Project Estimates and Proposals
For intermediate-sized and in-progress works, working on a particular piece of your project in a concise time frame is usually the best way to proceed. (It’s also my favorite way to price and schedule because I feel you get a better deal; besides, you also get additional guarantees.) To start with this approach, send me a random but consecutive sample (ten to twelve pages or so) of your manuscript for me to look at—for free and with no obligation!
From that sample, we will both discover something. First, I will get to see a sample of your work and to see how you write. Second, you will get to see a sample of my work and to see how I edit! We have to be a good fit for each other to be totally successful. And besides, you get to keep and use the edited sample whether or not we decide to work together, so you don’t really have anything to lose.
The sample will also enable me to determine a cost estimate (the estimate is a guaranteed maximum, so you know from the start what your final cost could be; actual charges almost always end up below that maximum, though) and a tentative schedule that takes into consideration the amount of editing you need as well as any budget constraints or deadline limitations you let me know about. Obviously, the more editing you need, the more time I put into the project, and the quicker you need the project turned around, the higher the cost will be.
If we do decide to work together, I will then draw up a proposal that takes into account any updated information and negotiations so we can proceed.
If you are still exploring options, click here for hourly dollar amounts or here to get my undivided attention!