What other services does BFF Editing offer?
Stories of creativity, inspiration, and motivation come in all shapes and sizes, and not all are fiction. I am happy to offer any of my editing services for the following:
I charge $40/hour for editing material of less than 10,000 words.
Stories of creativity, inspiration, and motivation come in all shapes and sizes, and not all are fiction. I am happy to offer any of my editing services for the following:
- children's books (picture and chapter)
- crafting or cookery books
- business brochures and web content
- blogs and essays
I charge $40/hour for editing material of less than 10,000 words.
- Add-On Services -
Blurb Refurb - Does your blurb entice and intrigue? Does it communicate to potential readers the essence of your writing without giving anything important away or boring them?
$30.00/hour
Consultation - I charge a fee for consultation above and beyond the normal level of communication, especially in the case of video or conference calls.
$20/hour
Hook Help - Grabbing your reader's attention, curiosity, empathy, or interest in the opening scene is critical. If you don't hook them early, they may not continue to read.
$30.00/hour
Spot Check - need another round beyond our contracted service agreement?
$30.00/hour
Smart Style Sheet - every book needs at least a simple style sheet for consistency, which I am happy to include with a number of my editing services.
More complex stories or series that involve many characters, world building, etc. need a more extensive style sheet to keep track of all of the many details of your writing and decisions that go into the editing process. A more elaborate and detailed list of those decisions is considered an Add-On Service - the Smart Style Sheet.
Both levels of style sheet would include:
The fees for creation of the Smart Style Sheet Add-On are based on the length and level of detail.
$30.00/hour
Consultation - I charge a fee for consultation above and beyond the normal level of communication, especially in the case of video or conference calls.
$20/hour
Hook Help - Grabbing your reader's attention, curiosity, empathy, or interest in the opening scene is critical. If you don't hook them early, they may not continue to read.
$30.00/hour
Spot Check - need another round beyond our contracted service agreement?
$30.00/hour
Smart Style Sheet - every book needs at least a simple style sheet for consistency, which I am happy to include with a number of my editing services.
More complex stories or series that involve many characters, world building, etc. need a more extensive style sheet to keep track of all of the many details of your writing and decisions that go into the editing process. A more elaborate and detailed list of those decisions is considered an Add-On Service - the Smart Style Sheet.
Both levels of style sheet would include:
- which Style Guide and dictionary were used
- what form of English is used
- POV and mood
- formatting decisions
- capitalization and hyphenation decisions
- words or spellings that are unique to the manuscript
- names and descriptions of primary and secondary characters
The fees for creation of the Smart Style Sheet Add-On are based on the length and level of detail.
Contact me to discuss your project. I'd like to help you get it into a condition that will communicate to your readers clearly and with your own personal flare.
"I’ve been on the lookout for that special pair of eyes that can catch the mistakes, the time-warps, the dangling participles, the soft spots that I can miss ... Reliable, easy to work with, diligent, and always sensitive to your pride of authorship, Kate demonstrates that she’s as committed as you are to write the very best version of your book."
-Author Divalle Curie