Book Doctor
Need Help To Polish Your Manuscript?
Do you have a manuscript you would like to self-publish, or submit to a traditional publisher, but feel it still needs a bit of work to make it shine? It's a commonly accepted fact that writers cannot adequately edit their own work. After months of writing and rewriting, our eyes begin playing tricks on us, tending to see what should be on the page rather than what is actually there.
Well, do not despair. We, at Dreamweaver Publishing, can help you. From an entry level Critique to a Line Edit, a Developmental Edit, an extensive Copyedit to fine tune the final draft, or a post-production Proofread prior to a book's release, we have the tools and the experienced staff to assure that your published work has that professional touch.
Well, do not despair. We, at Dreamweaver Publishing, can help you. From an entry level Critique to a Line Edit, a Developmental Edit, an extensive Copyedit to fine tune the final draft, or a post-production Proofread prior to a book's release, we have the tools and the experienced staff to assure that your published work has that professional touch.
Manuscript Critique Services: ($2.00/Page, 50 Page Minimum)
This is a great place to start for the writer who has just completed the first draft of a novel or non-fiction book and is looking for feedback from someone who can help clarify the storyline and provide direction in such items as enhancing the narrative voice, improving plot structure, or pointing out missed opportunities for character development.
What This Entry-Level Service Will Do For You: Provide an Editorial Memo focusing on Plot, Character, and Pacing Give you a General Assessment of what is Working and Not Working in Your Story and Point Out Overall Strengths and Weaknesses Address problems with Character Development: Narrative Voice, Perspective, Stilted Dialogue, and Point-of-View
Flag Issues with Plot: Structure, Theme, Setting, Clarity and Consistency
What This Service Will Not Do For You: Correct Grammar, Punctuation, Misspellings or Syntax Provide Line Editing, Copyediting, or Proofreading services. Check or correct for style, or provide fact checking or legal advice.
Flag Issues with Plot: Structure, Theme, Setting, Clarity and Consistency
What This Service Will Not Do For You: Correct Grammar, Punctuation, Misspellings or Syntax Provide Line Editing, Copyediting, or Proofreading services. Check or correct for style, or provide fact checking or legal advice.
Comprehensive Line Edit Services: ($3.00/Page, 50 Page Minimum)
If you are comfortable with the general direction your story is taking, but feel it's time to take a deeper dive into the plot, the direction and focus of your manuscript, then a comprehensive Line Edit is the next logical step in the publishing process.
What This Service Will Do For You: Focus on Language Usage, identifying overused/extraneous Words, Narrative Digressions, POV Shifts, Tighten Dialogue Identify Confusing Action/Scene Transitions, Shifts of Tone, Pacing Problems
What This Service Will Not Do For You: Correct Grammar, Punctuation, Misspellings or Style Provide Copyediting or Proofreading services. Check or correct for style, or provide fact checking or legal advice.
How To Set Up My One-On-One Telephone Consultation:
1.) Contact us at help@dreamweaverpublishing.com for complete instructions on how to make an appointment for your consultation and process your payment.
2.) Please submit a telephone number and a list of dates and times for the consult that will work with your schedule. Once we have confirmed a date and time that works for both of us, we will invoice you via PayPal for your payment.
3.) Prior to our consultation, please email us your book summary so that we can review it prior to our telephone meeting.
4.) Please compose a specific list of questions that you would like to have answered.
1.) Contact us at help@dreamweaverpublishing.com for complete instructions on how to make an appointment for your consultation and process your payment.
2.) Please submit a telephone number and a list of dates and times for the consult that will work with your schedule. Once we have confirmed a date and time that works for both of us, we will invoice you via PayPal for your payment.
3.) Prior to our consultation, please email us your book summary so that we can review it prior to our telephone meeting.
4.) Please compose a specific list of questions that you would like to have answered.
How To Submit My Manuscript For Editing:
1.) Contact us at help@dreamweaverpublishing.com for complete instructions on how to submit your manuscript and process your payment.
