Each project varies from author to author and begins with a conversation. We’ll discuss your book, your goals for publishing or completion of the work, and timeline. I provide a sample of 10 pages edited at no cost for every project to make sure that our styles will work well together, and to give you an opportunity to ask questions about the process and the suggested edits. If the project is over $500, I ask for 50% of the total cost up front, and 50% upon completion. I will provide for you a project due date based on our previous conversation of goals and the length of the novel.

All changes are made using Microsoft Word Track Changes to ensure that your “voice” remains entact throughout the editing process. Each project begins with a read-through, during which I’ll take notes on my initial thoughts, reactions, and any missing points of interest throughout the book depending on the level of editing determined. Once the initial read-through is completed, we get down to business (to defeat the grammar!). A final pass-through is completed after the suggested edits using Grammarly to catch any last errors that may have missed my human eyes before the project is sent back your way, with a request to schedule a follow-up appointment for any developmental or line edit projects to go over the suggested edits and review any questions you have. An additional meeting can be booked for any proofreading or copy editing projects if desired.

I am comfortable editing within and outside of my typical genres of work. Still, I may recommend an alternative editor to you if you are seeking a deeper dive into an edit that is out of my breadth of knowledge or typical genre. A heads up for any potentially triggering or disturbing content is greatly appreciated, but will not make me turn away a project on the spot.

Great question! After all, Skynet is coming for all of us in the end, right? While AI does a fantastic job catching many of the mistakes we make on a day-to-day basis, matters of tone, emotion, context, and insinuation can be lost on a computer. I do use Grammarly during the final run-through of edits to ensure that any changes suggested do not result in further errors, and is something I recommend every author does after going through every round of edits, too.