EDITING AND PROOFREADING
Before I became an English teacher, I was an assistant book editor at a publishing house. It was an absolute dream job. But, 3 years and nearly 100 books later, my eyes started giving me warning signs that they weren’t able to keep up with the demands of a full-time copyeditor and proofreader. So, I had to move my passion for polishing the printed word from a full-time profession to a part-time pursuit. The fun part of that sad little story is that I now get to work on a wider variety of fascinating materials—more than merely book manuscripts!
Slideshows
Blog posts
Worksheets and handouts
Essays
Articles
Marketing pieces
Curriculum
Teacher guides
and more!
What editorial service(s) are you looking for help with? Contact me and let me know. I will be happy to put together a FREE Service Proposal and Cost Estimate for you to consider.
COPYEDITING
Submit the typed rough draft of your text to me, and I will:
Make changes to fix any unclear, repetitive, disorganized, or contradictory parts of your writing. (You will be able to clearly see the changes I make and can undo anything that you dislike).
Bring to your attention any places that need to be corrected/improved, but that I am unable to address without the author’s input. I can contact you directly with the query, or insert a note explaining the problem and offering suggested solutions where I can.
Correct mistakes in grammar and vocabulary.
Correct mistakes in spelling and punctuation that I may happen to notice—but in this pass I will not be specifically reading for those issues. (See Proofreading below if you want me to focus on this.)
Service Rates for Copyediting:
4 cents per word or $50 per hour
NOTE: My average copyediting speed is between 1000-1500 words per hour.
PROOFREADING
Submit your final, edited text to me and I will:
find and correct any lingering mistakes in your text (spelling, punctuation, grammar, etc.) that you don’t want to be there in your writing when the public sees it.
crosscheck footnotes, table of contents, indices, headings, page numbers, charts, etc. (if there are any) for consistency and accuracy of information and format.
bring to your attention any glaring issues in the text’s meaning, organization, or facts that I happen to notice—but I will not be reading specifically for those issues (see the Copyediting service above if you want me to focus on these issues).
Service Rates for Proofreading:
2 cents per word or $40 per hour
NOTE: My average proofreading speed is between 1750-2500 words per hour.