2.) We will invoice you via PayPal for the Editing Package you have selected. After we have processed your payment, you will receive confirmation of your order, with instructions on how to submit your manuscript to us via email.
3.) We will contact you within 3 business days to introduce you to your professional Editor.
4.) After reviewing your submission, your Editor will email you with an estimated time frame for completion of your project.
5.) Upon completion of the review, your Editor will email the evaluation of your material in two MS Word documents, one with Track Changes and the other with Changes Accepted and ready to go upon your final approval
1.) Contact us at help@dreamweaverpublishing.com for complete instructions on how to submit your manuscript and process your payment.
2.) We will invoice you via PayPal for the Editing Package you have selected. After we have processed your payment, you will receive confirmation of your order, with instructions on how to submit your manuscript to us via email.
3.) We will contact you within 3 business days to introduce you to your professional Editor.
4.) After reviewing your submission, your Editor will email you with an estimated time frame for completion of your project.
5.) Upon completion of the review, your Editor will email the evaluation of your material in two MS Word documents, one with Track Changes and the other with Changes Accepted and ready to go upon your final approval
Editing Services Formatting And Minimum Length Requirements:
In order to get a feel for your work, we must have a minimum of 50 consecutive pages of your manuscript. We also require that your manuscript be formatted to meet accepted publishing standards and submitted electronically, as follows:
PLEASE NOTE: If your manuscript does not meet the aforementioned specifications, we will either return it to you, or we will format it for you and review only the number of pages you have paid for.
If you're not sure exactly what you need, feel free to call us at 678-533-8955, or contact us via email at help@dreamweaverpublishing.com. Tell us where you are in your manuscript and what problems you're encountering, whether with Plotting, Point of View, Passive Voice, or if you just require another set of eyes to check for typos, or grammar and punctuation errors and we will suggest a package that we believe will best serve you.
We look forward to hearing from you.
In order to get a feel for your work, we must have a minimum of 50 consecutive pages of your manuscript. We also require that your manuscript be formatted to meet accepted publishing standards and submitted electronically, as follows:
- 8.5 x 11 page size
- Double-spaced
- 1" margins top and bottom
- 1.25" margins left and right
- Times New Roman, Courier or Arial 12-point font
- Submitted electronically in a Word Document (.doc or .docx) only
PLEASE NOTE: If your manuscript does not meet the aforementioned specifications, we will either return it to you, or we will format it for you and review only the number of pages you have paid for.
If you're not sure exactly what you need, feel free to call us at 678-533-8955, or contact us via email at help@dreamweaverpublishing.com. Tell us where you are in your manuscript and what problems you're encountering, whether with Plotting, Point of View, Passive Voice, or if you just require another set of eyes to check for typos, or grammar and punctuation errors and we will suggest a package that we believe will best serve you.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Developmental Edit Services: ($4.00/Page, 50 Page Minimum)
If you have a manuscript that never gets past the query letter stage, or you're moving in the direction of self-publishing your own book, then now would be a good time to invest in a Developmental Edit.
What This Service Will Do For You:
For Fiction, provide an in-depth Plot and Character review, with a more intensive look at Pacing, Characterization, Point of View, and Dialogue and Offer Feedback on the overall Effectiveness of your storyline, pointing out ways to Modify Story Structure, Suspense and Plot Mechanics to make the work more Marketable.
For Non-fiction, in addition to Identifying problems with Theme and Pacing, the Author's Voice and Writing style will also be Examined for success in establishing a sense of Authority relative to the chosen Topic.
For Fiction, provide an in-depth Plot and Character review, with a more intensive look at Pacing, Characterization, Point of View, and Dialogue and Offer Feedback on the overall Effectiveness of your storyline, pointing out ways to Modify Story Structure, Suspense and Plot Mechanics to make the work more Marketable.
For Non-fiction, in addition to Identifying problems with Theme and Pacing, the Author's Voice and Writing style will also be Examined for success in establishing a sense of Authority relative to the chosen Topic.
What This Service Will Not Do For You:
- While an Editor will provide you with Specific Examples and Detailed Notes on how to improve your Manuscript and get it ready for Market, he or she will not rewrite or revise it for you.
