Editing and Proofreading
Whether you need extensive editing work, or a quick proofread, my years of learning the craft of writing will go to work for you. I’ll give you suggestions for ways you can strengthen your content and fix weak sentence structure. I’ll track changes so you can approve changes.
Proofreading Books
· Typographical errors
· Grammar
· Punctuation
· Formatting consistency
Copyediting/Thorough Edit
· All of the above, plus…
· Tone
· Flow
· Dialogue
· Word choice
· Tense
· Point of view
· Sentence structure
· Clarity
Substantive Edit
· All of the above, plus…
· Restructuring for transitions
· Organization of content
· Restructuring for presentation
RATES:
- Book editing is billed by the word
- Proofread - $0.01 per word
- Copy edit (most typical) - $0.015 to 0.02 per word, depending on amount of editing needed
- Substantive edit - $0.03 per word
- Smaller projects (articles, blogs) are billed by the hour with a $25 minimum per project.
