I provide proofreading and editing services in the following areas:

  • Fiction – all genres except horror and graphic erotica. I accept works that are steamy providing there is a strong story line and the sex is incidental to the story. LGBTQI work is welcome.
  • Non-Fiction
  • Theses – proofreading for punctuation, spelling, grammar, correct citation. I would expect your supervisor to deal with flow, accuracy etc.
  • Policy and procedure documentation.
  • Anything else by negotiation.

I provide editing in both American and British English as required. I utilise the Chicago Manual of Style for American English and the Oxford Style Manual for British English.

In addition to proofreading and editing I have extensive experience in writing policy and procedure documentation and constitutions for different organisational types.

Proofreading

This should be the final check of your writing prior to it going live.

I do at least three full read throughs of your work, focussing on a different aspect each time in order to ensure that your work is as close to error free as practicable.

If I find substantial errors in facts, figures, structure, flow etc. I will contact you to discuss my findings. We can then discuss whether another service would be more appropriate. Minor errors in these areas will be dealt with through the proofreading process. This is a one pass process, i.e., I receive the manuscript, edit it in Microsoft Word with track changes and return it to you. Any further work required will incur additional negotiated costs.

I check for any remaining:

  • errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation
  • inconsistencies in character and business names, location, version of English used (British vs American), etc.
  • minor errors in facts and figures, structure, flow, etc.

Cost for this is $0.004 AUD per word

Minimum cost $4 AUD (equivalent to1000 words).

Copy/Line editing

All of the above plus

  • Flow
  • Readability
  • Conciseness
  • Tone
  • Style (refining word choice, eliminating cliches and filler words)
  • Factual issues (I check all facts I am not 100% sure of for accuracy)

All while maintaining the author’s voice.

This is generally a one pass process, i.e., I receive the manuscript, edit it in Microsoft Word with track changes and return it to you. A second pass can be included in the quoted price if required. Any further work required will incur additional negotiated costs.

Cost for this is $0.015 AUD per word

Minimum cost $15 AUD (equivalent to 1000 words)

Structural or Content editing

Big Picture, the overall structure, organisation and content.

Aim is to improve:

  • Flow
  • Narrative Arc
  • Character Development
  • Logical Coherence

Achieved by rearranging, adding, or removing, text while still maintaining author voice.

There will be at least two passes, i.e. I will edit your work in Microsoft Word via track changes and return to you to accept or reject changes and make adjustments, you will then return the work to me. I will edit the returned manuscript and return to you at this point after addressing any tracked changes the work should be ready for copy editing or proof reading. Sometimes a third pass will be required, and this can be included at the quoted rate. Any further passes will incur further charges to be negotiated dependent on the level of work required.

Cost for this is $0.05 AUD per word

Minimum cost $50 AUD (equivalent to 1000 words)

Other Services

Please contact me via the contact form to discuss any other editing services that you require.

Payment

I can provide a quote if required, and will provide an invoice for all agreed services.

Payment terms are 50% on acceptance of the work, and 50% payable at completion, prior to the finished edits being returned to you.

Payment is accepted via PayPal (incurs additional cost to include PayPal Fees) or direct bank deposit, and the type of invoice issued will depend on the agreed payment process.

Please contact me via the form on my contact page to discuss how I can assist you. I look

forward to the opportunity to work with you.