Whether you need help refining the flow and readability of your book (line editing) or ensuring your spelling, punctuation, and grammar are polished and precise (copy editing), I’m here to help.

I specialize in fiction, with a special fondness of romance, thrillers/suspense, and science fiction (especially post-apocalyptic). I also work on nonfiction, with a particular interest in the self-help, spiritual, and memoir genres.

Note: I work on all heat levels of romance except for dark romance, and I don’t work on horror.

Line/Copy Editing

Line editing is a content service where I focus on improving the overall flow and readability of your manuscript, paying close attention to how it engages the reader. I go line by line through the text to improve sentence structure, word choice, tone, and overall readability while ensuring I preserve the author’s voice and style.

What’s included:
-Improving sentence clarity and flow
-Enhancing tone and style to fit the intended audience or genre
-Eliminating repetition and redundancy
-Tweaking confusing and awkward phrasing
-Balancing showing and telling
-Adjusting sentence length and structure for variety
-Ensuring that the author’s voice and style are consistent throughout

Copy editing is a grammar service where I focus on the technical aspects of writing, correcting spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors. I work to ensure the text is clear, correct, and consistent.

What’s included:
-Correcting spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors
-Ensuring proper word usage/terminology
-Removing filling words, repetition, and redundancies
-Ensuring proper capitalization and hyphenation
-Checking for consistency of tense
-Maintaining consistency of names and specific terms

What’s not included:
-Fact-checking
-Formatting
-Rewriting (this is different than light rewording, which I do)
-Researching

Investment
My base rate is 0.020 per word, though it may vary depending on the complexity of the project. I’m happy to discuss your specific needs and provide a tailored quote!

Style Sheet
Along with the manuscript, I provide a style sheet for you and your proofreader to use as a reference guide that outlines stylistic preferences to ensure consistency is maintained during revisions and proofreading. A style sheet typically includes:

-style guide and dictionary references used
-silent changes that were made
-spelling and punctuation preferences
-capitalization and hyphenation preferences
-a list of grammatical areas where changes were made
-a note from me with my impressions, reactions, and thoughts on your book

Editorial Letter
Along with the manuscript and style sheet, I also provide an editorial letter where I highlight your writing strengths and outline specific areas for improvement to guide you during revisions.
The editorial letter is usually 1–2 pages, depending on the depth of the edit. A manuscript requiring more extensive editing will have more areas for improvement outlined, while one needing fewer edits will have less.

Proofreading

Proofreading is the final step in the editing process after all editing and revisions have been completed. It’s a final review of a manuscript to correct any remaining obvious errors, ensuring the text is as clean and error-free as possible.

Investment
My base rate is $0.012 per word, though it may vary depending on the complexity of the project. I’m happy to discuss your specific needs and provide a tailored quote!

Editing & Proofreading

This package includes a 10% discount on proofreading.
This service includes one round of line and copy editing and one final proofread with author revisions in between.
After editing, I’ll send your manuscript to you with tracked changes and comments so you can make revisions, ask questions, and answer any questions I had. When you return your manuscript to me, I’ll do the final proofread, making sure your style preferences are applied and are consistent.

Note: Projects up to 20k words have a minimum investment of $300. Projects 21k and above are charged at my per-word rates listed above.

Customized Self-Editing Checklist

A customized self-editing checklist includes a review of the first 30 pages of your manuscript to identify areas for improvement. I’ll provide a detailed list explaining those areas and offer revision suggestions using examples from your manuscript to show exactly how you can apply them to your writing.

This service is designed for authors whose manuscripts aren’t quite ready for editing and still need more self-editing and revision.

Examples of areas authors may have room for improvement in are:
-overuse of filler words
-repetitiveness/redundancy
-autonomous body parts
-false simultaneity
-dangling participles
-overuse of certain words/phrases (crutch words/phrases)
-over reliance on adverbs

Investment
$250 for project