– LET’S TAKE YOUR STORY TO THE NEXT LEVEL 

As an editor, I am here to guide your labor of love into a thing of beauty. I am not here to catch faults or prove you wrong but to nurture and develop your talent, to see and believe in your potential, and to remember that above all, as an editor, I am a conscious cultivator of an art form.

My goal as an editor is to make each and every project I work on a product of success, care, understanding, and ingenuity. And this starts with gaining your trust and respect.

So, let me show you how I can help.


DEVELOPMENTAL EDITING

In this edit, I will work alongside you to understand and clarify your unique authorial voice and style while helping you transform your work into its most perfect version. This means taking a close look at the core of your narrative and how the overarching structure and language interacts with and affects the overall story.

This service includes a comprehensive editorial note, as well as in-line edits, that focus on providing you with quality, solution-based feedback and suggestions. This can be done either on hard copy with in-margin queries and suggestions or in Microsoft Word using track changes.

Substantive / Line Editing: $40–45/hr
Developmental Editing: $45–50/hr


COPYEDITING

In this service, I will go through your work with a fine-toothed comb, citing any issues I see or questions I might have and working with you to solidify your authorial voice and style.

I will provide you with clear in-line feedback, a style sheet, as well as an editorial note and am happy to work on paper using traditional copyeditor markings or Microsoft Word’s track changes. I am familiar with professional style manuals such as Chicago Manual of Style and The Associated Press Stylebook.

Basic Copyediting: $30–35/hr
Heavy Copyediting: $35–40/hr


PROOFREADING

After all stages of development, copyediting, and design have been completed, it’s time for a manuscript to be proofread. As a proofreader, my goal is to ensure the absolute correctness of your manuscript on a technical level while keeping your style and voice intact.

In this service, corrections will be made in-line on hard copy using traditional proofreader’s markings or through Adobe Reader using an accompanying spreadsheet of compiled corrections.

Proofreading: $28–30/hr


All rates are standard as per Editorial Freelancers Association.