EDITING

• Developmental editing (includes free sample edit—novel: 1,000 words; novella: 3% of manuscript)
  • Current rate: $30/hr

• Manuscript evaluation
  • From $0.002 per word

• Substantive editing, a.k.a. line editing (includes free sample edit—novel: 1,000 words; novella: 3% of manuscript)
  • Current rate: $30/hr

• Copyediting (includes free sample edit—novel: 1,000 words; novella: 3% of manuscript)
  • Current rate: $25/hr

For an editing package (developmental editing or manuscript evaluation, substantive editing, and copyediting), I provide a 20% discount off of the combined original fees.

For developmental editing and manuscript evaluations, I specialize in the following:

• Historical fiction (middle grade, young adult, and adult)
• Fantasy (middle grade, young adult, and adult)
• Science fiction (middle grade, young adult, and adult)
• Regency romance (adult)
• Contemporary romance (young adult) 

Other editing and publishing services apply to any genre.

SELF-PUBLISHING PREP

• Typesetting (includes free sample—1,000 words or 3% of manuscript)
  • Current rate: $10/hr

• Proofreading
  • Current rate: $15/hr

• Back cover blurbs
  • YA/New Adult fiction—flat rate $100
  • Adult fiction—flat rate $115

• eBook conversion
  • Reflowable​—from $50
  • Fixed Layout—from $60

For a self-publishing package (typesetting, proofreading, back cover blurb, and eBook conversion), I provide a 30% discount off of the combined original fees.

TRADITIONAL-PUBLISHING PREP

• Query letter review—$50

• Review for query letter plus first 5 pages of manuscript—$80

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Quotes are calculated based on difficulty of content and hourly rate.

Contact me for a customized quote. 

*Novels: 40,000+ words; novellas: 10,000–40,000 words