I offer the following editing services:
- Typo Edit for Technical Corrections
- Copy Edit for Language & Voice
- Developmental Edit for Substance & Structure
For each editing services, I perform at least one light and one comprehensive manuscript read-through, conduct feedback consultations to discuss edits, and provide an Editor’s Style Sheet & Report summarizing manuscript strengths and weaknesses.
In addition to fiction and creative nonfiction manuscripts, I also provide editing services for website content, blog posts, essays, articles, formal papers, résumés, letters, and other short documents.
TYPO EDIT FOR TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS
$.009 per word
(ex. 50,000 words x $.009 = $450)
$80 minimum fee
Similar to a proofread, this level of editing is the last step for a manuscript that has been thoroughly worked on and is in its final stages. A Typo Edit for Technical Corrections addresses mechanical errors in spelling, capitalization, and punctuation, as well as grammar, tense, and syntax. My goal in typo editing is to ensure that your writing is consistent and correct, that your work is as grammatically flawless and error-free as possible. I make light revisions to incorrect spelling and word choices (there, they’re, or their, or cite, site, or sight), check for proper verb and tense agreement, and note repetitive word use and confusing word order in sentences.
A Typo Edit for Technical Corrections is best for writers in the proofreading stage who have already had their manuscript thoroughly developed and copy edited, and simply need a “fresh pair of eyes” to look over their work before (or even after) publication. This level of editing is ideal for both seasoned and novice writers.
Original story:
She saw the man and he seen her to; and They saw each other at the same time. They were strangers because they don’t know each other. they remmbered eac other anyway
Copy edit:
She saw the man. and He saw her too. and They saw (repetitive word) each other at the same time. They were strangers because they don’t didn’t know each other (don’t need to explain what strangers are). They remembered each other anyway.
COPY EDIT FOR LANGUAGE & VOICE
$.015 per word
(ex. 50,000 words x $.015 = $750)
$105 minimum fee
Along with addressing mechanical errors in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and syntax, a Copy Edit for Language & Voice focuses on improving sentence structure, word choice, phrasing, and flow, and ensures that your manuscript is coherent and conveys the meaning you intended. This editing involves addressing run-on or confusing sentences, replacing overused and redundant words, adjusting misplaced modifiers, and calling attention to awkward dialogue, unclear exposition, and rough transitions.
The overall goal of a Copy Edit for Language & Voice is to bring to your attention and correct potential line and sentence problems in your content. I also make editor queries and comments throughout the manuscript to seek and suggest clarification regarding main ideas, plot points, and/or characterization as needed. This editing option is best for manuscripts and writings that have already been thoroughly developed and properly structured.
Original story:
She saw the man and he seen her to; and They saw each other at the same time. They were strangers because they don’t know each other. they remmbered eac other anyway
Line edit:
She saw the man at the same time he saw her. to; and They saw each other at the same time. They were strangers, because they don’t know each other. (removed due to redundancy) and yet they both remembered each other. anyway
DEVELOPMENTAL EDIT FOR SUBSTANCE & STRUCTURE
$.03 per word
(ex. 50,000 words x $.03 = $1,500)
$160 minimum fee
A Developmental Edit for Substance & Structure is for writings and manuscripts with content still in the beginning stages. With this level of editing service, only light attention is given to correcting mechanical errors. The primary focus is to refine your manuscript’s overall construction by addressing elements such as characterization, dialogue, narration and description, active versus passive voice, showing versus telling, story progression, and plot and timeline consistency. For creative and informative nonfiction, I work with you to ensure that your topic points follow a logical path, your evidence and arguments support your main thesis, and that your exposition is intelligible and interesting.
A Developmental Edit for Substance & Structure involves removing, reorganizing, and rewriting passages, and is best for works that are still in the preliminary stages of creation and are in need of constructive aid.
Original story:
She saw the man and he seen her to; and They saw each other at the same time. They were strangers because they don’t know each other. they remmbered eac other anyway
Developmental edit:
She (Who is this she?) saw the man and he seen her too; (Where are they? Elaborate on the setting.) and They they saw each other at the same time. (Work on run-on sentences that repeat the same action.) They were strangers because they don’t know each other. (Show readers that they’re strangers, don’t just tell them. Also, watch out for redundancies and overexplaining.) they remembered each other anyway (Is the story being told from the perspective of both characters, or just one of them?)
FULL SERVICE COMBO
DEVELOPMENTAL/COPY/TYPO EDIT
$.05 per word
(ex. 50,000 words x $.05 = $2,500)
$275 minimum fee
With the Full Service Combo, we begin with the services of the Developmental Edit for Substance & Structure to help you refine your manuscript’s overall construction by reorganizing and rewriting passages and addressing plot and characterization. Once your writing’s structure has been polished, we move to the Copy Edit for Language & Voice to focus on revising sentence structure, word choice, phrasing, and flow. Lastly, throughout the entire process I’ll be performing a Typo Edit for Technical Corrections to address mechanical errors in spelling, capitalization, and punctuation, as well as grammar, tense, and syntax.
The Full Service Combo is a one-stop, all-inclusive option and is the ideal choice for writers who desire an editor to work with them on their manuscript from start to finish.
Original story:
She saw the man and he seen her to; and They saw each other at the same time. They were strangers because they don’t know each other. they remmbered eac other anyway
Final story:
Tracey came to a halt on the sidewalk. There was that man again. She could tell that he’d noticed her too. In all the times they’d passed each other on the street, they’d never once spoken to or acknowledged one another. And yet, somehow, she knew him.
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