I will be looking at the story, story, and personalities (for fiction) or the central argument or thesis (in non-fiction) and considering questions such as whether guide will certainly interest its intended market, if the narrative is coherent and compelling, whether the personalities are involving, and otherwise what can be done to build these things up.
Note that while developmental editing, copy editing and enhancing, and proofreading are quite constant within each style, editorial assessment costs are much more variable, so read your computations very carefully to make certain there are not a surprises later.
Based on market data Reedsy collected in 2024, it sets you back in between $1,900 and $4,440 to hire an editor for an 80,000-word publication Editing and enhancing expenses depend upon a variety of factors, consisting of the editor's experience level, the type of solution, and the size and genre of the task.