FAQ

I provide a variety of services to help with your project. I copyedit, proofread, consult, research, and fact-check. I do not provide substantive or developmental editing services but know some great people who do! I would be happy to refer you to someone if this is what you need.

I am a nonfiction specialist who is particularly interested in topics related to business communication, human interest, health care, education, and academia. I am open to working with individuals, publishers, public sector, and private and not-for-profit businesses.

My rates depend on a few factors:

- The length of your project (e.g. how many words or pages does it have?)
- The complexity of your project (e.g. is your manuscript text only, are there photo captions or any special features like references, back matter, etc. that you’d like me to edit?)
- How many editing passes does your manuscript need?
- How quickly do you need your work returned to you?

I primarily work with Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS), but can also edit to Canadian Press and American Psychological Association (APA) standards. Depending on your project’s needs, I use either the Canadian Oxford Dictionary or Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. I am always open to utilizing other resources to guide my editing upon request.

I copyedit in Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat (PDF) using track changes and/or comments. For proofreading, I use Adobe Acrobat (PDF) or hard copy prints using standard proofreading marks, stamps, and/or comments.

No, but I am happy to provide you with an estimate before you decide whether I’m a good fit for your project; to do that, I ask potential clients to send me their manuscripts ahead of time. That way, I can assess its needs and provide you with the best cost and time estimate possible. Any documents or information I receive are held in strict confidence. If either of us decide I’m not the best editor for the project, I may be able to refer you to someone who could be a better fit.

After you contact me, here is what you can expect:

- I will respond to your inquiry and ask a few initial questions about your project.

- Based on your answers, I will ask for your full manuscript and provide you with a project questionnaire.

- If we both decide we’re a good fit to work together, I will prepare a project estimate and proposal for you.

- Once the estimate/proposal is agreed to, I will send a project agreement for you to sign.

- Work will commence on the project based on the terms of the agreement.

- After the project is completed, a final invoice will be sent.