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I offer three levels of editing that can be appropriate for many types of manuscripts --from fiction novels to technical project
proposals, from personal essays to formal dissertations, from screenplays and plays to website text and resumes. I also offer
book design services.
Pricing depends on the level of editing as well as the length of the document and how long it takes to edit it.* The levels
of editing and their prices per hour are listed below.
LIGHT EDIT (similar to proofreading; no rewriting by me is involved): $14/hour
- Correct spelling, punctuation, typos, grammar
- Point out wordy or confusing paragraphs
- Ensure consistency of spelling, capitalization, hyphenation, italics, citations, quotations, etc.
- Note any incorrect numbering of TOC and text, citations, footnotes, endnotes, tables, figures, lists, etc.
- Ensure sources are cited correctly in text, included in references, alphabetical
- Check html links are working
MEDIUM EDIT: $25/hour
- All items part of Light Edit list plus the items below
- Edit for smooth transitions sentence to sentence and paragraph to paragraph
- Correct awkward or overly complex sentences, bad parallelisms, etc.
- Correct wordiness
- Correct/create numbering of TOC and text, citations, footnotes, endnotes, tables, figures, lists
- Query accuracy or organization issues
- Check for consistency of tone/mood of document
- Ensure timeline accuracy
- Query ambiguities and possible factual inaccuracies
- Avoid biased and offensive language
HEAVY EDIT: $35/hour
- All items part of Light and Medium Edit lists plus the items below
- Ensure that main points emerge clearly
- Check logical sequence of argument, descriptions, and data
- Ensure coherence of paragraphs/sections/parts/chapters by reorganizing or suggesting reordering
- Ensure proper or adequate paragraph/section length
- Ensure that abstract/opening is accurate, complete; that conclusion follows and is not redundant
- Edit for superfluous/missing parts/elements; suggest deletions or additions
- Ensure consistency of characters/action/dialog/plot/setting; suggest deletions/additions (critique)
- Format entire document per provided requirements (e.g., for dissertations, theses)
- Clean up manual formatting (delete extra spaces, unnecessary tabs or paragraph marks, etc.)
- Check that changes have been made according to professor's comments or that document meets requirements set forth in instructions
BOOK DESIGN: Pricing differs depending on project needs
- Flow text into specific page size
- Design page layout (including graphic placement)
- Develop header and/or footer styles, heading and text fonts and sizes, part/chapter/section breaks, chapter main page
design, etc.
- Create/format TOC
- Create/format other front matter (about the author section, acknowledgements, lists)
- Create/format index
- Create/format back matter other than reference list and index (glossary, etc.)
- Create front and back covers (with author-provided or original artwork)
- Provide camera-ready PDFs
While I can provide hard copy editing, where I mark my changes on your printed document for you to type in
later, I prefer soft copy editing, where I mark my changes on an electronic version of your document, usually
using Word's Track Changes function. Using this function, you can see each change I made and choose to accept it or reject
it. If you have never worked with this function of Word before, I have created instructions regarding how to use Track Changes and can provide a marked-up example so that you can play around and determine whether you might like Track Changes (most
of my clients end up loving it!)
I offer a very personal service, tailoring my skills to fit your specific needs. While it is often difficult to catch me via
telephone, you can be in frequent contact with me via email as I work on your document. I also make myself available to answer
questions once a project is completed. As I have worked with many different publications (see my credentials), I have also come to understand various aspects of publishing and know of many books and websites that are useful to authors
and would be more than happy to share my knowledge with you if you are new to the process.
Please contact me
if you have any questions regarding the type of editing your manuscript would require or your needs for a specific project.
For immediate needs, please contact me at least seven days in advance of your anticipated deadline so that we can agree on
the services/pricing and ensure that your project’s needs will fit into our work schedules.
*For a rough estimate of how much your project might cost, assume I edit at a rate of 5-8 pages per hour. If you have a 50-page
document and you want Light editing, your total amount due would probably be somewhere between $88 and $140 (50/8 = 6.25 x
$14 = $87.50 and 50/5 = 10 x $14 = $140). I might edit as many as 10 pages per hour or as few as 2 depending on the writing
style and level of edit, but this calculation provides a general idea of your average costs.
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