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Providing
the following services
I
accept PayPal, personal checks and money orders. All fees are payable
in advance. Larger works can be divided into shorter sections with
payment payable in advance of each section of work. Contact
Jeanne for a quote.
*Some
prices and services have changed. They are marked in RED
below.
| SERVICE |
DESCRIPTION |
COST |
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| Basic
read of first 5
pages |
Determines
extent of editing necessary |
Free |
| Coaching
service (mentoring) for unpublished fiction writers |
a.
Overall Assessment of writing skills and challenges based
on the first chapter |
$40 |
| b.
In-depth critique of first chapter with a list of writing
challenges |
$80 |
c.
Ongoing coaching for subsequent chapters: includes critiques
and editor availability to teach various aspects of writing
and answer questions.
Note: As the writer implements the lessons learned from
previous critiques, the cost would go down to $25 as the
work required is lessened.
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$25-$40
per chapter |
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| Critique
Components of a Novel Proposal |
a.
Query letter – Check for proper query letter structure,
opening hook, content, sentence structure, punctuation, and
grammar. |
$10 |
| b.
Synopsis critique. Check for point of view, tense, content,
sentence structure, clarity of story line, plot progression,
and character summary. |
$60 |
c.
Synopsis critique and condensation. A synopsis critique
that also includes shortening the synopsis to the required
length.
Note:
Price negotiable, based on beginning size of synopsis |
$60
- $185 |
| d.
Novel Proposal critique. Substantive copy edit for all components
of a novel proposal, including query letter, synopsis, author
biography, marketing analysis, cover page and formatting (does
not include sample chapters or synopsis condensation). |
$100-$200 |
| Proofreading |
A
final read through for a manuscript about to go to an editor,
agent or publisher. Manuscript would be scrutinized for grammar,
punctuation, formatting and typographical errors. |
$6/page |
| Copy
Editing - basic |
Checks
for punctuation, grammar, formatting, typographical errors,
inconsistencies in point of view and tense, redundancies,
sentence clarity, flagging names, titles and quotes the author
needs to check for accuracy. |
$7/page |
| Copy
Editing - substantive |
In
addition to the basic copyediting, this also includes checking
for content, dialogue, character and plot development, setting,
lack of conflict, author tone or voice. |
$8/page |
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