Monika Rose, editor of Manzanita Writers Press, and Manzanita publications:

Pricing: Anywhere from $3.00 to $7.00 per page, depending on the level of editing and type of needed/desired. Content editing, developmental editing, design assistance, and copyediting. Focus on structure, style, consistency, logic, details, sentence structure, clarity and brevity.

Developmental editing: pacing, narrative, characterization, thematic connections, and more.

Copyediting: grammar, usage, diction, formatting, revision of sentences.

Deposit: 1/2 of the fee as a deposit upon initial acceptance of the project and pricing plan. Payment of the remainder, 50%, upon completion of the agreed-upon work. Estimate for the entire job available based on editing scope projected for the job.

References:

Cate Culver

Judy Creighton

Susan Barich

Don Urbanus

Linda Toren

Gary Thomas

Brenda Cumberlege

Michele Rugo

Thomas White

Antoinette May

Kevin Arnold

Mary Stewart Anthony

Don Urbanus

Lucy Sanna

Jackie Rogers

Jim Fletcher

Stephen Finlay Archer

Amy Smith

Bonnie Miller

June Gillam

Joyce Dedini
Getty Ambau
Nitya Prema

Blanche Abrams

Denella Kimura

Kathy Boyd Fellure

Penny West

Chrys Mollett