Editing

• Editing is charged on a per word basis. The rate is determined by whether the manuscript needs a light, medium, heavy, or developmental edit.

  • Light edit = up to 9 errors per 100 words

  • Medium edit = between 9 and 15 errors per 100 words

  • Heavy edit = between 16 and 19 errors per 100 words

  • Developmental edit = 20+ errors per 100 words

Proofreading

Proofreading is charged at the rate of a light edit.

References

• Reference checking is charged on an hourly basis

• Compiling reference list is charged per reference

Formatting

Formatting is charged on an hourly basis.

Indexing

Indexing is charge per page (at 414 words per page).

Contact me for a quote for your specific project.

Contact me via the Contact page and give me details about your project.

I will get back to you within 24 to 48 hours.

If the job is urgent, note that in the message section.

To give you a precise quote, I might ask to see an excerpt of your text so I can evaluate what work needs to be done.

A quote is valid for 3 months. Acceptance of the quote by email constitutes a binding agreement for delivery and payment of the services stipulated in the quote.

A 50% deposit is required at the outset.

I will send you an invoice once you have accepted the quote. The invoice will mark that a 50% deposit must be paid at the outset.

I will send out the final invoice after I have completed work. I hold the right to demand the rest of the payment before releasing the edited manuscript.

If the original project expands, extra hours or words can be invoiced. This is even if the project has already been invoiced or paid in full upfront.

I send you the edited work once I have received full payment.

An edit is determined by the number of errors that need fixing per 100 words.

• Light edit = up to 9 errors per 100 words

• Medium edit = between 9 and 15 errors per 100 words

• Heavy edit = between 16 and 19 errors per 100 words

• Developmental edit = 20+ error per 100 words

If you would like to get a sense of what my editing looks and feels like, I am able to provide a short sample edit of your document.

I charge a nominal fee for this edited sample of about 1,000 words.

If you then decide to hire me for the whole work, I will deduct this cost from your final invoice.

Based on the date by when you want to send me your manuscript, I will advise you of the time I will require to edit your work. I will return the edited work to you within the promised deadline on condition that you submit the work by the agreed-upon date.

If you send me the work later than promised, I might need longer to finish it as I will have to give precedence to the deadlines of the other work I have accepted.

If you are late with sending me your work, I cannot keep to my original deadline.

I might also take longer to edit your work as I will need to juggle it around the deadlines of my other work.

• I work in Microsoft Word.

• I use of track changes and comment boxes.

• I send updates as I go along.

Item descriptionWhen you receive the edited work back, you need to go through the suggested corrections and work through the comments.

Your should plan enough time for this into your time plan.

I am available to answer questions that arise as you work through the corrections.

I can help all authors who are writing in English, whether it is their mother tongue or they are non-native English speakers.

I have extensive experience working with academic authors for whom English is the second, third or even fourth language.