FEES

How are fees calculated?

Some editors charge by the word, some by page, and some charge by hour. I charge by word—except for book coaching, which is charged hourly.

How will I be invoiced?

UK clients will get an invoice via email, pay by bank transfer, and then receive an email receipt.

For the rest of the world, invoices are produced via Stripe, which means clients get an invoice email with a secure link to the Stripe website where payment can be made using a credit or debit card. My clients have told me it is absolutely straightforward. A receipt is then sent by email. I do not charge tax on top, but there is a small extra charge to cover the Stripe transfer fee.

NOTE: A lot of the fees are quoted in US dollars, but I can quote in GBP if needed on the day in question.

FEES FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF EDITING WORK

Developmental Edit— for the US I charge $6.00 per page or $0.026 per word, whichever is greater.

— for the UK, or any other country, I charge £0.02 per word or £4.60 per page, whichever is greater.

Beta Read Plus— As this is a much smaller amount, I charge in my own currency—GBP—at £0.0044 per word, with a minimum of £250 no matter the word count. For example: if your word count is 80,000, the charge would be around £350.

Line Edit—$5.75 per page or $0.024 per word, whichever is greater (or equivalent in GBP agreed during consultation)

Formatting—I charge between $600 and $1,100 per manuscript, depending on length of manuscript and how much work has to be done: this would be agreed after seeing a representative sample of the manuscript.

First Chapter Critique—FREE

Book Proposal—depending on length and density of manuscript, and whether meaningful research and editorial contributions have already been made by the client, $2,000–$3,000.

Coaching—$65/£50 per hour.

Bespoke—the price depends on the type of job, to be agreed during consultation.

SUBMITTING YOUR MANUSCRIPT

So that I can price each job fairly, your document should be submitted in the following format:

Times New Roman, with 1-inch borders, 12-point font size and double-spaced text.

If the manuscript arrives in a different condition, it will be reformatted to meet those specifications. (You will lose nothing by this as it is the standard agency format.)