Packages and Pricing
Hello and welcome! I have experience editing academic articles and dissertations, narrative journalism, memoir, and fiction in a variety of genres. I offer manuscript evaluation, developmental editing, line editing, indexing, and other services on a freelance basis.
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If you have a manuscript that needs editing, I offer competitive prices and friendly, down-to-earth guidance. For more information, check out my editing packages below, ask for a sample, or just contact me @ katelechler(at)gmail.com with a query. I also have testimonials!
Academic Editing​
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​I have extensive experience working with academic manuscripts, from articles to monographs. I spent 2 years as the Managing Editor of the Journal for Early Modern Cultural Studies; since then, I have line-edited, copy-edited, and indexed manuscripts in the fields of English literature, sociology, social work, psychology, rhetoric and composition, and sex therapy. When I worked with sociologist James M. Thomas on his academic monograph The Souls of Jewish Folk: W. E. B. Du Bois, Anti-Semitism, and the Color Line, I made sure that his language was precise and accurate while also being more accessible and colorful than typical academic prose. I've also helped numerous graduate students at the end of their degrees ready their final dissertation and thesis manuscripts for submission.
You can count on me for:
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Copyediting & language consulting
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Indexing
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Citations
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Formatting
I charge $55/hr, can work with your school or organization to accept professional development funds, and offer discounts for students.
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Fiction Editing Packages
$3/word or $7.00/page
or $50/hr
Love your novel concept, but having a tough time nailing down the structure? Check out our Green Ink editing package, a developmental edit focused on big-picture plot and characterization issues. This edit also covers pacing, themes, narrative voice, and perspective. If you’ve finished your first draft and need the kind of feedback that will take your story from every day to one-of-a-kind, it’s time to comb over it with a fine-tooth.
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This package also includes:
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A detailed editorial letter addressing each of the parameters outlined above
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an outline, chapter-by-chapter, for clarity of the work
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your manuscript (with changes outlined in Word’s Track Changes or Google Doc’s Suggestions)
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two hours of online or phone chat with the editor
$2/word or $5.00/page or
$40/hr
Got that novel *just about* ready to go out to agents or publishers, but wanting to do one more pass to polish up the prose? Check out our Red Ink package! This line edit covers the little things: spelling, punctuation, grammar, diction, and clarity. If your idea and story feel solid, but something in the language doesn’t seem to be communicating your idea at its most effective, let’s get out the Red Pen and start improving.
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This package also includes:
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your manuscript (with changes outlined in Word’s Track Changes or Google Doc’s Suggestions)
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an hour of online or phone chat with the editor
$1000 for
~90k novel
This full manuscript evaluation covers everything: which story elements shine, which still need polish, as well as a deep analysis of world-building, character development, theme, and a variety of prose issues. If you’ve written a novel but aren’t sure what next steps to take, the Purple Ink will provide detailed guidance and revision plan. AND, if you decide to purchase a full Green Ink edit after getting the evaluation, the price of the evaluation will be discounted from your Green Ink edit.
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This package also includes:
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an editorial letter charting the work’s development and a suggested revision plan
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an hour of online or phone chat with the editor
Note: My rates are based on--but lower than--standard rates set by the Editorial Freelancers Association. Manuscripts should be submitted in William Shunn’s MS format (industry-standard) which can be found here: https://www.shunn.net/format/story/.