Editing means more than grammar-checking (though I enjoy that too!). I offer a wide range of editing and other services to help ensure your writing engages readers and meets their needs.
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Fees (CAD or US)—updated March 2023:
$40/hour for graduate student projects—supervisor’s permission required. Excludes substantive editing. Learn more.
Minimum $50/hour for non-student academic materials (e.g., blog posts, articles, proposals, book chapters). Note: minimum $60/hour for (a) significant restructuring; (b) copywriting raw text.
Minimum $75/hour for non-academic editing (organizations/businesses). Services include (1) editing and/or copywriting online materials, blog posts, correspondence, client-directed pieces, short reports; (2) one-on-one writing consultation; (3) writing workshops—quote provided on request.
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For a quote on book-length projects, please contact me with details about topic, length, audience, and types of editing you’re looking for.
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*To learn more about types of editing, visit Editors Canada.
What I Edit
Academic writing: theses/dissertations, journal articles, book chapters, blog posts, teaching materials, books (single-authored or edited collections).
- Top 3 citation styles: APA, Chicago, MLA.
- Top disciplines: social sciences, education, communication, humanities, business.
Business/professional writing: correspondence, email, client information/updates, reports, online materials.
- Top skills: plain-language editing, audience-focused writing, one-on-one consultations, instructional sessions and workshops…and ethical use and limitations of AI writing tools (GPT, Grammarly).
Types of Editing*
Structural / Substantive
Clarifying or reorganizing a document for content and structural flow. May include suggestions about document design or strategies for further content development.
Stylistic
Clarifying meaning, eliminating jargon, polishing language, improving sentence flow, and other non-mechanical line-by-line editing.
Copyediting
Editing for grammar, usage, spelling, punctuation, and other mechanics of style; checking for consistency of mechanics (including citation formatting) and for internal consistency of facts; reviewing heading levels and approximate placement of art; editing tables, figures, and lists.
Proofreading
Checking already copyedited material for minor, mechanical errors (e.g. spelling mistakes or small internal inconsistencies) and for adherence to formatting requirements.
Copywriting
Substantially rewording, rewriting, and/or reformatting raw text (e.g., lectures or slides, sentence-style outlines, transcripts, material/ideas for blog postings). Note: this service is not available for material intended as an authored academic publication and/or for academic credit.
Please get in touch! And if you haven’t used my services before, ask me about a free sample edit.
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