For Publishers and Packagers
Editorial support that works like part of your production team
When schedules tighten, lists expand, or several titles move through production at once, you need editors who can step in without creating more work for your team.
WordWiser Ink provides professional copyediting and proofreading for publishers, university presses, and book packagers. We work within established production processes, follow house style, communicate clearly, and deliver careful, publication-ready files on schedule.
Our editors have worked on projects for Simon & Schuster, Hachette, HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, Ulysses Press, university presses, educational publishers, and independent publishing companies.
Experienced editorial support without the hand-holding
A freelance editor should reduce the production team’s workload—not add another layer of supervision.
We begin by confirming the project scope, level of edit, style requirements, file format, schedule, and deliverables. Once the work begins, you receive clear communication, consistent editorial decisions, and a documented style sheet that can travel with the project.
We can work from your existing house style or build a project-specific style sheet using:
- The Chicago Manual of Style
- The Associated Press Stylebook
- APA style
- MLA style
- AMA style
- Publisher-specific and imprint-specific guidelines
When several editors are assigned across related files or titles, we coordinate terminology, editorial treatment, and style decisions so the work remains consistent.
Copyediting and proofreading for a range of publishing projects
We work with fiction, nonfiction, educational, professional, academic, technical, medical, and scientific content.
Projects may include:
- Trade fiction and nonfiction
- Academic and scholarly books
- Textbooks and instructional materials
- Professional and technical publications
- Educational assessments and curriculum materials
- Anthologies and contributed volumes
- Book series and multivolume projects
- Front matter, back matter, cover copy, and marketing copy
- Typeset pages, proofs, and final production files
We do not bundle developmental editing, copyediting, and proofreading into a single indistinct service. Each editorial stage has a different purpose, and we scope the work accordingly.
Copyediting
Our copyediting focuses on correctness, clarity, consistency, and adherence to the designated style.
Depending on the project, the edit may include:
- Grammar, spelling, punctuation, and usage
- Syntax, clarity, and readability
- Consistency in names, dates, timelines, terminology, and capitalization
- Application of house style and the designated style manual
- Tables, figures, captions, lists, and cross-references
- Citations, notes, bibliographies, and reference lists
- Front matter, back matter, and cover copy
- Development or maintenance of a project style sheet
- Queries for unclear, conflicting, or potentially inaccurate material
Our Signature Service
For manuscripts that require more sentence-level refinement without expanding into developmental editing, WordWiser Copyediting+™ adds focused attention to awkward wording, repetition, transitions, readability, and flow.Proofreading
Proofreading is the final quality-control stage after copyediting and layout.
We review the formatted pages for:
- Typographical and mechanical errors
- Formatting inconsistencies
- Incorrect or inconsistent headers and page numbers
- Table of contents and cross-reference accuracy
- Captions, callouts, footnotes, and display text
- Spacing, alignment, line breaks, and corrupted characters
- Consistency between text, tables, figures, and captions
- Errors introduced during layout or file conversion
Support for overflow and parallel production
When in-house staff or regular freelancers are at capacity, WordWiser Ink can provide supplemental editorial support for individual titles, seasonal production surges, or multiple projects moving simultaneously.
Our boutique team model gives you the accountability of working with a named editorial contact while providing access to additional editorial capacity when the project requires it.
Before accepting the work, we confirm:
- Available editorial capacity
- Word count and file count
- Required level of edit
- Production milestones
- House-style requirements
- Whether multiple editors or passes are needed
- The realistic turnaround for the full scope
A straightforward vendor relationship
We understand that publishers and packagers may need documentation before approving a new vendor.
WordWiser Ink is a woman-owned, Black-owned Texas LLC. We can provide a completed W-9 and information about our services, team, security practices, and workflow upon request.
Our capabilities pack is available without an email sign-up so your editorial, production, or procurement team can evaluate our qualifications directly.
What to send for an estimate
To prepare an accurate estimate, we need:
- Project type and subject
- Approximate word or page count
- Current production stage
- Requested service
- Sample file or representative pages
- House style or style manual
- Preferred schedule and firm deadlines
- Any special file, reference, or deliverable requirements
- Whether the project is part of a series or group of related titles
After reviewing the material, we will confirm the recommended service, scope, estimated fee, and availability.
Need reliable editorial capacity for an upcoming project?
Tell us what is moving through your production schedule. We will review the material and let you know whether we are the right editorial partner for the work.
Request a Publisher or Packager Estimate