Editorial Assessment and Editorial Critique
Copyediting
Manuscript Editing
Book Doctoring
Writing
Other Services

Editorial Assessment and Editorial Critique
The Editorial Assessment and Critique includes:

• One complete reading of the manuscript
• One letter detailing major issues, including but not limited to plot, voice, structure, characterizations, point of view (POV), 2-5 pages long
• Manuscript is minimally marked in pencil
• One phone conversation, 30-60 minutes, to discuss, optional but recommended

$25 per hour, approximately 10-15 pages per hour plus time to write the letter and have a phone conversation. Approximately $550-$650 for a 220-page manuscript.

Copyediting
Sometimes called line editing, copyediting includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, usage, consistency and similar. Copyediting is not the same as proofreading.

• Negotiable: Either you receive a marked manuscript back and you make the changes, or I make the changes on the electronic document. Pricing is the same regardless.

$35 per hour, approximately 5-10 pages per hour. Approximately $1,100 for a 220-page marked manuscript.

Manuscript Editing
Manuscripts professionally evaluated, critiqued and edited.

Manuscript editing, sometimes called "substantive" or "developmental editing," includes:

• "Big-picture" issues such as structure, voice, characterizations, plot, point of view (POV) and other issues
• Copyediting—spelling, punctuation, grammar, usage
• Editorial letter, usually 7-10 pages, depending on the genre and scope of the book, outlining big-picture issues as well as page-by-page notes
• Marked manuscript returned to the author; manuscript is marked in pencil using standard proofreading marks in the right-hand margin and notes and queries to the author in the left-hand margin
• Follow-up phone conversation about the manuscript (optional but recommended)

$50 per hour, approximately 2-7 pages per hour. Approximately $2,200 for a 220-page manuscript.

Book Doctoring
Book doctoring is a lengthy, detailed process and includes the following work on an existing manuscript:

• Complete manuscript editing
• Revising
• Restructuring
• Rewriting
• Anything else that needs to be done to make the book the best it can be.

$75 per hour, approximately 1-5 pages per hour. Approximately $8,250 for a 220-page manuscript.

Writing – Professional marketing and press materials to add to your arsenal

• Book proposal
• Pitch letter or letters
• Marketing letters and materials that you need to sell your book
• Book press release
• Author bio
• Synopsis
• Web page(s) or entire Web site
• And anything else you need written about you or your manuscript or book

$50 per hour.

• Author bio, approximately $150-$250
• Book proposal, approximately $800-$1,000
• Web pages, approximately $25-$50 per page

Other services I'm happy to refer you for: proofreading, book publicity

Please follow the Submission Guidelines for formatting your manuscript.

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