A-1 Editing Service

Client Comments - Page 4

If the best way to improve your writing is to write everyday, the second best method is to get a professional editor--who has already made all the mistakes you have--to read your work over and offer advice.

A lot of people may overlook the latter (as I almost did myself) because it usually involves money and might cause some anxiety.

Well, I consider myself a serious writer--someone who's going to keep writing regardless of rejections--and I imagine anyone reading this feels the same way. I have to say that the money I spent to get my latest manuscript edited was definitely the best money I have ever spent.

Taking into account all the editing agencies on the Internet, I consider myself very lucky to have found A-1 Editing Service. Email communication has been fantastic, as Nicole Bentley replied promptly to every email I sent her, and my editor, Mary Linn Roby, was absolutely wonderful. I've read other testimonials on this site about her, and I agree completely with all of them.

Like most unpublished writers, I thought that after studying the craft and writing full time for five years, I had found my style and knew everything I needed to know. However, working with Mary, I discovered how much I didn't know--from major things like overwriting and compacting for pace, to smaller things such as grammar etc.

It truly was a great learning experience, a step toward becomming a better writer. I know I could not have done it on my own.

In a sense, Mary was the editor that I have always imagined a big publishing house editor would be like: not just cleaning up commas, but actually making a manuscript better. And publishable.

Jeremy Bates

I would like to recommend A-1 Editing Service web site as one of the most useful sites on the web for writers. If you're a professional writer, you need an editor. As A-1's site says, "Two sets of eyes are better than one." The road to being published is difficult enough without having to worry if your manuscript is industry ready or not.

A-1 was professional, reliable and answered any questions I had. They offer a free service where they will look at a small section of your manuscript and do an edit and critique free of charge, which helps a writer to determine how much work would be needed on their manuscript. This alone showed me just how many things I'd missed trying to edit the manuscript myself. Their input was invaluable. I know that having A-1 Editing Service polish my manuscript is what allowed me to attain representation from a Writer's Guild Signatory Agency.

I'm on my way in the world of publishing, and I owe a great deal of my success to my editors, A-1 Editing Service. I believe other writers would benefit immeasurably from A-1's services! Their site is definitely the "A-1" place I would recommend to a writer seeking editorial services!

Antoinette Avalon
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I would like to nominate the A-1 Editing Service website for the Annual 101 Best Web Sites for Writers Competition.

After completing my first manuscript, I began an exhaustive search for a qualified editor. A-1 Editing Service's website caught my attention immediately. Specifically, offering quite a bit of free and helpful information necessary to assist a writer in making the difficult decision of choosing an editorial service. As part of the website, there is also a well documented Biography section which tells a great deal of both personal and professional information about the editors employed by A-1 Editing. I decided to go with an editor working for A-1 Editing Service due to what A-1 had to offer - all beginning with the well written, informational, and constructed website. I was pleased to find the service and editor went way beyond the normal call of duty. A-1 was determined to make sure I received the best editorial service along with offering many well needed and crucial suggestions with regard to improving my manuscript altogether. I received what I consider a very warm and lasting relationship with A-1.

Please take the time to research their website and I'm confident you will be as impressed as I was.

Thank you
Gregg T. Milligan
First-Place Winner, 2001 Writer's Digest Writing Competition - Memoirs/Personal Essay Division
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I nominate A-1 Editing Service as the most valuable site that I have visited/used in recent times. Their Editor in Chief, Nicole Bentley, heads a highly skilled team of editors who can readily transform a manuscript into a valuable work.

Highly recommended to any budding or established writer looking for editorial assistance and input.

Peter Verinder
Sydney, Australia
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