Preditors and Editors ™
A guide to publishers and publishing services for serious writers
Editing, Copywriting, Ghostwriting, Indexing, & Software - W
Watkins Editing Services: "offers complete professional editorial services ranging from basic
proofreading and line editing to comprehensive one-on-one mentor/copyediting for all fiction genre manuscripts." Link reported broken.
Whitesmoke: Software for writing.
William Hoffman Writing and Editing Service: Offers reading, editing, and analysis service for books and manuscripts. Link reported broken.
William Horner, Editor: An editing service. Principle also owns a publishing house.
Wizards for Word: "Recipes for Word, a California company, is releasing a FREE beta version of Wizards for Word Pro, an add-in for Microsoft Word. Targeted to working writers, aspiring authors, and college students everywhere, the add-in to the popular word processing program provides fully automated wizards for creating novels, short stories, articles, nonfiction proposals, nonfiction manuscripts, synopses, query letters, theses, dissertations, and term papers."
"Ease of use and conformity to standard formatting guidelines such as the Chicago Manual of Style, MLA, and APA formats are key features of the software. Whether you're a novice or power user, if you're using Word 97/2000/2002(XP) on a Windows 98 or higher platform, Wizards for Word Pro will polish your writing and make your manuscripts sing."
Word & Image: An editing service. New URL unknown.
Word Mountain: "offers professional, constructive editing services for various types of writing, including technical, nonfiction and fiction. We've edited thousands of pages, and hope that our experience will make yours better. Line editing, language tightening, and polishing manuscripts for submission are some of the services we offer--see our website for details and references. Free sample edit provided for potential new clients." Link reported broken.
WordPower Professional: "a feature-rich word processing software program that is very similar to Microsoft Word ®. The main difference between my software and theirs is the cost. MS Word can cost upwards of $1500 USD. WPP is free."
Words into Print: An editing service. Editor's note: Offers some impressive features.
WordsArt -- Nonfiction Book Editing: Recommended.
- Editing services tailored to your needs and wants
- Comprehensive editing services and developmental editing
- Experience with a wide variety of subjects and types of commercial nonfiction
- Caring, friendly, communication-oriented assistance
- Expert help for both seasoned and new authors
- Free initial consultation
Editor's note: Manuscripts
edited by this company have actually been published.
WordsMan: Free-lance word wizard offering proofreading, copy-editing, and rewriting.
WordsRU: A proofreading and editing company.
Wordsworth Typing and Transcription (Formerly Wordsworth Typing and Editing Services): "offers typing, proofreading, transcription and data
entry services."
WordWright: part of the Ask The Writer site. Critique and editing services.
WORDWRIGHT Critique Service: professional critique service.
Wordwrights Canada - Literary Editing Services: "editing helps you meet the special demands of writing fiction or poetry. When your manuscript is ready to publish, Canadian markets are also suggested."
Working Writer, The: Designed in collaboration with professional writers, The Working Writer is the first comprehensive system that tracks the business of freelance writing from query letter to paycheck.
The Working Writer allows you to keep detailed information about the markets you write for, the query letters you send, and the manuscripts you submit. 21 different reports allow you to easily find the information you require about a publication, or the status of any submission or query letter. The system handles telephone dialing, envelope and mailing label printing, the ability to copy any address to the Windows Clipboard for pasting into your word processor, as well as many other functions.
A fully functional demo of The Working Writer can be downloaded from this web site. Contributed by Christopher di Armani.
Write Again: "provides a powerful management environment in which to organise all your writing projects - the software will suggest markets for your completed projects, or projects to newly entered markets. Basically, it streamlines the day-to-day management of your entire writing career, tracking submissions, markets, deadlines and projects."
The Write On! project: a non-fiction only ghostwriting service.
Write Tight, Now!: "Taking your writing to new heights with our line edits and critiques."
Write Touch Editing Services, The: Offers proofreading and copyediting services to writers and businesses.
Write Words Editing: "Several of the services I offer, such as coach referrals and profiles of preferred agents, are free of charge. While I do charge for a sample edit (this includes a chapter critique), the fee is modest and is deducted from the writer’s total if I take on the project. Services: proofreading, copyediting (line editing), substantive editing, critique. Referrals to reputable writing coaches if writer requests mentoring. Specializes in Christian romance and women’s fiction, contemporary and historical."
Writefine: An editing service. Also offers a fee-charged writers' workshop.
WRITE4HOLLYWOOD: "an editing service for
screenwriters."
WriteItNow: Novel-writing software.
WRITER editing and reviewing: "Austrlian writer Dr Bob Rich offers a very affordable book editing service via email. He will comment on everything he likes about the manuscript, find every fault and explain the principle behind the correction, and make suggestions concerning style, structure and language. You can read testimonials from satisfied clients and samples of Bob's own writing at..." his site.
WRITER'S BEST FRIEND Editorial Service, A: "I have been writing/editing since 1997, both professionally and on a volunteer basis within my local critique group. I've won numerous awards for my writing in several major regional competitions, plus there are two books in print that I have edited: "Running As Fast As I Can - A Survivor's Guide to Winning the Race Against Breast Cancer" by Lois Hilton Spoon, Obadiah Press; "Bayou Jesus" by M. G. Miller, iUniverse Press." Contact at:
A WRITER'S BEST FRIEND
Editorial Service
P. O. Box 2082
Bentonville, AR 72712-5904
Writer's Editor, The: "You've spent months (or years) on your book, but no matter how gripping your plot, how brilliant your ideas, your work can be sabotaged by awkward sentences and turgid paragraphs. Make sure it's protected by polished prose before you fling it into a publisher's slush pile. Rafe Steinberg--published author, sensitive reader, experienced editor--works for you, the author, fine tuning your writing, line by line, until it perfectly expresses your meaning and resonates with the spirit of your vision."
Writer's Relief, The: Interesting approach and site. Editor's note: I know of some writers who would kill just to have a synopsis written for them. Judging from the testimonials, this outfit looks legit though they are a bit pricey.
Writer's Resource Center: an excellent writer's resource. Features links to editing services.
WRITER'S SOFTWARE COMPANION, THE: Fiction-writing program.
Writers Club, Ltd.: Writing courses, networking, weekly conferences, and Mentors.
Writers Helper: An editing service. "Any editor can fix your work. Audrey helps you become a better writer. Working with self-publishing writers of e-books, tree books, and Web sites, she offers a site with writing tips, a free newsletter, and a free sample edit on 500 words."
Writers Literary & Publishing Services, The: An editing service. A part of the Literary Agency Group. 12/7/05: P&E is concerned that this business does not list the names of its editors so their credentials can be verified.
Writers
Super Center: A developer of software for writers. 12/2/06: a writer reports that the software registration process doesn't work rendering the software inactive.
Writerscape.com: "the Premier Written Works Exchange for Writers, Publishers, Script Buyers and Agents." Link reported broken.
Writersaid: editing, research, ghostwriting, publicity, and Internet publicity for writers of all genres.
WritersNet: Interesting resource for writers, editors, publishers, and agents.
Writeway Editing: Editing by a free lance book editor for over 20 years who is an award-winning journalist and also the author of 14 books.
Writing Help
Tech Tips: Recommended. This writer is offering free utilities for MS Word that may be of use to other writers. Well worth checking into.
Writing 2 Sell: Recommended. "Michael Garrett is credited as Stephen King's first editor in On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. He has served in an editorial capacity for both Pocket Books and Kensington Publishing and is the co-creator and co-editor of the internationally successful HOT BLOOD anthology series."
