Rates and Services
From fine-tuning the copy to reimagining the whole project, POP offers a wide range of editorial services to help you achieve your vision.
Contact me for a free 30-minute consultation. Together we can determine which services are right for you and your project.
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"Thank you for your excellent work on my manuscript. I feel so much more confident sending it into the world now."
Dian Seidel, author, Kindergarten at 60
Rates and Services
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Developmental EditingList Item 4
If you are looking for guidance with the organization of your book, tone, character development, or other big-picture items, developmental editing is essential. Making multiple passes through the manuscript, I will help guide overall organization of the book; evaluate pacing, narrative arc, character development, tone, and timeline; rearrange chapters; move or rewrite paragraphs and sentences; suggest additions, deletions, or rewrites; and query anything that is unclear.
This is a two-step process. You receive an editorial letter outlining my suggestions along with an annotated manuscript, followed by a line edit. $0.064/word
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Substantive Editing
When the material is organized the way you like it but you still need significant help getting the text where it needs to be, substantive editing is the service you need. With substantive editing, I read the manuscript twice and provide an in-depth assessment of character development, plot, narrative arc, pacing, and dialogue, along with guidance for fixing problem areas. I also correct punctuation, grammar, syntax, and capitalization. This service is more in-depth than copyediting but not as all-encompassing as developmental editing. $.035/word
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CopyeditingList Item 3
This service is best performed after your manuscript has a set beginning, middle, and end. In copyediting, I read your manuscript twice to correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, style, word choice, and sense; ensure consistency; evaluate timeline, plot, and pacing; rewrite some sentences; suggest additions and deletions as needed; and query anything that is unclear. $0.027/word
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ProofreadingList Item 2
Proofreading can be done in Microsoft Word as the last stage before conversion to ebook or after the book pages have been laid out. I read through your manuscript or page proofs one time to correct minor errors, such as spelling, punctuation, syntax, and grammar; check the table of contents against the text; check running heads (if book has been typeset); and ensure consistency. $.018/word
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Manuscript Evaluations
If you have a completed draft but need some outside input on where to go next, a manuscript evaluation can help. I make one pass through the manuscript to provide in-depth feedback on strengths and weakness in the writing, ways to improve marketability of the project, and level of edit required. $.015/word
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Coaching: Work with Me One-on-One
If you need a little extra motivation or want more personalized direction for your writing project, let me coach you to the finish line. I will work with you one-on-one via Zoom to help you master your most difficult writing challenges. Scheduling is flexible to meet your budget and goals.
"Thank you for your sensitivity and the careful attention you gave to my manuscript. I'm so happy you saw promise in the story!"
Leslie Ahmadi, author, Road Between Two Hearts
“Thanks a heap for your invaluable help. If that don’t win us a Nobel Prize we’ll know for darn sure the judges are bought off!”
Bill Neal, author, Guns to Gavels and Sex, Murder, and the Unwritten Law
"Katherine's coaching skills are exactly what I need as motivation and encouragement to improve both my writing and my confidence in my ability as a writer."
Allison Pauly, author, memoir / personal essay
Scheduling
- a little about yourself
- the working title, approximate word count, genre, and topic of the book
- level of service you think you might need. See the list of services above for descriptions of services.
