All rates are subject to change and are provided for informational purposes.
One manuscript page (ms pg) = 250 words
hr = hour
Editing and related services
An estimate of the total cost will be emailed to you before any work begins. There is a minimum charge of $30, and hourly services are charged in fifteen-minute increments. A 50% deposit is required before any work begins.
| Service | Estimated Pace | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Basic copyediting | 5-10 ms pgs/hr | $30/hr |
| Basic copyediting, additional passes on a manuscript previously edited by me | 10-12 ms pgs/hr | $15/hr |
| Heavy copyediting | 2-5 ms pgs/hr | $45/hr |
| Developmental (content) editing | 1-5 ms pgs/hr | $60/hr |
| Website copyediting | $60/hr | |
| Proofreading | 9-13 ms pgs/hr | $30/hr |
| Fact checking | $40/hr | |
| Transcribing | $3/audio minute | |
| Technical editing for patterns | $40/hr | |
| Style sheets for patterns: creation and consultation | $40/hr | |
| Technical writing: converting pattern charts to written instructions | $40/hr |
Layout and design
Quoted rates are for simple text-only files (usually fiction; may include cover artwork and minor incidental graphics). Please contact me for a quote specific to your situation if you have any other type of book you need formatted (e.g., with tables, footnotes, lots of graphics, etc.). An estimate of the total cost will be emailed to you before any work begins. There is a minimum charge of $30, and hourly services are charged in fifteen-minute increments. A 50% deposit is required before work begins.
| Service | Rate |
|---|---|
| Ebook creation: ePub | $300 |
| Ebook creation: ePub for Amazon or Google Books | $400 |
| Ebook creation: HTML | $250 |
| Ebook creation: HTML for Amazon | $400 |
| Ebook creation: KPF for Amazon | $400 |
| Ebook creation: PDF | $250 |
| Ebook creation: PDF for Google Books | $400 |
| Ebook creation bundle: ePub, HTML, PDF | $750 |
| Ebook creation bundle: ePub, HTML, PDF, and choice of one format each for Amazon and Google Books | $1,500 |
| Amazon ebook bundle (ePub, HTML, KPF) | $1,100 |
| Google Books bundle (ePub and PDF) | $750 |
| Expedited forty-eight hour turnaround, additional charge for each format | $200 |
| Ebook formatting clean up, mistake fixing | $60/hr |
| Ebook clean up, expedited forty-eight hour turnaround | $120/hr |
| Manuscript formatting and layout (Includes articles, theses, business marketing materials) | $60/hr |
| Manuscript formatting and layout, expedited forty-eight hour turnaround | $120/hr |
| Business cards | $30/hr |
| Digital ads | $30/hr |
| Schematic and chart creation for patterns | $60/hr |
| Website hosting (depends on amount of traffic, but most will run) | ~$25/month |
| Domain name registration (annual, depends on the top level domain type chosen) | ~$25/yr |
Website design and creation costs are entirely based on how complex a site will need to be. If it’s one page, that’ll cost hardly anything. An author’s site with multiple series and 100+ books? That’ll take a while and the cost will depend on how long. Once I have an idea of how much work is involved, I’ll be able to give you a better idea of the cost in an estimate.
Other services
An estimate of the total cost will be emailed to you before any work begins. There is a minimum charge of $30, and hourly services are charged in fifteen-minute increments. A 50% deposit is required before any work begins for projects that need an estimate.
| Service | Rate |
|---|---|
| Research | $90/hr |
| Tech support | $60/hr |
| On-site fee | $10 per visit per site |
| Rush fee | Any project needing to be finished in under 48 hours generally doubles the hourly cost. |