Freelance Copy /Line Editor



Experienced Copy / Line Editor for hire

Hi there, I am an experienced writer looking to earn a little money at home. I have many, many years of experience with copy / line editing and have been doing this type of work free lance for a community of fiction writers for the past several years. I work with a contract so as to protect you, the writer, and you will always know that your work stays your work and I am only here to polish it up and make it shine brighter.

I work on a sliding scale of pay dependent on these things:

Type of editing: For example, copy editing to correct spelling and grammar mistakes costs less than a substantive edit. Line editing is much more extensive and time consuming, there for more expensive.

Quality of writing: The more work I have to do to make the manuscript presentable, the more the editing will cost. Skilled writers with relatively clean manuscripts pay less. So normally, I will want to see your manuscript or at least a sample before I can determine the costs of editing.   

Length: Novels cost more than short stories or novellas, of course.

Number of read-throughs: If you want me to go through the manuscript more than once, you’ll probably pay more. (All minuet details about the specific editing process can be discussed when the agreement is being made.)


Copy Editing and Beta-Reading: $3.50 - $4.00 per page (Dependent on the above outlined factors.) I will be doing one while I do the other so both are included in this price.

Line Editing and Fact Checking: $5.00 - $6.00 per page (Once again, dependent on the above outlined factors.) Again, I will be doing both. If I am going to be as precise as I like to be when line editing, then I am going to fact check as well.

If you are interested in my services, please contact me at Blacksheepfiction@yahoo.com
Please include your name, email address and a sample of your work in the body of the email. Make “Story Submission” the subject line and you will hear from me within 24 hours. Thank you!

Please note that I have neither pull nor weight in the publishing process. I edit, that is what I do. I am not a publisher and have no connections to publishers. After it leaves my hands and returns to yours, the rest is up to you.

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