FAQs
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
Editing is a conversation and a process. Using the your preferred method of communication—email, phone, skype, or in person—we will discuss your goals. This will include logistics such as the timeline and level of edit, as well as larger issues such as your goals for publication and target audience. For larger edits on a full-length book, such as a copyedit or a developmental edit, I will begin by editing a chapter or two and get your feedback on the level of edit before moving forward. For a shorter project or a proofread, I will dive in and make sure I get the product to you by your deadline. I typically require half of the payment up front, and the second half will be due once I complete the project and you are completely satisfied with my work.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I have a Bachelor's degree in English from the University of Michigan, a certificate degree in publishing from the Denver Publishing Institute, and three years of experience working as an editor at a publishing house. I also have one year of experience offering freelance services to academic scholars and self-publishing novelists.
- What questions should customers think through before talking to professionals about their project?
1. What is the timeline for your project? 2. Who is your target audience? 3. How much work do you want to put into your project after editing? 4. Do you want a light edit or a heavy edit? Do you want your editor to ask you questions and offer advice to help guide you, or do you want your editor to make the changes directly into your manuscript?