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About Rates

Rates are based on the quality of the original document and the level of editing required. A per-hour rate is available—and recommended—for projects that involve extensive rewriting or fact-checking. Discounted rates are offered to nonprofit organizations.

Line and copyediting are billed at a per-word rate, which includes up to two rounds of editing for clarity, consistency, and polish. A full edit includes three.

Copy editing focuses on the more technical aspects of writing, like punctuation, spelling, and grammar.

What's included:

  • Correction of

    • Spelling

    • Grammar

    • Usage

    • Punctuation

  • Minor Fact-checking

  • Some rephrasing for clarity

  • Verify cross-references

  • Checking links (ebooks, articles, and blogs)

  • Check for style guide consistency, including formatting

"Copyeditors correct spelling, grammar, usage, and punctuation; check cross-references; and prepare the style sheets that guide consistency and accuracy across the manuscript."

-EFA New Authors Guide

Line/Copy Editing

Proofreading

What’s included:

  • Markup of errors in:

    • Spelling

    • Grammar and Syntax

    • Usage

    • Punctuation

  • Notes on unclear passages and other issues.

  • Check for style guide consistency, including formatting

  • No rewriting, rephrasing, or fact-checking

Manuscripts

Developmental

Copy/Line

Proofreading

Full Edit

bendingbrancheditorial@gmail.com

(618) 292-0552