Services & Pricing
Writing Consultation - $60/hour
(prorated per minute)
This service is recommended to professional writers who wish to receive coaching on particular writing skills or ways to develop their texts. This is the primary service recommended to high school and college students with writing assignments in any discipline.
- Meet with me face to face, online, or on the phone
- Brainstorm, draft, and refine your ideas
- Identify the narrative and purpose of your work
- Organize your ideas into chapters, headings, or paragraphs
- Learn how to polish your writing style
- Consider your tone
- Avoid stereotypical language
- Qualify statements appropriately (e.g., remove "always/never" language to make claims more realistic)
- Write effective transitions
- Identify passive vs. active voice
- Use strong verbs
- Vary your sentence length and structure
- Use precise synonyms
- Be concise
- In an hour, expect to read and discuss up to 7 pages, 2–3 writing skills, or 1–2 major topics.
Editorial Feedback- $40/hour
(approx. 6 pages/hour)
This service is recommended to professional writers with long projects, such as books, theses, dissertations, and journal articles.
- Send me your whole or partial manuscript, and receive detailed feedback on the following:
- Audience
- Purpose
- Context
- Clarity
- Organization
- Areas for development
- Facts to check
- "Writing style" (see Writing Consultation above)
- You receive a separate document containing my notes on each chapter or major section. You then revise your work, deciding which suggestions to implement. Writing Consultations are available if you would like real-time assistance developing your text. Please note that I do not suggest edits as part of this service. Editing and proofreading are contracted separately.
Editing & Proofreading - $30/hour
(approx. 3 pages/hour)
This service is provided to professional writers only. Student writers are encouraged to learn editing and proofreading skills through Writing Consultations.
- When you are satisfied with the content of your work, I polish your writing (see "writing style" in Writing Consultation above). I also proofread for spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Citations & References - $25/hour
(approx. 4 pages/hour)
This service is provided to professional writers only. Student writers are encouraged to learn editing and proofreading skills through Writing Consultations.
- When you are satisfied with the content of your work, I ensure the format of your in-text citations and references complies with your chosen style guide.
- I also correct style elements specific to the guide (e.g., headings, spacing, hyphenation, use of italics, Oxford comma, etc.)
- I am most familiar with APA Style but also edit per other guidelines.
Proofreading Only - $20/hour
(approx. 9 pages/hour)
This service is provided to professional, thesis, and dissertation writers only. Student writers are encouraged to learn proofreading skills through Writing Consultations.
- Spelling, grammar, punctuation
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Sample Budgets
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Journal Article
3,000 words, or 12 pages Editorial Feedback (6 pages & $40/hour) - $80 Writing Consultation ($60/hour) x .5 hours - $30 Editing & Proofreading (3 pages & $30/hour) - $120 Citations & References (4 pages & $25/hour) - $75 Total Hours: 9.5 Total Cost: $305 |
Book
60,000 words, or 240 pages Editorial Feedback (6 pages & $40/hour) - $1,600 Writing Consultations ($60/hour) x 5 hours - $300 Editing & Proofreading (3 pages & $30/hour) - $2,400 Citations & References (4 pages & $25/hour) - $1,500 Total Hours: 185 Total Cost: $5,800 or Special Rate (see below): $3,700 |
Special Rate: For projects whose budgets exceed $350, all services are available at $20/hour if you are a student, teacher, artist, or nonprofit organization. Please specify if you wish to be considered for this rate.
Pricing Formula
Word Count / 250 Words per Page = Total Pages
Total Pages / Pages per Hour = Service Hours
Service Hours x Hourly Fee = Service Fee
Service Fee + Service Fee + Service Fee = Total Cost
Total Pages / Pages per Hour = Service Hours
Service Hours x Hourly Fee = Service Fee
Service Fee + Service Fee + Service Fee = Total Cost