First, the charge. If it's long (novel, non-fiction book, academic dissertation), I charge one cent a word. I cut a doctoral candidate some slack, but normally that's the charge.
Everything else, I charge by the editing project or $25 an hour. I prefer not to charge by the hour unless the client insists. I'd rather do a great job than worry about time. Proofreading is $15 an hour or a half-cent a word.
Second, do I edit your kind of writing? Almost certainly. I've edited a doctoral dissertation. I've turned British books into something for a U.S. market. I've edited non-fiction and fiction books about spirituality, non-fiction self-help books, and an ebook about hand and foot care.
I've edited and proofread novels and non-fiction books. I've edited for a Canadian student, a lawyer from Virginia, a restaurateur in North Carolina, a bookseller from Virginia, and businessmen from Australia.
And that's just a tip of the iceberg. I've edited lots of newspaper stories, and I've written comic-book scripts, four non-fiction books, more than a hundred magazine articles and thousands of newspaper stories.
If you have questions, just ask. I suspect I can help.
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