Work With Me.
Just as every author has their own voice, every editor is unique in their approach to manuscript editing. It's important that you feel confident that your editor will be a positive, impactful member of your publishing team.
That’s why every quote also includes a complimentary sample edit of up to 1,000 words on your manuscript. This will allow you to see my technical excellence, professionalism, and editorial style, while also giving me a chance to assess your manuscript and whether we will be a good fit. I want you to partner with an editor you trust, one who will walk with you through this publishing journey for this title and beyond. I look forward to starting that relationship with you.
The next step is to tell me more about your book and editorial needs, so I can prepare a custom quote for our project together. Once you've submitted the form, you can expect a response within two business days, and a quote within one week.
What’s it like to work with me?
All of my editing projects follow a similar workflow:
Initial inquiry. You’ll reach out to me about my services through my inquiry form, sending me the entire manuscript. I’ll look over your manuscript to assess the scope and depth of the edits needed and perform a sample edit on up to 1,000 words.
Why do I ask to see the whole manuscript? Sometimes your voice and syntax will evolve through a book as you find your writing style. I want to get the full picture so I know how best I can help.
Project quote and consultation. I’ll send the sample edit back to you with a quote that contains a project rate and timeline. At this time, we can also schedule a call to discuss your book, the project details, and my editing philosophies.
Onboarding. If you’re ready to move forward, I’ll send you a project contract that outlines the project details and your copyright protections. Once that’s signed, I’ll send the invoice for the project. A non-refundable 50% booking fee is required at the start of the project, with the remaining 50% to be paid at the end of the project before the files are sent back. For projects $500 or less, the invoice needs to be paid in full before the start of the project.
We begin the edits. The turnaround time will be outlined in your project quote and contract, but typically my line and copy edits take 3–4 weeks to complete.
The author reviews the first editing pass. When the invoice has been paid in full, I’ll send over the final deliverables. This includes the edited manuscript, which is done in Microsoft Word using Track Changes, and a style sheet, which is a reference document outlining the editing decisions. You’ll now take a week to go over the document and insert comments where you would like to request changes or note any revisions you would like for me to stet (leave alone without changing). When you’ve finished your review, you’ll send the document back to me for the second pass.
We begin the second pass of edits. Once I receive the reviewed manuscript back, I’ll either begin on the second editing pass (if your project contract includes one) or I’ll do the final review of the manuscript, looking at your comments and incorporating the edits into the final, clean document. I’ll ensure that any added material is without error and that the tracked changes did not introduce any formatting errors. If we’re doing a second editing pass, we’ll repeat steps 5 and 6 after I finish the edits.
You’ll receive your final, clean manuscript—ready for publishing. The final document you receive from me will be the “clean” manuscript, which has all the tracked changes and comments removed. This squeaky-clean version of the manuscript is ready to move on to the next stage of publishing!
