Prices

Readthrough Report

My base price for a Readthrough Report is $250, plus $50 for each 25,000 words past the first 50,000. I’ll round to the nearest $50, typically in your favor. For example if your manuscript is 57,000 words, I’ll charge you the 50,000 word price. But if it’s closer to 75,000 words, I’ll round up.

Copyediting

I charge a flat $25 per hour for copyediting, with a price cap at $25 per 5000 words + $50. Unless a manuscript is really messy, I can typically copyedit at about 5,000 words per hour. For example, if your manuscript is 50,000 words, it should take me about ten hours for a fee of $250. Regardless of how long I actually spend on the job, the price would not exceed $300.

Line Editing

I charge the same $25/hour for line editing as for copyediting. I can line edit about 3000 words per hour, so the price cap is $25 per 3,000 words + $150. For example, a 50,000 word manuscript should take about seventeen hours, for a fee of $425. Regardless of how long I actually spend on the job, the price would not exceed $575.

Plot to Punctuation Package

This package includes a Readthrough Report and Line Editing, with 10% off each. For example, for a 50,000 word manuscript I would charge $610 with a price cap of $745.

Proposals

I’ve found that the best thing to do is for clients to e-mail me so we can talk about their project and their needs, and for me to send a proposal that outlines the services, price, and schedule for their particular project. Email me at and tell me how I can help you.

When you contact me, please include the following information:

Your book’s word-count, to the nearest 1,000 words.
Your book’ general category. (fiction, non-fiction, memoir, et cetera).
The service you are interested in.
Your preferred timeline for the project, if any. If you’re working towards a specific due-date, please tell me up front!
Your name and the name of your book. Knowing who I'm working with and what to call the project helps me track your proposal among others I may be working on.

Not sure what you need?

If you’re not entirely sure what you need, or if you want something a little different than the services I’ve outlined, that’s no problem. I am happy to send you a proposal for jobs with specific requirements or ones that are a little outside the norm.

Free Sample Edit

I also encourage you to shop around. I’m not the only book doctor on the block, although I am good at what I do and am very competitively priced. See who else is out there and what they charge, and if you’re still not sure I’m the right guy for your project, send me up to 5,000 words of your best (or worst) material and I’ll do a sample edit on it.