So, I Read This Book Today . . .
Editing Fees and Guidelines
As my editing jobs have become more numerous, I have updated my Editing Fees and Guidelines. My editing and proofreading includes checking for grammar, sentence structure, misspellings, and pointing out plot inconsistencies, etc. At this time, my base charge is $0.008/word, with a minimum of $50, payable via PayPal. Editing jobs I am currently working on, received before May 1, 2014, will continue to be edited at the old rate.
If your manuscript is less than 5,000 words please let me know and we can work out pricing. I prefer to set up appointments for your manuscript, but please, send your manuscripts to me as early as possible. I can often work them in sooner than they are scheduled, but advance notice is much easier.
I use Microsoft Word 2013. I use the Track Changes application while I edit and leave the decision as to whether or not to accept those changes to you. I also tend to leave extensive notes outlining the reason for specific changes, noting uneven or awkward sentence or paragraph flow, or even if I noticed something that just doesn’t feel right.
Full editing is completed in one of two ways. The first choice is that I completely edit the book and provide you with a corrected copy, highlighting changes and corrections and making when appropriate extensive notes. Your second choice is full editing. I take the book in hand, do all corrections and changes and provide you with print ready copy. The charge for print ready copy is $0.010/word.
Please note: Books from authors who speak English as a second language, hence requiring a great deal more correction for grammar, or books with extensive re-write may be significantly more. You may send me your book for pricing if you feel there may be extensive work needed on the book. Pricing available upon request.
After I have edited a manuscript, I will send it back to you. Once you have made changes, you can always send it back to me for a second pass at no charge. Please note: If second-pass changes are truly extensive, I will reserve the right to bill a second payment for the second pass. I want to be fair to you, but I also want to be fair to myself. Just as writing is difficult, though rewarding, editing a book in a manner that will make you proud of your final product is a lot of work.
For available books on which I have worked, please see my “i-edited” shelf on Goodreads. You may contact any of the authors with whom I’ve worked for a reference. I am also very willing to provide you a sample of my work to see if we are a comfortable fit. I can be easily contacted through Goodreads or by e-mail at soireadthisbooktoday@centurylink.net
I look forward to working with you!
Can love save misunderstandings?
Grayson Crawford has had a hell of a time over the last year. Hiking in the woods he responded to the voices of women screaming for their lives. Arriving at the point of origin he found one woman dead and a woman and small child being attacked by what appeared to be a monster. And a monster it was – for a feral wolf had attacked. A feral werewolf.
Attacking, Grayson drove off the monster then fled into the woods. For the next six months, he was totally and completely alone – except for the overwhelmingly alpha wolf who lived inside him. I reviewed that story, the first in the series, Silver Wolf Clan, Book 1, back in July of last year. At the time I said:
Overall, the book doesn’t fall within my “Oh, Wow!” mindset, but it is interesting enough that I will still follow along to see what happens next.
Of course, time and books got in the way, and when I saw Brand of the Pack on Netgalley, I grabbed it thinking it was the next in the series. Oops. I totally missed Black Wolf’s Revenge, Book 2 of the Silver Wolf Clan series. Catching in the first sentence that I was missing something, I downloaded Black Wolf and spent this snowy afternoon reading it.
I am glad I did. After the happenings in Book 1 Grayson and the woman and child he rescued, Morgan Carter and her niece Lana, have had a hard time. With Morgan learning about her change, and about how rare she is as a Silver Wolf, the dangers to her and Lana have Morgan on a razor’s edge. Grayson has shown time and again that he will do anything, even die if necessary, for her and for Lana. But a botched disclosure of just how rare she is, and how much danger she and Lana are in due to her Silver Wolf status, has Morgan running back to her little house in town, far away from Grayson and the Dallas Pack. Heartbroken, she determines to protect herself and Lana on her own.
She hadn’t wanted any more help from them. She would be forever tied to their pack for hunts, socialization, and support or herself and her child. She had wanted one area of her life to stay the same so she could have something to call her own. She wanted a small semblance of the independence she had found and relished in. Something to be proud of.
But things don’t always work out the way we want. While both of them suffer, things are working behind their backs which will put all of their lives in danger. And while Gray may love Morgan, the Black Wolf seems more bent on revenge for what he feels is Morgan’s betrayal.
Tera Shanley has stepped up in this second book of the series with an interesting premise, fast pace, and interesting world development. Her next book, Brand of the Pack, Silver Wolf Clan, Book 3 continues the story.
I received books 1 and 3 from the publisher, however this book I purchased on my own.
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