Editing

Within the editing service we aim to improve the overall presentation of the manuscript, its content and scope. The manuscript will also be examined to ensure that the author’s meaning is expressed clearly, and that the choice of words and the punctuation is correct. Checking for consistency is also involved and this will include checking such things as spelling. The editor will also want to ensure that any necessary copyright permission, where quotations or illustrations are being used, has been granted.

Under the proofreading service we will check the copy for errors and ensure that the final document is formatted correctly and according to the house style.

Critique service

At Wild Cherry Press, we aim to provide the opportunity for the unpublished, unrepresented author to be published. We also provide unprejudiced appraisals of manuscripts and advice on how they can be improved.
We recognise that this type of service can be costly and we wish to provide an affordable service that is more accessible to everyone.

Authors often find that they are too deeply immersed in their own writing to be able to review it objectively. Friends and family are very good at offering support and praise but frequently fail to provide truly unbiased feedback. Critiques are a useful tool for analysing one’s work with the objective of raising the quality of one’s writing.

Wild Cherry Press provide a free reading service for at least an initial submission of 10,000 words and often the entire manuscript. Authors may want to follow up on this service by ordering a critique.

We offer a range of services:

A Submission Report:

This is a report on a 10,000 word submission. It would give an analysis on the impact of the opening chapters with particular reference to plot, characterisation, atmosphere and setting, style and use of language.

A Basic Report on the whole manuscript:

This report would give a general assessment of the plot, characterisation, atmosphere and setting, style, use of language, structure, grammar, vocabulary, punctuation and marketability.
For an example of this type of report, click here.

A Detailed Report on the whole manuscript

This report would give a more detailed assessment of the plot, characterisation, atmosphere and setting, style, use of language, structure, grammar, vocabulary and punctuation with references drawn from the body of the text. There would also be some reference to the marketability.

Please contact Wild Cherry Press at info@wildcherrypress.com if you would like us to provide a critique.

Wild Cherry Press Critique Prices

 Fees are payable in advance

Sadly we cannot guarantee that the purchase of a Wild Cherry Press critique will result in an offer of publication by Wild Cherry Press or any other publishing house. If you require further analysis after you have received your critique, there will be a further charge.

Website design

At Wild Cherry Press we expect that our authors will want to market their books. An author website is a particularly effective method of self-promotion.

Wild Cherry Press also has its own website designers. Though the cost of creating an author website is not included in our standard publishing package, we can put you in touch with a designer who will quote a price. The current rate for an author website is 250 euros, or about GBP175. The price includes initial design, two years of web hosting and modifications to the site during its first month online.

An author’s website should include:

• a synopsis of your book
• pictures of the book cover
• ISBN number
• a printable page of your book's details
• some biographical material
• a good quality photo

It should also be exclusively an author’s website. Trying to combine it with other unrelated activities just looks unprofessional.