NOTE: I am closed to these services until I open up again at some point in 2017. However, I am open for copyediting on the first pages through my Voice Enhancers packages.
If you need editing services, consider my revision workshop, which will lead you through a revision of your manuscript or script and is less expensive than hiring a freelance editor. If you’d like a keen editorial eye for your entire manuscript before 2017, see my associates at MS Editors.
Copyediting & Proofreading Services
Copyediting
What it is: A check for mechanics (spelling, grammar, syntax) and consistency issues (tense, case, POV) per page of manuscript text
What you get:
Your digital manuscript emailed back to you, formatted in standard industry formatObjective changes made for you using the Track Changes featureSubjective or stylistic errors highlighted (but not corrected)A bulleted list of common errors, mistakes, and room for improvement
Does not include:
Typing services or transfer of a hard copy or audio file to digital media (Document must be received as .doc, .docx, .pages, .rtf, or Google Drive file)Explanations of objective changes—these are necessary changes made in accordance to industry standard, Chicago Style, or Webster’s dictionaryResearch or fact-checkingSuggestions to improve writing styleRewriting or ghostwriting
When to get it: After your complete manuscript has been critiqued or edited by someone, and you have revised accordingly
How much might it cost? On average, $11 per thousand words for debut authors, $6 per thousand words for published authors (round up to the nearest 1,000)—click here to get started
Proofreading
What it is: One final check for punctuation, layout, or typographical errors before final publication
What you get:
Objective changes EITHER:
made for you using the Track Changes feature ORmarked up on a hard copy proof
Does not include:
Transfer of a hard copy or audio file to digital mediaExplanations of objective changes—these are changes made in accordance to industry standard, Chicago Style, or Webster’s dictionaryResearch or fact-checkingSuggestions to improve writingRewriting or ghostwriting
When to get it: After your novel is ready for publication (i.e. it has undergone several rounds of edits already), before it goes to press
How much might it cost? On average, $4.50 per thousand words (round up to the nearest 1,000)—click here to get started
