COPYEDITING
SERVICES
I work with:
Authors. Academics. Postgraduate students. Small businesses. Partnerships. Corporations. Multi-lingual writers. Writers with additional needs such as dyslexia.
I work on:
Fiction. Non-fiction. Doctoral dissertations and theses. Articles. Academic journals in all subject fields (especially law and the humanities). Industry publications. Marketing and website copy. Expert reports. Business plans.
I work by:
Improving intelligibility (including word usage and sentence structure). Ensuring rhythm and flow. Amending for appropriate tone (whilst retaining your style and voice). Eliminating inconsistencies in text, headings, and graphics. Checking references and citations. Fact-checking. Stress-testing plot logic. Creating an attractive document with dynamic referencing.
PACKAGES
£350
Fixed Fee CopyEdit
A fixed fee copyedit of any text up to 70,000 words (fiction) or 60,000 words (non-fiction).
£400+
Bespoke Projects
We will agree a project fee in advance, along with a project outline, so you know exactly what will be done, and by when. Fees will vary according to the condition and complexity of the manuscript and the amount of time and work required, but my basic rates for copy editing are:
Fiction: £5.50 per thousand words. So, for a 80,000-word manuscript, my basic fee is £440.
Non-Fiction: £6.50 per thousand words. So, for a 50,000-word manuscript, my basic fee is £325.
Academic Articles: £1.50 per hundred words. So, for a 1,000-word article, my basic fee is £150.
£150
Fixed Fee ProofRead
A fixed fee proofread of any text up to 50,000 words. Proof-reading is the lightest form of text-correction, and deals mainly with typos, spelling and punctuation errors.
£400
Fixed Fee Manuscript Assessment
A fixed fee assessment of your manuscript (novels, short-story collections or non-fiction) up to 80,000 words.
£500
Fixed Fee Business CopyWriting
Tell me what you need and I will devise the appropriate copywriting framework, plan each section of copy, and write targeted text in order to communicate your business’s value and to connect with your customers.
This fixed fee offer is for five hours of my time.