Editorial Services and Rates
Fiction Light Evaluation: $75
Please send the first 20 pages of your novel and a 2-3 page summary of the rest of the story. I will read it carefully and give some overall advice about your story and what you might want to do to improve its chances for publication. I will also copyedit two pages to give you some idea of where you stand on the basics of grammar and punctuation.
Non-fiction Light Evaluation: $75
Please send the first twenty pages and an outline, chapter by chapter, of the rest of your book. This should not exceed more than 2-4 pages. I will evaluate the subject presentation and give advice for shaping the manuscript. I will also copyedit 2 pages to give you some idea of where you stand on the basics of grammar and punctuation.
Full book evaluation: $100 plus $1.00 a page. Includes all of the above with a more detailed chapter-by-chapter evaluation.
Copy Editing: $40 an hour. Plan on it taking 3-5 pages an hour, depending on how clean the original copy is. If you want to be deeply involved, I can use Track Changes so that you can see, accept, or reject any changes I suggest, but this takes a little more time because of the back-and-forth nature of the work. This is the most important step before publication, so please be sure you have made all the changes to your manuscript before beginning this process.
What is the difference between Editing includes everything from content to style. How a book or article is organized or a plot unfolds can make a big difference. Editing helps to put the big pieces together in the best way possible. I may suggest, for example, that you combine two chapters or divide one chapter into two. I may suggest another way to present your information, or give tips about strengthening a plot. Editing trims out wordiness and streamlines the book. Copyediting deals with the fine details of grammar and punctuation. A copy editor must review carefully every single sentence for spelling, punctuation, and structure. There can be no speed-reading. It is costly and time-consuming and very, very necessary. Don’t jump to this stage unless you are very sure you will not be making any further editorial changes on your manuscript. |
