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Copyediting (n):

the editorial process phase that precedes proofreading

*Note: Selection of the copyediting service provides a more comprehensive deep dive into your text

Things to Know:​

  • I  use the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition; APA Style Guide, 7th edition; and Merriam-Webster  online dictionary as references.
    *Based on the above, you can inform me of your style guide preference.
     

  • I specialize in bilingual (Spanish, Spanglish, and Brazilian Portuguese) texts
     

  • Have a punctuation preference (e.g., em dashes instead of semicolons, etc.)  or a custom/in-house style guide you'd also like me to follow? Please let me know! 
     

  • Revision rounds beyond the first pass/return are not included as part of any listed service. If additional passes are deemed necessary, these are available for an additional fee.
     

  • Weekend jobs are welcome! Regular rates apply. Note that weekends are treated as one day instead of two with regard to turnaround. For example, a document submitted with the expectation of a 48-hour turnaround time on a Saturday would be delivered the following Monday instead of Sunday. If a weekend return is needed, a rush fee/rate will be charged accordingly.
    *For weekend work (accelerated or otherwise), please inquire prior to sending your document, so that I can confirm my availability and accommodate your request! 
     

  • After establishing a desire to collaborate and move forward, the client will be sent a contract to sign outlining expectations of both parties for the duration of the project. A 50% deposit invoice based on the determined project price (as detailed below in "Pricing & Turnaround") will be sent, the amount of which will be deducted from the project's second invoice. Once payment of the initial invoice and the signed contract have been received, work on the project will begin. For single-pass projects, a second invoice reflecting the aforementioned outstanding balance will be sent upon completion of copyediting services. Immediately following receipt of payment, the finalized, annotated document will be sent to the client in digital format.
    *For projects electing or requiring more than one pass, the hourly rate (below) will apply, and a separate invoice reflecting total number of additional hours will be sent to the client upon service completion for each additional pass.
     

    All payments are due within 7 days of receipt. All major credit cards, PayPal, and ACH payments are accepted. Unless otherwise discussed and agreed upon, past-due invoices incur a 10% late fee, plus an additional 10% each month thereafter for the duration of nonpayment. Please note, I will be unable to accept new work from clients with outstanding invoices.
     

  • **Looking for a developmental/structural edit (plot, focus, and flow help) instead? Message me directly through my Contact page for  pricing! 

What's Included:

Text polishing to ensure:

  • Clarity + logical flow of text

  • Retention of author voice and meaning

  • Cohesion

  • Readability + adherence to publication tone and style guidelines


​>>Basic fact-checking of verifiable events and facts (e.g., names of people and places; official titles and honorifics; dates of historical events; addresses) is available upon request for an additional fee. Note that this does not include textual opinions and/or arguments.
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Identification & Correction of: 

  • Misspellings and typos

  • Awkward/confusing syntax

  • Capitalization

  • Grammar

  • Punctuation

  • Unwieldy sentence structure

  • Deficient word choice 

  • Problematic/misused words

  • Verbosity

  • Redundancy

  • Inconsistencies in tone and style

  • Jagged transitions 

  • Brand name spelling

  • Place/location name spelling

Pricing & Turnaround

*$50 minimum for all copyediting projects

The listed copyediting rates, as well as projected turnaround, are contingent on specific scope and complexity. Prior to any service agreement, a one-page excerpt of the intended document/content will be required in order to ascertain the above. The excerpt will then be returned as a copyedited sample to the potential client as a preview of the final deliverable. 

Sample Document/Content Types:

  • Website

  • e-Newsletter

  • Blog

  • Résumé

  • Manuscript

  • Play/Movie Script

  • Scholarly paper 
    *(includes theses & dissertations)

  • Academic Article
     


A comprehensive breakdown of my copyediting rates can be found below:
*Note that in order to definitively determine which listed price is applicable to your particular project, the text itself will have to be preliminarily shared. 
 

  • Light/Standard: 2.5 cents per word*

  • Heavy: 3 cents per word*
    *word count determined by Microsoft Word

 

Any project for which a client would like more than one pass/return or long-term revision, the applicable above rate will be charged as a base fee, followed by $55 per hour for each subsequent hour of copyediting work.

 

*Note: If needed, a rush fee for accelerated turnaround will be discussed with client based on the aforementioned factors. 

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