Manuscript Editing for Crown Books
Crown, an imprint of Penguin Random House, publishes nonfiction in biography and memoir, history, science, politics, current affairs, and investigative journalism, along with popular psychology, parenting, self-development, and business. Its books aim at the public conversation. A manuscript headed there needs a clear story or argument and prose a general reader can follow.
Off the Grid Editing prepares memoir, biography, and reported nonfiction for Crown. We edit for clarity and paragraph structure and for the steady pace a long nonfiction book needs, keeping every fact and claim as you wrote it. We work in Chicago style. When you send the press’s own guidelines, we apply them.
Our Promise
We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to Crown. 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 Crown
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 Crown.
Crown publishes nonfiction across biography, memoir, history, science, politics, and current affairs as part of Penguin Random House. Penguin Random House’s guidance for writers explains how manuscripts reach its editors. Read it before you send anything. If you have received editorial guidelines or reader feedback, 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.
See also our pages on editing for all trade and literary publishers, book and manuscript editing services, developmental editing, and biography and autobiography editing.
Manuscript Instant Invoice
Ready to prepare your manuscript for Crown? 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 Crown 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