- Check or correct for style, provide fact checking or legal advice.
Copyediting Services: ($4.00/Page, 50 Page Minimum)
A Copyedit is an intense sweep of a final draft to ensure that a published piece is the best it can be. We will comb a manuscript for errors on a technical level and address those flaws in grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax, and style, according to industry standards.
What This Service Will Do For You:
- Check all Punctuation according to an accepted Style Sheet, pointing our Misspellings, incorrect Punctuation, Grammar Usage and problems with Syntax
- Flag inconsistencies in Spelling, Hyphenation, Roman Numeral Usage, Fonts, and Capitalization
- Track Ambiguities or Factually Incorrect References
- Point out Internal Inconsistencies/Continuity Issues within the Storyline itself (Main character is only 5 feet tall at the beginning of the story, 5 feet, 8 inches in subsequent chapters)
What This Service Will Not Do For You:
- While an Editor will provide a line-by-line review and specific advice on how to correct your work, he or she will not rewrite or revise the manuscript for you
- Provide fact checking or legal advice
One-On-One Personal Consulting Services: ($100 For 30-Minute Telephone Consultation)
If you've completed all of the edits and revisions suggested by your Editor, and feel your manuscript is now ready to go out and meet the world, but you still have questions about how to make that happen, our experienced publishing team stand ready to assist you in making those decisions.
What This Service Will Do For You:
Answer your specific questions.
Answer your specific questions.
- Discuss in detail the pros and cons of Traditional versus Self Publishing
- Provide information regarding researching for Agents and Publishers who will be interested in your Manuscript
- Provide step-by-step instructions on setting up a Kindle Direct Publishing account with Amazon
- Provide instructions on applying for your book's ISBN, discussing pros and cons of free versus paid numbers
- Make suggestions on setting up Facebook Fan Page and other Social Media Outlets
- Provide advice on utilizing Kindle Unlimited for Free Days or Kindle Countdown Deals
- Provide suggestions on Marketing Outlets that have been proven to work
What This Service Will Not Do For You:
- Physically Set up your Publishing Accounts
- Locate Agents or Publishers to take on your book
- Physically Upload your manuscript to Amazon or any other sales sites
- Design Book Covers or Inside Pages (Check our 'Self Publishing Help' Page for those services)
Self Publishing Help!
Have you always dreamed of writing a book? Imagined holding your own creation in your hands? Feeling the sensuous weight of it? The unmistakable smell of paper and ink wafting from the pages, the delight of every true booklover? But you didn't only sit around and dream of becoming an author like so many others, did you? You actually put in the work to make it happen, to make your dream a reality. And, at long last, you've finally finished your manuscript, writing and re-writing, proofing and editing the thing to within an inch of its life. You've written "The End" at the bottom of the final page. You've reached that long-awaited moment when it's time to send your baby out into the world.
Scary, isn't it?
Just where do you go from here? Today's authors have so many options available to them that it's hard to choose what direction to take. Do you follow the standard path of many generations of writers before you? Start sending out queries and sample chapters and waiting the requisite weeks and months to hear back from an agent or publisher about your submission? It's a lengthy process to be sure. Even after a contract is signed, it can take years before your book finally gets to the shelves of a bookstore.
That's too long, you say. After all, you have a huge audience of future fans out there, just waiting with bated breath to devour what you have written. That said, you believe self-publishing your own work may be a better fit for you.
Either way, you have a critical decision before you. One that you'll have to live with for a very long time.
To help you make the choice that's right for you, perhaps you should consider asking yourself the following questions.
Seems like a no-brainer, doesn't it? But now that you've decided to join the ever-growing ranks of the Indie author, many of whom have gone on to Bestseller fame, you're wondering what happens next? You have your 'precious' saved in your computer, in the cloud, and on both a flash and portable hard drive. (Just to be safe.) But how do you go from that MS Word file to a fully formatted BOOK--with a dynamic cover that sells? I mean, you're a writer, for heaven's sake, not a graphic artist!
