Line-Editing: the ultimate in text correction
Line-Editing Service
Get your manuscript line edited by a professional book editor
Line-editing gives you the most detailed form of text-correction, it will take careful attention to sentence structures, clarity of your writing, and rhythms. Our editors will go stringently through your manuscript line by line to ensure your words sparkle. With this level of attention, our line-editing service is particularly suitable for writers where English is a second language, and writers with additional needs such as dyslexia.
Jericho Writers was founded by writers, for writers. Four of us are published by the Big 5, while others are deep in the writing process. We carefully select the editors we work with — we choose the kind of people we’d want to guide us in our own writing. It’s this approach that has helped authors move forward with confidence, launch their careers, sign with literary agents and become Sunday Times bestsellers.

What can you expect from a professional line edit?
A line edit is the most in-depth form of text correction, addressing not only spelling, punctuation, and grammar, but also fact-checking, repetition, and consistency. It goes beyond basic editing to improve clarity, style, and flow. It will often involve cutting unnecessary passages and some light rewriting to enhance readability.
Our professional editors will work through your manuscript line by line, focusing on every detail. However, we cannot guarantee a flawless manuscript after one round of line editing. Most published books go through multiple stages of editing and proofreading, and even then, occasional errors may remain.
To get the most out of a line edit, we recommend submitting your manuscript in the best possible condition. After the edit, you, as the author, should also plan to review and proofread the manuscript to catch any remaining issues.
Your professional line edit will include
Download a sample line edit to see what our service will provide you with.
An edited manuscript
Discussion with your editor
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Our professional copy-editors
Request your dream editor or let our team match you with the editor best suited to your work. We’ve hand-selected our team of expert book editors over the last 20 years, including specialists across trade fiction and non-fiction. Here you’ll find traditionally published authors as well as publishing professionals such as literary agents and editors with Big 5 publisher experience.
What’s included: copyediting vs line editing?
A copy-edit provides substantive edits directly to your manuscript and is our most popular text correction service. Whereas a line-edit is our most detailed service, your book editor will review your manuscript line by line make edits directly to your work.
Copy-Editing
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Get your manuscript professionally line edited
Work with an experienced book editor and improve your manuscript.
Line-Editing Service
Need more info before you decide?
Choosing the right service for your work is hard. But we’re on hand to help! Book a call with our Writer Support team at a time to suit you to talk through the options.

Why choose us?
There are lots of companies promising you the dream of getting your book published. We value ourselves on only ever selling you a service that we think will benefit you. Not sure if this one is right for you? Give us a call, we’d love to hear from you. If we don’t think this service is right for you, we’ll tell you – honestly. This is one of the many values we hold that have helped us run Jericho Writers successfully for over 20 years.
Frequently asked
questions
How long will it take to match my manuscript with an editor?
We aim to match you with the right editor within 2-4 days. We’ll get back to you as soon as the choice has been confirmed.
Can I choose my editor?
If you have a particular editor in mind, we will of course do our best to match you with them. We cannot guarantee this, however, as all of our editors are freelance and there are times when they are unavailable due to demand and/or other commitments.
Once you have placed your order, you’re welcome to send a shortlist of 4-5 editors from our website (and we’ll do our best to place you with your preferred editors).
Will my manuscript be flawless?
Probably not. Whilst our text-correction editors always aim for a total elimination of errors, a realistic outcome is that your text will be very clean, but not perfect. In our experience, this standard will be easily sufficient for self-publishing or submission to traditional outlets. Traditionally published books will often go through several rounds of text correction and therefore we recommend that authors planning to self-publish consider doing the same. Our line-editing, copy-editing, and proofreading services are conducted at a high level, but perfection in this area is not realistically attainable. Many published books feature minor typos.
What if my work needs more attention than the service-level I’ve paid?
In that situation, we’ll tell you. We’re here to make your work better, and we’ll be candid and truthful about what we think you need.
Will my copy-editor respect my own personal style and voice?
Yes. That’s very important to us. As writers ourselves, we know that we can’t just impose a house style on your prose and expect that to be okay.
Which editorial service is right for me?
We offer quite a few editorial services, so you’re right to take the time to consider all of your options. The writing process is a long one, so whether it’s line editing or copy-editing, or something on a larger scale, like a manuscript assessment or developmental edit, we have the service for you. You can take a look at all of our editorial services here. You might also like to read our article explaining all the different types of editorial services. If you’re still not sure, feel free to get in touch with us and we’ll be happy to offer more advice.