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General Proofreading (n):

the final editorial process phase prior to publication

Things to Know:

For English texts, 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 should you have a specific style guide preference.
I specialize in bilingual (Spanish, Spanglish,
Dominican Spanish, 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 desired, the services is available for an additional fee (see below in Pricing & Turnaround).
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!
Once a desire to collaborate and move forward has been confirmed, a slated/desired timeline and corresponding payment-delivery schedule will be established with the client.

For confirmed payment plans, a 25% deposit is required prior to work beginning on a project. Remaining payments (the number of which will be discussed and established with the client) in equal amounts of the remaining balance will be due on agreed upon delivery dates. Once a payment is received, the corresponding completed section will be delivered via email. Should payment not be received, work on the project will be suspended until such a time as payment is rendered.

If a payment plan is not desired, a 50% deposit is required prior to work beginning on a project, with the remaining balance due upon project completion prior to final delivery.
All major credit cards, PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, Apple Pay, 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 am unable to accept new work from clients with outstanding invoices.

What's Included:

Review and correction of mechanical elements
and format inconsistencies, as well as on-page elements, including:

Capitalization
Grammar
Punctuation
Correct word usage
Formatting (font size + style)
On-page elements: layout, page
numbers/verification of page counts and breaks, inconsistent headers and subheads, placement of visual assets (tables, charts, etc.)
Misspellings and typos
Broken links

What's Not Included:

Monitoring for cohesion
Verifying fluidity of in-text ideas and statements
Recasting of sentences
Recommendations for rewording
Fact-checking

*If the above is desired or needed or you're looking for a more detailed review, it would fall under the purview of copyediting.

Pricing & Turnaround

*$45 minimum for all proofreading projects

The listed proofreading 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 proofread 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 proofreading rates can be found below:

MS Word or Google Docs Format:
2.5 cents per word*
All Other Formats and Website Proofreading: 3 cents per word

*official 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 in addition to $50 per hour for each subsequent hour of proofreading work.

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

General Proofreading (n):

the final editorial process phase prior to publication

For English texts, 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 should you have a specific style guide preference.

I specialize in bilingual (Spanish, Spanglish, Dominican Spanish, 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 desired, the services is available for an additional fee (see below in Pricing & Turnaround​).

For English texts, 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 should you have a specific style guide preference.

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

Revision rounds beyond the first pass/return are not included as part of any listed service. If additional passes are desired, the services is available for an additional fee (see below in Pricing & Turnaround).