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Pronoun Says Theresa offers simultaneous developmental and line editing for $3.50/page.

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Pronoun Says A speculative fiction writer herself, Tammy has been freelance editing a wide range of books for 15+ years.

“There are 800k+ books for sale on Amazon and yours needs to stand out.”

Stewart A. Williams Design

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“Whatever your brand of sci-fi, I’ll help it sparkle like a star cluster.”

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Pronoun Says Sarah specializes in sci-fi, urban fantasy, and speculative fiction written by indie and self-published authors.

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Pronoun Says Melody has designed covers for NYT and USA Today bestselling authors.

“Great content deserves the right book cover.”

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“Don’t let your readers find any errors—let me find them instead.”

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“You make your book unputdownable. I make readers pick it up.”

Sylvia Frost

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“I specialize in clean, well-crafted design.”

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Pronoun Says Jakob currently works as a designer for Tin House.

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Pronoun Says Marcy is the author of two novels, one of which was a New York Times Editor's Choice Pick. She has been named by Powell's Bookstore as a Writer to Watch Out For.

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Pronoun Says Jenny not only designs book covers and other promotional materials for authors, she also runs the book blog Supernatural Snark.

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Pronoun Says Cassandra has a particular passion for (and expertise in) YA and NA genres.

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Pronoun Says In addition to pre-made and custom book covers, Paper and Sage offers marketing design services, like Facebook banners and bookmarks.

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Pronoun Says Mimi has worked as an art director at Penguin Group and St. Martin's Press, and as a designer at Grand Central Publishing.

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Pronoun Says Deborah worked at an independent publishing house for eight years, and headed up the editorial team for four.

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“Help your book shine with professional copyediting.”

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“A great cover starts to tell your story before your book is opened.”

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“We’ll help you put your best word forward.”

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“Specializing in history and Nonfiction.”

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Pronoun Says A painter, concept artist, and illustrator, Harvey has created art for Lucasfilm, Mattel, and Zenion Games.

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Pronoun Says Kate helped acquire and edit middle grade and YA novels as an Associate Editor at Simon & Schuster Children's Books.

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Pronoun Says Kiele spent several years as an Assistant Editor at Simon & Schuster.

“Your book matters to me, and my design will reflect that.”

Lawston Design

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Pronoun Says Lawston Design's cover design packages include marketing materials, such as posters, bookmarks, and banners for web and social media.

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Pronoun Says Daniel is currently an Associate Editor at Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. He does not offer line editing as a standalone service, only when paired with a developmental edit.