Rates
Nonfiction
Proofreading Only
Articles / Blogs / Web Content up to but not exceeding 500 words
Press Releases up to but not exceeding 750 words
Letters / Brochures up to but not exceeding 1,000 words
Newsletters / Media Kits up to but not exceeding 2,500 words
Booklets / Pamphlets / Catalogs up to but not exceeding 5,000 words
$ 5.00
$ 7.50
$ 10.00
$25.00
$50.00
Note: Additional words (in all categories) will be billed at $0.012 each
Fiction
Proofreading Only
Short story up to 7,500 words
Novelette up to 20,000 words
Novella up to 50,000 words
Short novel up to 75,000 words
Average novel up to 100,000 words
Long novel up to 125,000 words
$ 37.50
$100.00
$250.00
$375.00
$500.00
$625.00
Fiction
Copyediting
Short story up to 7,500 words
Novelette up to 20,000 words
Novella up to 50,000 words
Short novel up to 75,000 words
Average novel up to 100,000 words
Long novel up to 125,000 words
$ 90.00
$ 240.00
$ 600.00
$ 900.00
$1,200.00
$1,500.00
Note: I do not edit work containing unnecessary violence, horror, or erotica. If you have a question about the content you wish to submit, contact me about it.
My Primary Editing Tools
Nonfiction
Format: Digital documents in Microsoft Word or PDF
Style Guide: The Associated Press Stylebook
Dictionary: Webster's New World Dictionary
Language: English (US)
Types: business writing and publications, journalism, magazine writing, letters, blogs, reviews
Fiction
Format: Digital documents in Microsoft Word (preferred) or PDF
Style Guide: Chicago Manual of Style
Dictionary: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
Language: English (US)
Genres: historical, mystery, romance, sci-fi, suspense, thriller, young adult
What I Need From You
A clean copy of your manuscript (no previous markup) as an MS Word document or PDF:
Double-spaced
One inch margins
Size 12 font
What You Will Receive From Me
Two copies of your edited or proofed MS Word document:
One copy will contain the suggested edits using MS Word Track Changes
A clean copy of your work with all changes accepted
- One copy of your annotated PDF
Example of Tracked Changes
