | |
| 6-8 Days | 55,000 - 150,000 words | Professional Manuscript Editing Service - Adult Fiction - Standard | £595 | |
| 7-10 Days | 150,000 - 200,000 words | Professional Manuscript Editing Service - Adult Fiction - (Over 150k words) | £995 |
- Professional Manuscript Editing Service - Young Adults
| 5-7 Days | Up to 55,00 words | Professional Manuscript Editing Service - Young Adults - Novella-Short | £430 | |
| 6-8 Days | 55,000 - 150,000 words | Professional Manuscript Editing Service - Young Adults - Standard | £595 | |
| 7-10 Days | 150,000 - 200,000 words | Professional Manuscript Editing Service - Young Adults - (Over 150k words) | £995 |
Copy Editing - Fiction
Editing | editor | fiction | Manuscript | novel | novella | proof reading | short stories
Considered to be the final stage of Editing, this service generally is selected once your manuscript has been professionally edited, fully refined and you are happy with the narrative in its current state. Copy Editing involves the most intense form of checking and should always be carried out by a professional book copy editor. They search for many forms of inconsistencies, in punctuation and spelling but also factual cross-referencing and continuity errors, just to name a few. Our Copy Editor will first assess your manuscript to check the level of copy editing that will be required. Depending on how many issues are found, it will be allocated into one of the three categories below and you will receive a quote code to progress your order. Please Note: Do not select this service if you are planning on making any further changes to your narrative.
- Professional Copy Editing Service - Quote
2-3 Days
Upload finished manuscript for Quote - Free Service
- Manuscript Copy Editing Service
Once you've sent your manuscript in for copy edit review, you will be notified on whether it will need Light, Standard or Extensive Copy Editing depending on the number of inconsistencies and issues found.
(Prices listed are per Word)
| 5-7 Days | This service is priced per word | Manuscript Copy Editing Service - Light | £ 0.0075 pw | |
| 6-8 Days | This service is priced per word | Manuscript Copy Editing Service - Standard | £ 0.0080 pw | |
| 8-15 Days | This service is priced per word | Manuscript Copy Editing Service - Extensive | £ 0.0085 pw |
Interior Book Design, Layout & eBooks
eBook | Formatting | Manuscript | Self Publishing | Typesetting | Typography
- Book Layout Design and Typesetting Service
Internal book layout design and typesetting for the creation of a final master print-ready file that conforms to commercial printer requirements. Our in-house publishing design and typesetting gurus have the highest standards and are exceptionally meticulous. Your manuscript will be treated with the same care as one of our own commercially published titles. Send us your finished manuscript text and we'll transform it into something special. You will receive an initial draft before it is further refined and then a finished commercial print-ready product will be produced.
Up to 150,000 words. Text interior only.
4-7 Days
£155
- eBook Design and Conversion Service
Internal layout and design for the creation of eBook files. Our typesetting standards are exceptionally meticulous using the latest industry-standard tools. Your manuscript will be treated with the same care as one of our own commercially published titles. Send us your finished manuscript text and we'll transform it into something special. We convert to most common eBook formats including Kindle, ePub and PDF. This is a fixed price for text-based novels only and does not include manuscripts that contain images (for these please send us a sample so that we can take a look at it first).
Up to 150,000 words. Text interior only.
4-7 Days
£165
- Book Layout Design - Typesetting - eBook Conversion. Combined Package
Our book layout design, typesetting and eBook creation processes are very much intertwined. As such, we are offering a combined service. This service combines both our internal print layout design and typesetting service with our eBook creation service as described above. We supply you with both a finished commercial print-ready product and a ready for market eBook which can be directly uploaded to online eBook distribution services. To choose our combined offering simply select both services during the order questionnaire and this combined product will be automatically selected for you. NOTE: Depending on where you intend to sell your ebook, you may need to provide us with a finished high resolution book cover design. In some instances, it will need to be integrated into the eBook itself.
Up to 150,000 words. Text interior only.
6-10 Days
£265