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I am glad you stopped by!

I want to encourage you in this next step of your writing journey. 

 

Whether you need a light proofread, substantive revision, copyedit, manuscript review, or anything in between, I will come alongside you to help you create a captivating piece to engage, inspire, or educate your readers. You can learn more about me here.

 

 

Price ranges are listed after each service. I offer a complimentary no-obligation sample edit of four

 double-spaced pages, and then I provide a fixed-price quote for the entire project

based on services desired or needed.

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I will work with you on flexible pricing or payment options to serve authors in every budget.

 
Ask about special package deals!

Editing Services

Desk with Book

      Manuscript Review

 

Not quite ready for a copyeditor? Need another reader to share feedback? Stuck on a chapter or plotline? I can help with a careful reading of your manuscript. I will then respectfully offer suggestions to improve your manuscript:

 

  • Identifying contradictory facts, plot holes, or inconsistencies.

  • You will receive a written critique addressing strengths, weaknesses, and recommended changes.

 

 

This service does not

include any proofreading or editing.

 

Cost: 0.005 per word (One-half cent per word)

Maximum price is $300 for fiction

Maximum price is $350 for nonfiction

 

 

Ceramic Vase

Developmental or Substantive Editing 

 

  • Recommendations for nonfiction heading/subheading placement

  • Creating chapter or heading titles

  • Overall clarity and flow 

  • Recommendations for moving paragraphs, sentences, or sections as needed 

  • Identifying and/or improving gaps between transition areas 

  • Rewriting sentences

  • Recommendations for cloudy explanations    

  • Creating workbook questions for Bible studies or devotionals

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This only includes a light proofread.

 

Cost: 0.025 – 0.035 per word (2.5 to 3.5 cents per word)

$25 Minimum

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Levitating Books

Copyediting or Line-By-Line Editing

 

Includes all proofreading and can also include: 

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  • Fact and Scripture verification 

  • Ensuring references and Bible permissions are cited 

  • Copyrights 

  • Flagging errors in sentence structure and word usage 

  • Cross-checking tables or charts 

  • Ensuring the Table of Contents is correct

  • Minor formatting

  • Making wordy phrases more concise

  • Reducing prepositional phrases

  • Redundant words

  • Clarity and flow 

  • For a children’s book, copyediting includes reviewing age-appropriate vocabulary.

 

 

 Cost 0.020 – 0.024 per word (2.0 to 2.4 cents per word)

$30 Minimum for picture books

$25 Minimum for all other materials

 

 

   Proofreading

Proofreading is usually done after a book has gone through an editing 

process and is almost ready to be published.

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  • Checking typographical errors

  • Inconsistencies

  • Capitalization

  • Grammar

  • Spelling 

  • Spacing or font errors 

  • Proper numbering 

  • References to tables or charts

  • Punctuation

 

 

Cost: 0.012 per word (1.2 cents per word)

$20 Minimum

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Not sure what you need? You can email me at 

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abovethepages@gmail.com 

 

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