Formatting and Typesetting

Have you written a bestseller, but you're not sure of the proper format to use? Do you want a polished typeset manuscript to submit to publishing companies and literary agents?

Formatting

With this service, we properly format an electronic copy of your manuscript for submission to publishers and agents.

Fees

$25.00 up to 100 pages
$50.00 between 100 and 200 pages
$75.00 between 200 and 300 pages
$100.00 over 300 pages

Typesetting

With this service, we type a hand-written copy of your manuscript to create a Microsoft Word document. When we are finished, we send you the completed document in electronic form (on CD-Rom), as well as a printed copy of MS Word document.

This service includes formatting your work according to the standard manuscript submission format (see "Note" for specifications), photocopying costs, and return postage.

Fee

$4.50/formatted manuscript page

Estimated Timelines

Under 350 pages: approximately 3 days
350 to 700 pages: approximately 5 days
over 700 pages: approximately 1 week

To order formatting or typing services, contact us at hszott@hawkeyeediting.com.

Tips:
1. Never send a bound manuscript to a publisher.
2. The cover page should contain the title, your name, any pseudonym you may use, home address, email address, phone number, page count, and word count.

NOTE: All fee quotes are in US currency, are based on the total page count after the edit is complete and the manuscript is properly formatted, and are based on the standard manuscript submission format: 8 1/2" x 11" page, double spaced, 1" margins, 12 point standard font, appropriate header, and page numbers centered at the bottom.