Rates

SECOND SET OF EYES

by Cynthia Willett Sherwood

COMPETITIVE RATES
All rates to be determined by your individual project

Base rate for writing, copyediting and proofreading projects: $35 an hour. Clients typically receive a "not to exceed" binding estimate of my time before I start work.
Rush jobs may be billed at a higher hourly rate to be mutually agreed upon prior to the start of work.
I'm always willing to work with clients to make projects as affordable as possible.
Payment is accepted by personal check or PayPal. For new clients, a deposit may be required prior to the start of work.

Contact me for a prompt estimate of your project's cost. If you need a manuscript edited, please include the word count (not the number of pages) and a sample chapter so I'll have a better understanding of the level of editing needed and can accurately estimate my time. All work is kept in strict confidence.

Email me at cwillettsherwood@yahoo.com

Hourly Rates vs. Word Count Rates

Many editors charge a rate per word when editing manuscripts. I've chosen not to do so for two reasons. First, it usually costs much less for a client to pay my hourly rate. Second, charging a rate per word does not allow for the differences in time it takes to edit different work. Depending on a client's wishes and the level of editing needed for a given manuscript, a single page can take as little as a few minutes or more than an hour. Charging by the word fails to take this into account. Since clients always have a binding estimate of my time before I begin editing, you'll never be taken by surprise by being charged more than you agreed.