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Skills

  • Article Editing
  • Book Editing
  • Book Writing
  • Chicago Manual of Style
  • Copyediting
  • Developmental Editing
  • Editing
  • English Grammar
  • Line Editing
  • Microsoft
  • Microsoft Word
  • Proofreading
  • Rewriting and Revisions
  • Substantive Editing
  • Writing

Services

  • Writing and Editing

    $30/hr Starting at $250 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    I am an experienced writer and editor with 30+ years of experience. I am looking for opportunities to edit novels and books. I work in MS Word using track changes. Here are my rates: Developmental editing:...

    Article EditingBook EditingBook WritingChicago Manual of StyleCopyediting

About

Excellent service at reasonable rates.

My writing and editing career is long and varied. It includes:

- Five years working for a self-publishing company based out of Victoria, B.C. during which I edited almost 100 books (2018 to 2023).
- Co-writing a 'how to save the world' book (2022).
- Contract article writing for an interior design firm in Alberta (2022 to 2023).
- A 30-year communications career with the provincial government writing and editing material ranging from news releases, to web copy, to technical reports (until 2020).
- Creating a screenplay that won a local competition and was optioned (1998).
- Writing and reporting for newspapers and magazines (early in my career, less-so these days).

Work Terms

I work two to four hours per day depending on my schedule, more if there is a looming deadline. Here are my rates:

- Developmental editing: $.08 per word
- Basic copyediting: $.018 per word
- Proofreading: $.0113 per word
- Ghost- or co-writing: $.35 per word