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!
Strange Bedpersons (MIRA)
OK, so I read a Hqn romance. So sue me. I found this at the library as a download, was feeling lonely and depressed, and downloaded it. And wound up laughing until tears ran down my face.It was a cute concept on the cover of the book. One that could be either mildly entertaining, or really, really bad. Sort of like the books where the whole romance thing consists of two women who get together and the a guy comes along and one of the women decide she isn't a lesbian after all, and the live happily ever - well, except for the woman who got dumped. A Republican and a Democrat go into a bar . . .
In this case, I really, really wanted to hate the Republican. But, I couldn't. And I couldn't automatically love the Democrat, either. In a way, they are both, together and separately, an example of what I, in all my idiot wishful thinking, think the country should try. A little give and take, and a whole lot less standing on either side of a line and throwing rocks. Nah, like THAT could ever happen.
Anyway, I am going to Amazon and buying the book, then looking to see if she has any more. Hopefully, she will have another book as funny and insightful as this one. Get it, read it, then put it on your shelf as the book you read when you are feeling blue or discouraged. Or when you just need a good laugh. Hey, the editing is even good, the sentence structure is solid, and there aren't even spelling mistakes, so all you anal grammar Nazis can get the stick out of your backsides and stop irritating the rest of us who review the whole book!
Peace out, Dudes!