Copy Editing, Proofreading and Ghostwriting
In order to be able to work with your manuscript, I would need a copy in Microsoft Word along with a reading fee of £50.
I’ll then read through it and copyedit the first chapter (up to 3500 words). I will highlight the changes I make and return the file, giving a brief critique and a quote for a full copyedit. From that, you will get an idea of how much work is needed on the manuscript. It gives you an idea of how I would work with you on your manuscript and you can make a decision on whether or not you think we’d be suited to work together. Then we can agree a time-scale of when you can expect the copyediting to be completed.
Copyediting corrects errors in grammar, punctuation and spelling but it also helps in other areas:
Continuity and pace – or lack of it
Plot-holes, characters or sub-plots that hinder rather than help the story along
Author’s voice, anachronisms and stilted or unnatural dialogue
Clumsy prose and ‘Purple prose’
The over-use of clichés, adjectives and adverbs
‘Show and tell’ – not enough of one and too much of the other
‘Head-hopping’ – too frequent change in Point of View
Ghostwriting is more complex and therefore I would need to work closely with you. Please contact me for details
My work is not finished until you are satisfied
I’ll then read through it and copyedit the first chapter (up to 3500 words). I will highlight the changes I make and return the file, giving a brief critique and a quote for a full copyedit. From that, you will get an idea of how much work is needed on the manuscript. It gives you an idea of how I would work with you on your manuscript and you can make a decision on whether or not you think we’d be suited to work together. Then we can agree a time-scale of when you can expect the copyediting to be completed.
Copyediting corrects errors in grammar, punctuation and spelling but it also helps in other areas:
Continuity and pace – or lack of it
Plot-holes, characters or sub-plots that hinder rather than help the story along
Author’s voice, anachronisms and stilted or unnatural dialogue
Clumsy prose and ‘Purple prose’
The over-use of clichés, adjectives and adverbs
‘Show and tell’ – not enough of one and too much of the other
‘Head-hopping’ – too frequent change in Point of View
Ghostwriting is more complex and therefore I would need to work closely with you. Please contact me for details
My work is not finished until you are satisfied
Fees
Reading fee and critique £50 (payable in full in advance)
I would usually charge between £6 and £8 per thousand words for editing/copyediting
If I take on your manuscript, I deduct the reading fee
Proofreading – for finished and polished manuscript – is £3 per thousand words
I ask for half the payment up front and the balance upon completion
Ghostwriting - negotiable, please contact me
I would usually charge between £6 and £8 per thousand words for editing/copyediting
If I take on your manuscript, I deduct the reading fee
Proofreading – for finished and polished manuscript – is £3 per thousand words
I ask for half the payment up front and the balance upon completion
Ghostwriting - negotiable, please contact me