Editing

You have a great manuscript, story, article, or essay, and you want to be sure it is polished to perfection before sending it to the publisher.

Key Benefits

Have a "second set of eyes" with editorial experience examine your work
Have an experienced writer/editor proofread your work for errors in punctuation, grammar, and usage
Have that same experienced writer/editor read your work and make suggestions for possible changes that might clarify or improve your work

Capabilities

We can assist you in producing the most polished and professional-looking manuscript possible. That means more than simply spell-checking your document, more than letting some piece of software make "automatic" grammar changes that are quite often incorrect. It means we look at your work with an experienced eye, reading it for content, context, and correctness.

Rates

Level I editing - basic proofreading and copy editing: spelling, punctuation, "oops!" errors. Rate is one cent per word* ($0.01 per word).

Level II editing - includes Level I, plus is more substantive: usage, grammar, narrative flow. Rate is one and one-half cents per word* ($0.015 per word).

Level III editing - includes Level II, plus readability, storyline and character development recommendations, and continuity (for fiction). Accuracy** (nonfiction). Rate is two and one-half cents per word* ($0.025 per word).

NOTE: Works longer than 45,000 words can be negotiated on a case-by-case basis.

* All word counts are based upon the word count function in Microsoft Word, when the document is received. Increases in the word count by addition of more text will be calculated as they arrive, and the charges adjusted accordingly. Decreasing the word count after the document is received will not impact the charges, as the time for the job has already been set aside.

** "Fact-checking" for non-fiction work will incur a charge of $30 per hour, in addition to editing charges.

NOTE: Re-checks of edited work at author's request will incur a rate of $30 per hour.

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