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Novel editing that starts free. Upgrade only if it earns it

Start with your first 10,000 words, free. If the letter earns it, the whole book is $15 and the complete edit is $249. Choose when you begin, or upgrade later.

Read my first 10,000 words, free

Edith reads your first 10,000 words and writes you an editorial letter, no credit card needed. The whole book, with every point open to discuss, is $15. Never used to train anything, and yours to delete.

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Editorial Review

Start with your first 10,000 words, free. The whole book is $15.

$15 one-time · 12 months to use it

What you get

  • Your first 10,000 words, freeThe letter on your opening and the points she would raise. Discussion opens with the whole-book read.
  • The whole book, $15A new letter on every chapter, every point open to discuss, yours to keep.

How the edit works

  • Discuss every note with EdithOpens with the whole-book read. Up to 10 messages per note.
  • Voice preserved, never rewritten

If it earns it: the five remaining stages, unlimited discussion, and two revision passes at every stage. Choose it when you begin, or upgrade later.

Read my first 10,000 words, free

The complete edit

All six stages, start to finish.

$249 one-time · 12 months to use it

The six stages

How the edit works

  • Discuss with EdithUnlimited messages per note
  • Voice preserved, never rewritten
  • Consistency check after your revisions
  • Two revision passes at every stage, more from $29

Chosen inside the app, when you begin or later. Start with the Review and your $15 counts toward it, so continuing costs $234.

A human editor · Thu 2:03 PM

Thanks for reaching out. For 84,000 words a developmental edit is $2,400, and my next opening is in nine weeks.

Edith · Thu 2:04 PM

I can read all 84,000 words tonight. $15 for the letter, $249 if you want the whole edit, and every word stays yours.

The small print, plainly

Your first read has to earn the rest.
Go straight to the complete edit and your editorial letter still comes first. Read it, and if it doesn’t show you something you can act on, tell us within 14 days of buying and before you begin the next stage, and we refund it in full. Start with the $15 Editorial Review instead and the letter is simply yours to keep: you read it before you spend anything more.
What counts as a revision?
After you discuss a stage’s notes and make your changes, a revision is another pass where Edith re-reads your new draft and updates her feedback. Every stage of the complete edit includes one. The Editorial Review is a single read, so it has none. If a stage isn’t settled after that, you can add another pass to it for $29, and only to the stage that needs it.
One price per book, paid once.
No subscription. Your first 10,000 words are free, the Editorial Review is $15 and the complete edit is $249. If you start with the Review and continue, you pay the difference, $234. Your purchase stays open for 12 months, so you can work at your own pace.

New to these terms? See what every stage of editing means, or read how a stage works inside Edith.

Questions about paying

Yes. Edith reads the first 10,000 words of your manuscript and writes you an editorial letter on your opening, with the points she would raise. No credit card needed, and one per account. The whole-book read, which covers every chapter and opens every point for discussion, is $15, and that $15 is credited toward the complete edit.

All questions, answered

Start with your first 10,000 words

The letter on your opening is free. The whole book, with every point open to discuss, is $15, and every word stays yours.

  • An honest read of your whole novel

  • Notes you settle, one at a time

  • Line edits you accept or reject

  • Back in your file, every word yours

Read my first 10,000 words, free

Edith reads your first 10,000 words and writes you an editorial letter, no credit card needed. The whole book, with every point open to discuss, is $15. Never used to train anything, and yours to delete.