Manuscript Editing for Counterpoint Press
Counterpoint Press publishes literary fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, and its nonfiction list includes memoir, biography, and narrative nonfiction alongside a religion and spirituality backlist. Counterpoint publishes Wendell Berry.
Off the Grid Editing prepares fiction and nonfiction manuscripts for authors submitting to Counterpoint Press. Memoir and biography ask for steady control of time, names, and point of view across hundreds of pages, and a lapse in any one of them shows. We track all three. We work in Chicago style and apply the press’s own guidelines when you send them.
Our Promise
We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to Counterpoint Press. We work with you until it is ready or refund your payment in full. That commitment has held since 2002.
Our editors do not have access to your manuscript until an order is placed. Your draft is secure until you decide to proceed.
Manuscript Editing Services for Counterpoint Press
We offer three levels of manuscript editing depending on what your manuscript needs. Each is described below so you can choose the service that fits where your draft is right now.
Grammar and usage, awkward phrasing, repetition, and passive voice corrected, then clarity, concision, sentence structure, transitions, and tone, with your style manual applied throughout and a final proofread. For authors whose argument and structure are settled.
Clarity, emphasis, and paragraph structure: topic sentences, transitions, and sentences reordered within a paragraph, with every fact and claim kept as you wrote it. Includes copy editing and a final proofread.
Spelling, punctuation, typos, capitalization, grammar, and usage corrected with minimal wording changes, for manuscripts that have been edited and need a last check before submission to Counterpoint Press.
Counterpoint Press publishes literary fiction, memoir, biography, and narrative nonfiction. Its FAQ page explains how manuscripts reach the press. If you have received editorial guidelines or reader feedback from Counterpoint, include them with your manuscript and we will address them throughout our edit. If you have questions about which service is right for your manuscript, contact us directly.
Related pages: trade and literary publisher manuscript editing across publishers, our full range of book and manuscript editing services, developmental editing for a draft whose structure is still moving, and biography and autobiography editing.
Manuscript Instant Invoice
Ready to prepare your manuscript for Counterpoint Press? Use our secure portal to generate an immediate, word-count-based quote and secure your delivery deadline.
Our editors do not have access to your manuscript until an order is placed.
Direct Support
Reach our editorial team directly to discuss your manuscript, your Counterpoint Press submission timeline, or which service is right for your project. Initial consultations of up to 15 minutes are complimentary.
608-535-6324
editors@offthegridediting.com