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There are agencies that will edit, revise and proofread your work, either online or by working on a paper copy sent through the post. Their pricing structures vary, but they usually charge per hundred words, so if you have a full-length book of 80,000 words or more it can be very expensive. If you are considering using an editing agency, it may be worth sending a sample chapter to begin with. It will be much cheaper than having the whole book edited, and while the agency won’t be able to comment on your plot development and characterization, they will be able to offer you advice on your style and general language skills. But be wary of any agency that claims or implies in its advertising that they have connections with publishers and that you will therefore stand a much better chance of being published if you use their services. They may have connections, but ultimately whether your work is published or not will depend on the appeal and standard of your work, rather than ‘connections’.