Editing Services

Strong writing can change your life path. Whether you’re writing a resume, a cover letter, an essay, or anything else, clear and effective communication can be the difference between success and failure—Make your words impress!

We work with all types of documents and texts, including:

* We can adjust for American, Canadian, or UK English.

Four levels of editing

For an accurate quote, please submit your draft or a sample.

Discounts available for multiple documents

Proofreading

2.7₵ per word ($6.75 per page)

Check & fix:

Any missed errors after editing
(typographical errors, spelling, minor grammatical errors, etc. — these errors should be occasional or rare)
Cross-references
Formatting consistency
Line, page, and syllabic breaks
Page numbering
1 editing round

Language edit

3.6₵ per word ($9 per page)

Check & fix:

Grammar, spelling, punctuation, and usage errors
Word choice, form (part of speech), collocation, idiomatic use
Syntax & connections
(word placement, referencing, logical connections)
Contractions, contradictions, sequencing
Repetition, redundancy, and omissions
(incomplete phrasing, missing information, etc.)
Includes final proofread
2 editing rounds
(If more than 30% of the text has been altered/ replaced after a first round of editing, this will be considered a new project.)

Line (heavy) edit

$60/hour (Submit sample for a quote)

Check & fix:

Clarity, cohesion, flow
(Deliver easy-to-read, meaningful text)
Style, tone
(Establish consistency and appropriateness in relation to context and target audience)
Structural integrity
(Maintain chronology, logical connections, viable conclusions)
Consistency
(Ensure uniformity of tone, voice, pace, and narrative approach)
Adherence to academic standards
(Proper citations*, paraphrasing, etc.)
Fact-check
(Ensure essential facts are accurate and consistent throughout document)
May suggest and implement revisions
(Changes to content, review of materials, etc.)
Word count
(Bring over-long text to within limits (reduce word or character count))
Mechanics
(All elements of language editing & proofreading)
Includes final proofread
2-4 editing rounds
(If more than 30% of the text has been altered/ replaced after a first round of editing, this will be considered a new project.)

*References, Works Cited pages, in-text citations, web addresses, other references — formatting or verification not included in above services and are an additional fee. We can work with your style sheet or create one, or use a preferred style guide (APA, MLA, CMS, etc.)

Humanizing edit

Contact for a quote.

If you have a draft written via AI technology, we can make adjustments to it to give it a “human” touch and to pass AI trackers.

Fixed price items

Notes:
• All fixed-price items undergo a heavy edit.
• Fixed-price items are limited to 1000 words; longer texts will be charged extra accordingly.

How does it work?

The heavy and language edits go through a first round of edits that fix all technical (linguistic) issues. There may be comments, suggestions, and/or questions for the author to address.
After the author addresses these comments, a second round of edits takes place. For heavy edit jobs, additional rounds may be necessary.
As a proofread is a final reading of a text, it only undergoes one round of editing.
All edits are done using the Track Changes feature of Microsoft Word