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My Services

I love the work I do. I really do. And, through the years of coaching, editing and publishing others’ work, I feel I have found my groove, so to speak, as my more personal way of working with others emerges. 

My promise to you and to myself
I will not work on any manuscript that is filled with hateful speech and untruths or that is challenging our Democracy in any way. My promise to you is I will not let your book go until I am convinced that what we have is the best we can do. I have never set out a true pricing structure before, but in that same breath of finding my groove, I now feel comfortable with my pricing.

Mission Statement
To bring joy to the writing experience by inspiring each writer to explore their emotional centers from where all ‘great’ stories emerge.

Editorial Assessments

$ 395
Description
Recommended for writers needing a professional editorial assessment.
  • Includes 30 min initial consultation
  • Reading and summarizing your entire manuscript
  • Includes a Written review of the first 5 chapters
  • Amount can be applied to coaching package, editing, or publishing fee
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Coaching

$ 1,500
Description
A 3 month package. Recommended for writers needing help polishing their manuscript.
  • Includes 30 min initial consultation
  • Includes One-on-one coaching call once a week for one (1) hour as we work towards the completion of your manuscript
  • Includes Writing examples and editing remarks re structural issues and any other help each writer needs
  • Can be paid over 3 months ($500 each)
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Publication
(Option 1)

$ 2,700
Description
Recommended for clients who need editing and publication. The goal is to have a finished product and be published within six months.
  • Includes 30 min initial consultation and WEEKLY MEETINGS WITH SUSAN UNTIL FINISHED
  • ISBN registration (cost not included)
  • includes limited COACHING, Editing, formatting, and publishing. For a maximum six month period. Added pricing for additional time.
  • Added pricing for a Final Edit
  • Some classes are available during this time. Some at no charge
  • typesetting and minimal publishing costs (not included)
  • Cover design recommendations (Design itself is not included).
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Publication
(Option 2)

$ 3,547
Description
Recommended for clients who need editing and publication. The goal is to have a finished product and be published within six months.
  • Includes 30 min initial consultation AND WEEKLY ONE HOUR MEETINGS WITH SUSAN
  • Coaching and classes available at no charge during your 6-month class period
  • Price includes ISBNs, typesetting, cover design, and any other publishing costs
  • All initial editing and coaching
  • 6-month program, but two extra months at no charge
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A La Carte Services

Copy Editing: 

Copy editing (also known as copyediting and manuscript editing) is the process of revising written material to improve quality and readability, as well as ensuring that a text is free of errors in grammar, style, and accuracy. (Wikipedia)

Prices for Copy Editing:

  • Fiction – .030 per word; $7.50 per page (equivalent of 250 words per page)
  • Memoirs – .035 per word; $8.75 per page
  • Nonfiction –.040 per word, $10 per page

Developmental Editing:

A developmental editor may guide an author (or group of authors) in conceiving the topic, planning the overall structure, and developing an outline—and may coach authors in their writing, chapter by chapter. This is true developmental editing, but not the most common way of working. A complete developmental edit involves addressing organization and restructuring the manuscript, such as moving content from one chapter to another and requesting additional content from the author. More commonly, a developmental editor is engaged only after someone (usually the publisher) decides that the authors’ draft requires substantial revision and restructuring. (Wikipedia) Prices for Developmental Editing:
  • Fiction – .050 per word (includes some coaching); $10 per page
  • Memoir – .060 per word (includes some coaching); $12.50 per page
  • Nonfiction – .050 per word (includes some coaching); $12.50 per page

Proofreading:

Slowly going through the entire manuscript and make sure everything is right, from the Copyright page to the end of the book. Not just typos, but check fonts, chapter  headings, widows and orphans, etc. Everything!

Prices for Developmental Editing:

  • Fiction – .020 per word; $5 per page
  • Memoir – .025 per word; $6.25 per page
  • Nonfiction – .030 per word; $7.50 per page