Audience
Novelists and memoirists with a finished draft, especially first-time and self-publishing authors who can't afford an editor upfront or want a full run through their draft before hiring one.
About Edith
Edith is an editor for novelists who want an honest read of a finished draft before paying thousands for a human editor. It starts with an editorial letter: she reads the whole novel at once, up to 150,000 words, and tells you whether the story works and what to fix first ($15; try 10,000 words free). The complete edit ($249, one-time) then takes the book through five more stages: developmental (plot, character, pacing), structural (scene and chapter build), stylistic (the prose line by line), copyediting (grammar, consistency, a running style sheet) and proofreading. Every note can be talked through in a chat: ask why, push back, and settle it your way, like working with a human editor. She keeps the whole book in view and remembers your decisions across every stage. Edith suggests and never rewrites, so every word stays yours. Edits come back in a Word file, and manuscripts are never used to train AI.
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Pricing
Starting Price:
$15 one-time
Free Trial:
Free Trial available.
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Company Information
Edith
Founded: 2026
United Arab Emirates
www.edithedits.com
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