An editorial house, open to every author

Every book deserves an editorial team.

AuthorsLab gives your manuscript what publishing houses give theirs — a first read, a line edit, a final polish, and in time a cover and a launch — with editors who work at your pace and leave every decision, and every right, with you.

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A named editor at every stageYour rights, alwaysWork at your pace

The journey

Five stages. A named editor at each one.

Not a tool that marks up your file — a team that reads your book, talks it through with you, and carries it from draft to launch. The editing studio — Alex, Sam and Jordan — is open today; the stages either side arrive as staged releases.

E
Eliot
Meets you first, and pairs you with Wright if you're starting from a blank page
Begin
A
Alex
Reads the whole manuscript; assesses structure, voice and the chapters that carry it
First read
S
Sam
Works the prose with you, chapter by chapter, line by line
Line edit
J
Jordan
The final pass — consistency, rhythm, and the details readers notice
Polish
T·M·R
Taylor, Morgan & Riley
Cover and interior design, then platforms, metadata and your launch plan
Design → Launch

The Author Studio

Where the work actually happens.

Your book lives in its own room: the manuscript on one side, your editor on the other, and the journey — every stage, every deliverable — always in view.

  • ✓A real conversation with your editor, grounded in your chapters — not generic notes
  • ✓Every assessment and edit filed on your shelf as a document you keep
  • ✓One library for every book you're writing — switch projects, keep every journey
The Veil and the Flame
First read ✓ · Line edit — Chapter 12 of 36
SSam: Chapter 12 is the strongest thing in the manuscript — I’ve marked three places where slowing down would let it land even harder.
You: Show me the first one.

Membership

One membership. Every book you’ll ever write.

Begin with a free manuscript assessment. Then one membership covers the editing studio for your library today — and new stages join your membership as they release, without your price changing.

Free assessment

One manuscript · no card required

  • ✓Alex reads your full manuscript
  • ✓A written developmental assessment, yours to keep
  • ✓A recommended path through the stages
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Membership

AuthorsLab membership

From £7/mo billed annually · see plans

  • ✓The editing studio: Alex, Sam and Jordan
  • ✓Unlimited projects on Author and Pro plans
  • ✓New stages join as they release — your price never changes
  • ✓Every deliverable filed on your shelf
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Why we built this

“I’d written the book. What I couldn’t get — not without thousands of pounds and a year of waiting — was someone to read it properly and tell me the truth. That’s the gap AuthorsLab exists to close.”
CLCarl Lyons · Author & AuthorsLab co-founder

Your story deserves to be told well.

Start with the free assessment — Alex will read your manuscript and tell you, honestly, where it stands.

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