General Information
I applaud all your hard work spent writing a book. I know it can be nerve-wracking to have someone else critique your work, so while I will be honest, I strive to encourage you along the way, acting as a beacon guiding your editing journey.
And since words have the ability to transform lives, you too are a beacon, sharing your message with the world. I want to help ensure that nothing stands in the way of that message by reducing errors and strengthening your content.
Let’s build a partnership to make your book the best it can be in the time allotted.
Genres I edit
I offer both copyediting and substantive (developmental) editing.
**I specialize in self-help and how-to books. Having studied best practices for that genre, I know the common pitfalls and how to avoid them, and I can offer specific feedback on how to best appeal to your audience.
Resources for you
Visit my writer's resources center for articles and ebooklets focused on helping you. My resource center offers resources in a variety of categories:
Rates and Services
My rates include three passes.
Rates depend on the depth of editing needed. After I complete a free sample (1,300 words or less), I will determine your rate.
COPYEDITING ONLY
- Rate: $0.015–$0.025 per word
- Deals with word- and sentence-level issues. My copyediting service includes stylistic editing, what some call line editing.
- Correct mechanical issues: spelling, capitalization, and punctuation
- Correct all errors and infelicities in grammar, syntax, and usage
- Rewrite any wordy or awkward sentences according to best writing practices
- Check that endnotes and footnotes are correct and consistent
- Conduct light fact-checking, names, places, dates (Complete fact-checking is the responsibility of the author.)
- Create style sheet to ensure consistency
SUBSTANTIVE EDITING ONLY
- Rate: $0.02–$0.04 per word
- Deals with big-picture issues. Some refer to this as developmental editing.
- I offer three approaches to substantive editing: hands-on, coaching, and blended. With hands-on, I make suggested changes directly to the text whereas with coaching, I mostly leave comments. Blended mixes the two.
- Suggesting organizational changes: rearranging sentences, paragraphs and/or chapter order; adding additional headings and subheads to aid the reader; and adding in transitions
- Suggesting content changes: deleting repetitive material, adding or querying content to fully explain ideas, and ensuring content meets your readers' needs
COPYEDITING & SUBSTANTIVE EDITING PACKAGE
- Rate: $0.025–$0.05 per word
- This combines copyediting and substantive editing at a discounted rate. I offer this to help meet authors' budget and deadline needs.
- Note 1: while I strive for high quality, combining them is a lot to focus on at once. I do multiple passes and have learned how to appropriately prioritize to ensure a good quality. But you will get an even better quality if you pay for each service separately.
- Note 2: this does not include formatting, proofreading, or designing the cover. I will suggest colleagues to contact for those services.
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Portfolio
- Ready, Set, TEACH
- Healing from Heartbreak
- LifeDoc
- Living the Winner’s Mindset
- Millennial Takeover: A Clear Roadmap to Enhancing Your Skills and Building a Satisfying Career and Life
- Published.: The Proven Path from Blank Page to Published Author
- The Dating Rx
- Crushing the Peanut:Food Allergy Life before and after OIT
- The Way of Achievers
- Power Over the Pillow
- Boom: One Word to Instantly Inspire Action…
- Aced: Superior Interview Skills
- Autism with Heart
- Happiness Now! A Guided Journey
- LifeDoc
- The Multi-Passionate Entrepreneur’s Playbook
- Healing Anorexia
- UnPerfect:A Busy Mom’s Guide
- Being Is Greater Than Doing
- Stage Fight: How to Punch Your Fears of Public Speaking in the Face
- Perfect Scale
- Transforming Strength: How to Become a Mental Wellness Superhero
- Negotiate It! How to Crush Your Fears, Develop Your Negotiation Muscle, and Gain Power
- Labor Force: Winning Strategies During Pregnancy, Maternity Leave, and Return to Work
- Kick start: How to Successfully Fund Your Campaign on Kickstarter
- Happiness Hijackers: How to Navigate the 8 Most Common Happiness Hijackers in Midlife and Beyond (Not published yet)
- The Discipline of Masters
- Alleviate Dry Eye
- The Power Of Choice (Not published yet)
- Stage Fight for College Students (Not published yet)
- Timeless (Not published yet)
- Public Speaking Secrets (not published yet)
- Habits for Better Vision (not published yet)
- How to Not Suck at College (not published yet)
Total to date: 49 nonfiction books, 8 informational
Total to date: 49 nonfiction books, 4 Religious, 2 Memoir
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