Well, we have great news for you! You're in the right place. Dreamweaver Publishing offers a number of packages to help you on your way. Do you require an original cover, one designed from the images that have been floating around in your head the entire time you were writing your book? Well, we can help with that. For a fee of only $195, we will design a book cover for you to your exact specifications.
And what about formatting your book's interior? Honestly, you may able to handle that yourself by using the step-by-step tutorials available at Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing. But if thought of doing anything technical makes you shudder, we can handle the layout of your inside pages, complete with a TOC (Table of Contents), to Amazon's standards for a fee of $185.
Or, if you just want to get back to your writing focusing on the sequel to your new bestseller, let us do both the cover AND interior design for a flat fee of $350.
And of course, as with all of our services, your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed!
For questions, or to place an order, please drop us an email at help@dreamweaverpublishing.com. Just leave us your name and telephone number and a brief message detailing how we can of assistance, and one of our staff members will get right back with you.
As always, thank you for considering Dreamweaver Publishing for all of your Indie author needs. We look forward to helping you make your dream of becoming a published author a reality.
Scary, isn't it?
Just where do you go from here? Today's authors have so many options available to them that it's hard to choose what direction to take. Do you follow the standard path of many generations of writers before you? Start sending out queries and sample chapters and waiting the requisite weeks and months to hear back from an agent or publisher about your submission? It's a lengthy process to be sure. Even after a contract is signed, it can take years before your book finally gets to the shelves of a bookstore.
That's too long, you say. After all, you have a huge audience of future fans out there, just waiting with bated breath to devour what you have written. That said, you believe self-publishing your own work may be a better fit for you.
Either way, you have a critical decision before you. One that you'll have to live with for a very long time.
To help you make the choice that's right for you, perhaps you should consider asking yourself the following questions.
- Have you been having nightmares at the thought of spending months...maybe years...on the tedious search for an agent to represent you? One that will be receptive to your crazy hybrid genre AND open to new submissions?
- Are you absolutely obsessed with retaining artistic control of your masterpiece right down the cover design? Do you cringe at the mere thought of a publishing house returning your manuscript all marked up and redlined with 'suggested' changes? Editorial remarks that will substantially modify your message, your theme? Alter your own unique voice?
- And then there's the issue of the money you can expect to earn. Will it be enough for you to give up your day job? Provide you the artistic freedom to follow your dream of writing full-time? Given the choice, who wouldn't opt to receive a 70% royalty for each book sold, rather than the measly 6 - 8% routinely offered by the 'Big 6' publishers to new authors?
Seems like a no-brainer, doesn't it? But now that you've decided to join the ever-growing ranks of the Indie author, many of whom have gone on to Bestseller fame, you're wondering what happens next? You have your 'precious' saved in your computer, in the cloud, and on both a flash and portable hard drive. (Just to be safe.) But how do you go from that MS Word file to a fully formatted BOOK--with a dynamic cover that sells? I mean, you're a writer, for heaven's sake, not a graphic artist!
Well, we have great news for you! You're in the right place. Dreamweaver Publishing offers a number of packages to help you on your way. Do you require an original cover, one designed from the images that have been floating around in your head the entire time you were writing your book? Well, we can help with that. For a fee of only $195, we will design a book cover for you to your exact specifications.
And what about formatting your book's interior? Honestly, you may able to handle that yourself by using the step-by-step tutorials available at Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing. But if thought of doing anything technical makes you shudder, we can handle the layout of your inside pages, complete with a TOC (Table of Contents), to Amazon's standards for a fee of $185.
Or, if you just want to get back to your writing focusing on the sequel to your new bestseller, let us do both the cover AND interior design for a flat fee of $350.
And of course, as with all of our services, your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed!
For questions, or to place an order, please drop us an email at help@dreamweaverpublishing.com. Just leave us your name and telephone number and a brief message detailing how we can of assistance, and one of our staff members will get right back with you.
As always, thank you for considering Dreamweaver Publishing for all of your Indie author needs. We look forward to helping you make your dream of becoming a published author a reality.
