What We Charge

Most of our fees are based on page counts. In our system, a page consists of 250 words. Because individual writers set up their pages with different fonts and type sizes, the easiest way to determine the number of pages in an article or book is to use your word processor’s word-count system. If you have a 25,000-word manuscript, it is 100 pages long.

Creative Book Editing

This is our Rolls-Royce. (Go to What We Do for a full explanation of our services.) Creative editing is priced by the project after a discussion with the author and a brief examination of a draft of the manuscript. We charge $8.50 per page for this service. A contract and progress payments are required. Such projects can take weeks, even months, of an editor’s time.

Substantive Editing

We charge $7.50 per page for this service, which includes rewriting, spelling correction, and the repairing of grammar mistakes.

Copyediting

Most projects fall into this category. A straight copyedit is appropriate when the author is an accomplished writer and has polished the manuscript to his or her satisfaction. The fee is $5.50 per page.

Webiting

Editing a daily Web log requires coordination between the editor and the blogger. Though the work can be done quickly, it requires the editor to be available at a certain time. The minimum fee is $22 for a 1,000-word blog or less (based on $5.50 for 250 words). Longer blogs will cost proportionally more.

Web site Editing

Some Web sites are so elaborate and contain so many words and links that the total number of pages can rank with the number of pages in a book. (We’ve worked on some sites with 600 separate pages.) Word count, not the page (or pages), is the key factor. Our rate is $5.50 per 250-word page, adjusted proportionally. If a page has 1,000 words, we charge $22.

Proofreading

$4 per 250-word page. We have charge a minimum of $40 for proofreading.

Book Design

This is a variant on creative editing but is priced by the project after a discussion with the author and a brief examination of a draft of the manuscript. Vowell charges $50 to $60 an hour for the two-part service, $25 to $35 an hour for design and layout only. In either case, an estimate of the time needed will be provided before work begins. A cap will be placed on the number of hours. A contract and progress payments are required. Such projects can take weeks.




	What We Charge Most of our fees are based on page counts. In our system, a page consists of 250 words. Because individual writers set up their pages with different fonts and type sizes, the easiest way to determine the number of pages in an article or book is to use your word processor’s word-count system. If you have a 25,000-word manuscript, it is 100 pages long. Creative Book Editing This is our Rolls-Royce. (Go to What We Do for a full explanation of our services.) Creative editing is priced by the project after a discussion with the author and a brief examination of a draft of the manuscript. We charge $8.50 per page for this service. A contract and progress payments are required. Such projects can take weeks, even months, of an editor’s time. Substantive Editing We charge $7.50 per page for this service, which includes rewriting, spelling correction, and the repairing of grammar mistakes. Copyediting Most projects fall into this category. A straight copyedit is appropriate when the author is an accomplished writer and has polished the manuscript to his or her satisfaction. The fee is $5.50 per page. Webiting Editing a daily Web log requires coordination between the editor and the blogger. Though the work can be done quickly, it requires the editor to be available at a certain time. The minimum fee is $22 for a 1,000-word blog or less (based on $5.50 for 250 words). Longer blogs will cost proportionally more. Web site Editing Some Web sites are so elaborate and contain so many words and links that the total number of pages can rank with the number of pages in a book. (We’ve worked on some sites with 600 separate pages.) Word count, not the page (or pages), is the key factor. Our rate is $5.50 per 250-word page, adjusted proportionally. If a page has 1,000 words, we charge $22. Proofreading $4 per 250-word page. We have charge a minimum of $40 for proofreading. Book Design This is a variant on creative editing but is priced by the project after a discussion with the author and a brief examination of a draft of the manuscript. Vowell charges $50 to $60 an hour for the two-part service, $25 to $35 an hour for design and layout only. In either case, an estimate of the time needed will be provided before work begins. A cap will be placed on the number of hours. A contract and progress payments are required. Such projects can take weeks.