- Special characters (dashes, ellipses, umlauts, ampersands, &etc.) are fixed/normalized
- Sweep for typos and syntax/usage errors
- Awkward phrasing or egregious eye-snags tagged for the client to resolve
- Extra/latent words tagged for the client to resolve
- Developmental editing (character evaluation, plot development, resolution or storytelling methodology)
- Copy-editing (writing style, agreement errors, continuity, repetition or redundancy)
- Critique
Rates
The base rate begins at $.0025/word.
Higher rates or additional fees may apply to manuscripts that:
- Have not been professionally edited
- Require more thorough copy-editing
- Are longer than 100k words
No surprises allowed: all fees and deadlines will be agreed upon before the work can begin.
Proofreading fees are non-refundable and 100% payable up front.
