NOTE: these rates are not set in stone and are only an average for this editor. The actual rate applicable to your document will depend on the depth of the edit, the quality of the writing, the topic matter, the proximity of the deadline, the length of the document and several other factors.
I will edit any document for clarity, consistency, grammar, punctuation, usage, style, tone and facts. I will tailor your document to meet the wants and needs of its intended audience and purpose. Your document will be error-free, appealing, professional and easy to read and understand by anyone.
I am a professional newspaper editor with more than nine years of full-time experience writing and editing newspaper articles on strict daily deadlines. I have a master’s degree in journalism, and I have taught 400-level college editing and design courses. Currently, I am a copy editor and page designer for a 100,000-circulation daily newspaper. I have edited and designed pages for all sections of the newspaper.
I am knowledgeable on a wide range of subjects and have the skills and abilities to edit documents and articles for the general public’s understanding, as well as for scholarly usage. My education and experience have covered a wide range of publications, topics and audiences.
I am extraordinarily skilled at correcting errors in Associated Press style, proofreading and in turning press releases and other types of writing into standard journalistic style.