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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!
Dying Bites (The Bloodhound Files, Book 1)
The world of The Bloodhound Files is, in my estimation, one of the more interesting written of today. Based upon a world in which humans are very much in the minority, the story pulls you in and doesn't let you go. As an FBI profiler, Jace Valchek is drawn across into a world filled by vampires, werewolves and golums, and humans are a tiny portion of the population.This is definitely an 'edge of your seat' storyline. Jace is drawn into this new world by the equivalent of the head of the NSA, and is dumped directly into saving the world from madness - madness this world has never known before. And, even though these are the same "people" who actually pushed the humans to the edge of extinction, you can't help but like them. And Barant goes out of her way to make her Jace believable. She isn't a super-woman, but a hard working, tough minded woman working hard to get herself back home.
The story is excellent, the characters are likable (and 'hate-able' too) and everything is done very much like the very best of the mystery/suspense thrillers - just with vampires, werewolves, and golums. Politics, angst, interracial stressors, it is all there, and all facinating as seen from Barant's angle.
And yes, I own them all, and love them all . . .
The Bloodhound Files:
Dying Bites (The Bloodhound Files, Book 1)
Death Blows (The Bloodhound Files, Book 2)
Killing Rocks (The Bloodhound Files, Book 3)
Undead to the World: The Bloodhound Files