Hi, there! My name is Derek Odom. I assume since you are looking at this page that you need a fiction editor. First of all, I would like to congratulate you on your decision to go with a professional edit. So many writers these days do not.
An editor can mean the difference between a reader setting
your work down after a few pages and that same reader finishing the story and
also recommending it to others. It’s that important. Far greater writers
than either you or me have their work painstakingly edited before their work
is published.
With that being said, I’d love to work with you on your
project. Together, let’s take your story from pretty darned good to really
polished and ready to fly.
My rates--like the rates of many editors in the field--will
vary a bit depending the condition of the story and amount of work needed.
Still, listed below are pretty strong ballpark figures.
I’m fast, I’m accurate, and I actually edit for a living, so
rest assured you won't be getting bottom-of-the-barrel work. I will also edit non-fiction.
Contact: derekodm@gmail.com
Line/copy edit: $2 to $5 per page
Line/copy edit: $2 to $5 per page
• Meticulously scan for misspellings, grammatical errors, and
formatting. I’ll polish up every single sentence, making sure what you have on
the page comes across the way you want. I’ll also give story feedback, as I
check for consistency, continuity, and believability.
Simple
proofread: $1 to $2 per page
• As a proofreader, I check your document for major typos, simple
grammar mistakes, punctuation, run-on sentences, and so on. This is normally
the last step before the story hits the shelves, so to speak.
Note: For those who are also looking for a cover
designer, I am fortunate enough to know a very, very good one with reasonable
rates.
Farah
Evers -- Facebook or Farah Evers Designs -- Her site
