Scribendi has a rating of 4 stars from 1 review, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Scribendi ranks 167th among Writing Other sites.
I've used them several times in the past. Most editors/proofreaders are excellent and provide more than I expected from them. They give you excellent suggestions if you are having writer's block. Scribendi always delivers clean version and the marked-up version so you can accept or decline changes. If you are not happy with the level of edit, you can contact their customer support and 90% + times they will ask the same editor or a different editor, if you ask, to look over your work again. All of this is done anonymously, so there is no awkwardness. If there is a particular editor that you really like, you can save their editor number and request them for your next project. This is good for them because it gives them "browny" points to get higher pay. I've used several editing services online and Scribendi tops my list for the best when it comes to anything related to books and manuscripts. The reason why I am giving them a 4 star and not 5 is that they have few editors that lack the skills to properly edit your book or any paper, for that matter. I paid few hundred to get several thousand words edited; I received back a product that contained less than dozen corrections, no comments or reviews. When I gave that manuscript to another editor, it was marked all up and she gave me great ideas on how to improve. I must say, I was quite disappointed with Scribendi because up to that point all I had was great experience. Final conclusion, not all editors on Scribendi are alike. Some are "WOW - great" while others are "WOW - bad." All in all, most, like 9 out of 10 are fantastic.
I've used them several times in the past.
Most editors/proofreaders are excellent and provide more than I expected from them. They give you excellent suggestions if you are having writer's block. Scribendi always delivers clean version and the marked-up version so you can accept or decline changes.
If you are not happy with the level of edit, you can contact their customer support and 90% + times they will ask the same editor or a different editor, if you ask, to look over your work again. All of this is done anonymously, so there is no awkwardness.
If there is a particular editor that you really like, you can save their editor number and request them for your next project. This is good for them because it gives them "browny" points to get higher pay.
I've used several editing services online and Scribendi tops my list for the best when it comes to anything related to books and manuscripts.
The reason why I am giving them a 4 star and not 5 is that they have few editors that lack the skills to properly edit your book or any paper, for that matter. I paid few hundred to get several thousand words edited; I received back a product that contained less than dozen corrections, no comments or reviews.
When I gave that manuscript to another editor, it was marked all up and she gave me great ideas on how to improve. I must say, I was quite disappointed with Scribendi because up to that point all I had was great experience.
Final conclusion, not all editors on Scribendi are alike. Some are "WOW - great" while others are "WOW - bad." All in all, most, like 9 out of 10 are fantastic.
Tip for consumers:
- Try editing small to start with, like one chapter of 1000 words or less
- Write down the editor numbers (typically starts with 9xx) and request them on next project
- Remember some editors are better at certain genre than others; i.e. great with romance but not so good with thrillers, etc.
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