Paid Editing Tiers

Editing Type	Cost Range	Purpose	When You Need It
Developmental	$1,000–$3,000	Big-picture: structure, pacing, character arc, thematic coherence	Beta readers consistently lose interest in the same places	Optional
Line Editing	$800–$2,000	Sentence-level prose: rhythm, clarity, word choice, voice	Prose feels flat or inconsistent despite good structure	Optional
Copy Editing	$500–$1,200	Grammar, punctuation, consistency, factual accuracy	Every manuscript before publication	Essential
Proofreading	$300–$800	Final typo and error pass on formatted document	Final step, after all other editing is complete	Essential
Hybrid Packages	$3,000–$15,000	Bundled services from hybrid publishers	Only if you cannot source services individually	Avoid