The final check for errors before your work sees print. Applies to finalized, laid out PDF documents.

INCLUDES
First Pass: a thorough sweep for typos, punctuation, and grammatical errors plus layout issues such as spacing, cut-off words, or incorrectly formatted text
Second Pass: occurs once corrections have been applied by the author to ensure no additional errors were introduced to the final design

DELIVERY
Edits will be performed on a PDF of the document using markup and commenting features.

PRICING
Varies based on difficulty of project, but averages at $0.02 per word.

An earlier stage of editing performed on completed, unformatted drafts to polish prose, adjust for nuance and verbiage, clarify meaning, and confirm factual accuracy.

INCLUDES
Fact Checking: confirmation of specific factual information such as dates, statistics, names, etc.
Polishing Prose: adjusting for tonal consistency, clarity, readability, and grammatical correctness
Broader Considerations: notations of any areas where phrasing and messaging contradict each other or may insult, offend, or otherwise alienate readers (not to be confused with a sensitivity read)

DELIVERY
Edits will be performed in Google Docs or Microsoft Word (based on client preference) using track changes and commenting features.

PRICING
Varies based on difficulty of project, but averages at $0.035 per word.

A review of your work from a specific perspective, namely a marginalized group to which the author does not belong, to ensure accuracy and authenticity and to avoid harmful stereotypes or biases, however inadvertent.

PERSPECTIVES
‍ ‍ - Depression, suicidal ideation (I am a suicide survivor)
‍ ‍ - Demisexuality & the asexual spectrum
‍ ‍ - ADHD (diagnosed at the end of college)

INCLUDES
A considered read of your story (or the relevant excerpts) to address unconscious biases, misinformation, and harmful stereotypes with an understanding that some of these elements may be intentional pieces of a character’s interiority and specific world view.

DELIVERY
Comments, questions, and suggestions will be left as comments in Google Docs or Microsoft Word (based on client preference).

PRICING
To be negotiated directly based on intensity of the subject matter and the type/complexity of the work in question.

Two pages of proofreading or copy editing, free of charge, to see if we are a good fit. Please read the information for each offering above to make sure your request matches your needs. Note that I do notoffer this service for sensitivity reads.