Manuscript Evaluation

Candid, constructive appraisal of a manuscript's literary merit and commercial viability with focus on specific suggestions on how to give it the best chance of success in the marketplace.

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Editorial Consultation

Custom tailored editorial feedback and advice on development for book-length fiction and nonfiction, short stories, book proposals, and novel outlines.

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Line & Copy Editing

Expert line-by-line editing services to ensure professionalism, correct errors, and to bring out the best in a writer’s voice and narrative style.

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Screenplays & Adaptations

Development and consultation services for screenplays, screen treatments, book-to-screenplay adaptations, and screenplay marketing materials.

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book cover Founded in 1980 by Self-Editing for Fiction Writers coauthor Renni Browne to help writers turn promising manuscripts into salable properties, The Editorial Department is the oldest independent book-editing firm in operation today. What sets us apart from others in our field are our 29 years in the business, our high rate of success with conventionally published first fiction, our literary agent matchmaking program, and our commitment to candid, respectful, practical feedback from experienced editors and manuscript consultants with a proven track record of success.

Editorial reviews start at just $35, and our wide range of editorial, consultation, and development services for fiction and nonfiction allows us to provide substantive feedback and support for writers on just about any budget.

Author News

Debut Fiction Deal: Still Missing, by Rene Unischewski

Congratulations go out to Rene Unischewski, whose debut suspense novel was just purchased by St. Martin's Press in a three-book deal negotiated by Mel Berger at William Morris. Still Missing juxtaposes what happens during and after a realtor's year-long abduction by a charming, vicious sociopath she thinks of as The Freak.

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{sidebar id=6}You’ve written and revised, you’ve gotten feedback and revised some more, you’ve been edited or you’ve self-edited (or both), and now your manuscript is just about ready for submission to agents and publishers, or maybe even print production.

You may be ready for one of the most overlooked and under-appreciated steps in the editorial process--the last line of defense in ensuring your writing flows well, your grammar is unobjectionable, your ideas are clear, and you don’t have any of those dreaded typos that can make even the most sparkling prose look amateurish.

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Self Publishing

While TED was founded and is still staffed with the effort to traditionally publish in mind, we welcome the opportunity to support writers who intend to self-publish in creating books of real excellence.