Integrated Writer Services, LLC

Integrated Writer Services, LLC (IWS) provides professional manuscript assessment, editing, permissions acquisitions, and consulting services for writers of both fiction and nonfiction works. We help both unpublished writers and seasoned authors polish their manuscripts prior to submitting their work to publishers. We also can provide special assistance and consulting services to authors who intend to self-publish their works. And, we are happy to receive referrals from small presses, independent publishers, traditional publishers, and print-on-demand (POD) publishers.

Editing Services

IWS provides the following four types of manuscript editing services:

• Copyediting or light editing
• Line Editing that includes some structural elements
• Content Editing, also called substantive editing or heavy copyediting
• Developmental Editing that includes changes at the paragraph, chapter, and book levels

Additional Support Services

IWS also provides the following support services:

• Copywriting to create cover copy that will make a positive first impression on the sales rack
• Ghostwriting on selected topics
• Permissions Review to determine what items in a manuscript require rights clearance
• Permissions Acquisition that includes research to locate the owner and administrator of rights to a copyrighted item and to identify possible alternatives if rights cannot be obtained for the initial item
• Consultation through layout and print production