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Services
Writing and Editing
Blog Editing
Is your blog readership is growing? Are you ready to take it to the next level of professionalism?
Blog editing is a mix of proofreading and customizing the text for the Web environment of search engines and readers who read quickly or scan the text.
Blogs are all about the authors and their voice and subject expertise. Our goal is to maintain your unique voice and conversational style while ensuring that your spelling, grammar, and punctuation are correct. We will work with you to develop a style guide just for you and your site, then we’ll do a custom analysis of your voice and give you a before and after sample so you’ll know what to expect.
We offer quick turnarounds and a personal approach so you can get on with your writing and have the peace of mind that you’ll be at your professional best when it’s presented on your site.
Rate: 0.012 cents per word. $50 initial consultation for style guide setup, samples, and custom writing analysis.
Evaluation
Sometimes authors need to know where their writing is and how far away they are from having a refined, publishable text. We’ll read and evaluate the document, giving a complete written report of our suggestions for improvement. We offer coaching for authors desiring continued consulting.
>We’ll estimate the evaluation cost for FREE after reviewing your document.
Article evaluations are billed hourly. Full book evaluations begin at $300. Further resources for self-publishing authors are available at self-pub.net.
Substantive Editing
We’ll reorganize and rewrite your document developing logical, accurate, and complete content that is presented appropriately for the intended audience.
Substantive editing is done before copy editing, typesetting, or proofreading.
Rate: 0.08 cents per word.
Copy Editing
We’ll clean up awkward or confusing sentences, check for grammar, spelling, and usage errors, and ensure that the appropriate style is used consistently throughout the document.
Copy editing is done before the document is designed or laid out.
Rate: 0.06 cents per word.
Proofreading
We’ll look at an already edited, designed, and laid-out document for any remaining errors and make sure it is ready to be printed.
Rate: 0.045 cents per word.
Writing
We’ll take your notes and research and generate original copy that is clear, concise, and well-structured. This could be in any subject-area, but we have experience in technical writing, academic writing, and the humanities in particular. Areas of expertise include music, photography, philosophy, religion, history, education, and engineering, among others.
Hourly rate: $65/hr.
We’ll look your document over with no obligation and give you a FREE estimate.
**Book Self-Publishers, Read This Section**
Copy editing a book for style, grammar, punctuation, and usage can take 40+ hours depending on its length. To clean up a book and get it ready for publication requires reading the document through two or three times. Typical cost ranges are $1,500–3,000.
Turnaround times usually *start* at 3 weeks, though if you want to pay for a rush job, let Valerie know.
Please realize the amount of work involved and the associated costs when you contact us. We do high-quality, clean editing, not rushed, cut-rate work.
Jason Rich, in the Self-Publishing for Dummies
says, “If an editor tells you that he can edit your entire manuscript in a few days or over a weekend, run in the opposite direction as fast as you can. Find someone else. The editing process takes time and careful attention to detail. This step isn’t something you want to rush or cut corners on….allow several weeks for your editor to properly review the entire project and complete the editing process…plan on spending $1,500-5000.”
Self-Publishing for Dummies
Valerie will speak with you directly about the specific needs of your project, but the following generally describes the services our clients request.
Web sites, Design, Branding, and Photography
Do you need a Web site? A logo?
Books, Web sites, and new business launches all require design on some level. Since we’re here to help you grow your idea, we approach design within the context of your overall goals. Design arises out of a complete understanding of what your idea is and how you want to present it. Valerie can speak with you about our design work or will help you find a bigger firm if that’s what the needs of your project require.
Latest Project: Vinyl Wall Expressions, ecommerce Web design and development
Hourly rate: $65/hr.
Contact Us For a Free Estimate
Valerie will typically respond within 24 hours. Please include:
- what type of project you have: print, web, photography, etc.
- what services you need (coaching, editing, proofreading, writing, etc.)
- what your time-frame is
- what type of contact you prefer: if you would to be contacted by phone, please include your phone number
- anything else you want to know about!
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> To reach Valerie by email: vrobinson at robcomm.net.