Rates

Payment methods accepted:

  • Paypal to editorcassandra@gmail .com
  • Personal checks (held for ten days)
  • Concealed cash (NOT recommended)

For projects under 20,000 words I do block pricing; ten page blocks for $35 each or it goes down to $25 each if you buy four or more at the same time.

Ten pages, (12 pt, double spaced) are $35 each.
Two blocks (20 pages) are $60, or $30 each.
Three blocks (30 pages) are $80, or ~$26 each.
Four or more blocks (40+ pages) are $25 each.

Blocks can be purchased from my ala carte page and do not need to be contracted ahead of time. It might take me a day or two to get to your edit depending on the number of larger edits I'm doing, but I normally get edits back in 24-48 hours per block.

After you purchase the appropriate number of blocks, please send an email to editorcassandra AT gmail DOT com, and include the following:
  • What type of editorial service you're looking for (Or things you'd like me to focus on, what sorts of things you struggle with, etc)
  • Your genre
  • Your query/a short summary or synopsis (1 page or less)   
  • The word count (or projected word count if not complete)
  • Your pages as a Word .doc attachment.

I also offer what's called a readers report. It's me giving your book a couple of reads and then writing a few pages of general notes on the bigger stuff without marking up the MS. I charge a flat fee of $700 for this service for books under 90k. Over 90k, it's $150 per each extra 10k. So, for example, a 100k readers report would come to $850. A 110k readers report would be $1000, etc. 

I offer ala carte services including:
  • Submissions packages (query+10 pages as you would send to an agent)
  • Two-pass query help
  • Half hour chat sessions
  • Coaching
  • Organization for the querying writer

And as always, one-pass query help is absolutely free.

Over 20k? For full manuscripts or projects over 20,000 words, I base my rates on those given by the Editorial Freelancers Association (see here). I have chosen to calculate at .036/word for developmental edits, and .023/word for copy edits.

I offer six month financing through Paypal for those that need to make payments. Military and their families get 20% off.

AND--repeat clients can save 20% off full services (for example, come to me for a developmental edit now, save 20% on a copy edit later on!) 

AND you can earn 10% off for each referral that completes a full edit. So if you refer ten writers that hire me for full edits, you can get your edit FREE!


Other info:

Inquire. I promise I'm nice and you've got nothing to lose.  :)

As a fellow writer, I know how much of a stretch it is for some writers to come up with that much "play" money all at once. I offer financing through Paypal for those who might wish to make payments. Remember, too, that you can deduct the amount from your taxes as an expense!

Also, please barter with me! Got a website or newsletter that gets heavy traffic from other writers? I'm more than willing to knock off a bit in exchange for advertising space. Are you a crafter? I love giving homemade gifts to others, so let me know what you make! Do you do/make something that pertains to dogs? I love spoiling my corgis!

Remember--repeat full-edit clients can save 20% off full services (for example, come to me for a developmental edit now, save 20% on a copy edit later on!) and you can earn 10% off for each referral that completes a full edit. So if you refer ten writers that hire me for full edits, you can get your edit FREE!