Fiction/Non-Fiction Editing Pricing Guide

Deep Cuts 

(You have the bones, and you want an outside eye on plot, character, setting, and other elements.)

– A pre-edit, half-hour Zoom/FaceTime (or other) conversation

– A deep developmental (structural and stylistic) edit of your work in Microsoft Word

– A half-hour post-edit video chat via Skype, Facebook Messenger chat, Zoom, or FaceTime (valid for one month after the edits are complete)

6.5¢/word (for example, a 40,000–word manuscript would cost $2600 CDN + GST)

  • A 20% non-refundable deposit applies to all bookings more than 60 days in advance.

 

Fine-Tooth Comb

(Your manuscript has had a developmental edit, and now it needs to be squeaky clean before you submit it to a press or agent.)

 – A thorough copy edit of your 40,000 + –word manuscript in Microsoft Word

– A half-hour post-edit video chat via Skype, Facebook Messenger chat, Zoom, or FaceTime (valid for one month after the edits are complete)

7.5¢/word (for example, a 40,000–word manuscript would cost $3000 CDN + GST)

  • A 20% non-refundable deposit applies to all bookings more than 60 days in advance.

Add-Ons and Extras

  • A thirty-minute video (“see if we’re a good fit”) consultation prior to hiring me: $85 CDN + GST

  • A further sixty-minute, post-edit phone, FaceBook Messenger, FaceTime, Zoom, or Skype consultation: $149 CDN +GST (valid for one month following my delivery of the final edits to you)

  • A further two-hour, post-edit FaceBook Messenger, FaceTime, Zoom, or Skype consultation: $269 CDN + GST (valid for one month following my delivery of the final edits to you)