I am a seasoned editor and proofreader specializing in scholarly and academic publishing. I have a full working knowledge of The Chicago Manual of Style and Turabian. My areas of interest include government, philosophy, international relations, American history, and English literature.
Editing Rates
Rate Per Page
US $4.20
Rate Per Word
US $0.03
Rate Per Hour
US $42.00
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.
Publishing
Content: contributing author for corporate communications, including newsletter and magazine articles (reporting, critical analyses, commentary, feature articles), sales, marketing, and promotional materials; research and development for book ideas and forthcoming book projects
Editing: copy for brochures, pamphlets, newsletter articles, correspondence; assure consistency in grammar, style/format, usage; conform to The Chicago Manual of Style (15th ed.), The Washington Post Deskbook on Style, The Government Printing Office Manual of Style, and/or The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage
Graphic Design: formatting and layout for small-, medium-, and large-style publications; typesetting; graphic design of logos and special graphic needs, displays, charts, and other visual media
Proofreading: fact checking; grammar/usage and consistency; familiarity with CMS standard proofreaders’ marks
Marketing
Research: market trends and projections; identifying target audiences; studies and polling; cold-calling
Proposals/collateral: sales letters, signs, and other visual promotional displays
Evaluations: studies and polling, questionnaires, interviews, write-ups
Software*
Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher
Quark: QuarkXpress, Passport
Adobe: Acrobat, Distiller, PageMaker, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
Language
Spanish: 4+ years of instruction; German: 2 years of instruction; Arabic: 2 years of instruction; Ancient (Attic/Koine) Greek: 3 years of instruction; HTML: 2 years; XML: 1 year
Education degree
BA
Major specialization
Philosophy
Second specialization
Languages
First language
English
Areas of specialization
Not selected
Work experience
Present Occupation: Freelance editor
Editing Experience in Years: 5 years
Scored 94% on editing test.
Test score 100% .
Test score 70% to 84%. 
Test score less than 70%.