Preditors and Editors ™
A guide to publishers and publishing services for serious writers
Editing, Copywriting, Ghostwriting, Indexing, & Software - S
Sage Words Services: An editing service. "Native American Owned and Operated."
Say Yes Quickly Arts & Media: Provides developmental editing, ghost-writing, and script-doctoring services. "Russell Martin and Lydia Nibley, offer over a half-century of combined experience in writing and producing book manuscripts, radio pieces, television programs, internet communications, and films, with an interest in projects that enrich peoples' lives. Storytelling is a fundamentally important human endeavor and Lydia and Russell strive in every medium to inform and entertain artfully. They are known for paying acute attention to the smallest details, and believe in the importance of the highest design and production aesthetics."
Scott Nicholson: Freelance editing service.
Scribendi.com:
6 years experience in online editorial services, and our
team of professional editors currently proofreads and edits around 1.1
million words a month (as of summer 2003).
We offer the following services to authors:
- Proofreading
- Content Editing
- Manuscript Formatting
- Query Letter/Synopsis polishing
- Query Letter/Synopsis creation
- Critique / Manuscript Viability Check
We also provide outsourcing services to publishers.
We do not require any acknowledgement of our work.
SCRIPTA WORD SERVICES: "Professional copyediting, line editing, proofreading, manuscript evaluation, and tutoring by an Editors' Association of Canada member, fiction writing instructor, and published writer with over 12 years' experience in American and Canadian markets. Specializing in short and book-length fiction of all genres; I also edit nonfiction and assist with cover letters, synopses, press releases, and web sites. Free test edit and quote."
ScriptBuddy: "a simple, easy-to-use program that handles the formatting and is free to use."
ScriptThing: Screenwriting software.
Serendipity project management: "An editor with over 10 years in the publishing industry who specializes in preparing manuscripts for submission. Non fiction, fiction, and technical. ...doesn't every project need a little serendipity?"
Shelly Cox Editorial: "Editing, proofreading, and writing help by an affordable freelance editor. My specialty is transforming complicated and confusing text into clear, direct, powerful writing. I'm really easy to work with, too."
Sigrid Macdonald: "I offer basic editing which includes checking for grammar, spelling and punctuation. My copyediting involves an examination of sentence structure, and the elimination of word repetitions, redundancies, and inconsistencies throughout the text."
"When I do developmental editing, I analyze the entire manuscript in terms of structure, organization, characterization, background details, and plot resolution for fiction. With nonfiction, I check for clarity, sound research, basic organization and flow."
"I am available to read manuscripts in their entirety before editing in order to determine if they need an overhaul, and I usually do so at a flat rate. I also write press releases, resumes, provide guidance about book promotion and marketing, inform clients about how to start a blog or Web site, and offer information about search engine optimization, and increasing one's Internet presence."
Sleuth Editing: "Copyediting, specializing in mysteries. Other fiction genres accepted, as well. Check for grammar, punctuation, spelling, and content inconsistencies. You'll get a line edit as well as a write-up with suggestions and inconsistencies listed. Please see website for low rates and great references."
Snowden Editorial Services: Offers editing, research, consulting services and more.
Software Dreampack For Writers: Accessories and brain trainers to personal organizers and writing support.
SONAR Sub Tracking Database: free software in the Downloads section.
Sonya Vann: An editor. Currently under evaluation.
Sophocles Screenwriting Software: Features free trial version.
Sound Literary Services: "edits, critiques, writes, and rewrites manuscripts for individuals and organizations seeking detailed, professional attention for all kinds of writing -- from short stories and novels to essays, articles, letters, brochures, and web site content." Link reported broken.
Sounding Board: An editing service.
Spirit Critiquing Service: A manuscript critiquing and editing service.
Stanton & Associates Literary Agency: New information indicates this is not a literary agency. It's a ghostwriting and editing service.
Story Sensei, The: "I do substantive critiques and line edits of fiction manuscripts and a specialized high-level structural critique of fiction synopses. Please see my website for prices and endorsements from my clients."
StoryBuilder- Computer Aided Design for Fiction Writers: Software.
STORYCRAFT WRITER'S SOFTWARE: Fiction-writing program.
Strategic Solutions, Inc.: "We provide full service editing/writing services."
SUCCESS LITERARY SERVICES: "Complete book manuscript edit, proof, critique, and film script story analysis coverage; honored with twelve top awards for writing, editing, teaching, ethics, consulting, and educational services for the professional literary community." Link reported broken.
Sun Microsystems OpenOffice: A writer reports "this is open source and free to use, in this instance offering many other office applications usually associated with Microsoft. Of relevance is OpenOffice Writer, having the ability to save documents in a number of especially useful formats including the Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP .doc format."
Swift Track: Manuscript tracking system (software).
