Services and Rates

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

Rates

$0.01/word (two rounds)

Line/Copy Editing

Proofreading

What's included:

  • Markup of errors in:

    • Spelling

    • Grammar and Syntax

    • Usage

    • Punctuation

  • Notes on unclear passages and other possible issues.

  • Check for style guide consistency, including formatting

  • No rewriting, rephrasing, or fact-checking

Rates

Proofreading:

$0.005(Single round, additional rounds $0.003/word)

Academic Proofreading for High School and College Students:

$0.003/word (Single round, additional rounds $0.002/word)

Rates

$0.015/word (three rounds)

Manuscripts

Developmental

Copy/Line

Proofreading

Full Edit

Rates

First 1500 words free, then $0.075/word.

Copy/Line/Proofreading

Marketing/Articles/Blogs/Emails

(Three Rounds)

Non-profits

Individual Services

First 1500 words free, then 50% off.

Please contact for large projects or ongoing work.

Manuscripts (Fiction and Nonfiction), Short Stories, and Articles

$20.00/hour
or
Base Rate: Original Word Count x $0.01 (50% down before work starts.)
Then, $0.005 per word over the original word count. (The first 100 words are free if I also do the Line/Copy Editing.)

Research: $20.00/hour

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