Editorial Services

A copy editor will go through your text with a fine-toothed comb and make changes for grammar, spelling, punctuation, consistency, and light fact-checking (proper names and place names). In addition, for fiction works, copy editors will pay attention to things like dialogue tags, timeline, and continuity. Copy editors may offer ways to recast or reword your sentences if they seem unclear or awkward, but it's not a deep-dive into the structure or story elements. (It is expected your story is fully developed prior to a copy edit, and it is advised to have a proofread done after a copy edit, as no editor will catch 100 percent of errors 100 percent of the time.)

I edit fiction and nonfiction. Please see my subject &  genre expertise below.

This service is available using Microsoft Word. If you need other software (e.g., Google Docs or Mac Pages), please let me know. 

Rates (USD) vary depending on complexity. Rates begin at 3 cents per word for the simplest project or $50 per hour for hourly projects and go up based on the type or complexity of work. I will assess your project and give you a quote based on what it needs and your desired turnaround time. References (endnotes/bibliography) will be billed at the hourly rate due to the complexity of the work. Rush turnaround times incur an extra fee. Quoted rates include one full pass. I have a minimum of $50 for any copy editing project.

A proofreader will give your text a final once-over just to make sure everything is ship-shape before you publish. Proofreaders review for obvious grammar, spelling, and punctuation mistakes, but won't recast your sentences or suggest rewording except in very rare cases. We can also check your layout and make sure there are no mistakes in pagination, font sizing, and the like, as well as ensure that copy edits have been carried over to the final version by comparing it to the last edit. It is expected that the author has had a professional copy edit performed and that the manuscript is considered clean and ready to publish before hiring a proofreader. 

I proofread fiction and nonfiction. Please see my subject & genre expertise below. 

This service is available using PDF markup or Microsoft Word. If you need other software (e.g., Google Docs or Mac Pages), please let me know.

Rates (USD) vary depending on complexity. Rates begin at 2.5 cents per word for simplest project or $45 per hour for hourly projects and go up based on the type or complexity of work. I will assess your project and give you a quote based on what it needs and your desired turnaround time. References (endnotes/ bibliography) will be billed at the hourly rate due to the complexity of the work. Rush turnaround times incur an extra fee. Quoted rates include one full pass. I have a minimum of $45 for any proofreading project.