Go to the home page and fill out the contact form, or email me directly at redpeneditorial36@gmail.com. Tell me about your project (see question 2 for the pertinent info). I'll get back to you as soon as I can!

Each of the following things will assist me in forming an estimate/quote for you: Your first and last name. Word count (page count is less useful; it depends on font, sizing, paragraph spacing, etc.). Brief description of the piece including the genre and a synopsis. What you expect to do with the piece once you feel it's finished. Requested delivery date, if you have a deadline. What format your manuscript is in; what program you used to write it. Particular things you're struggling with, if any. What you're looking to get out of the editing process. You may include all of this information in the initial contact email that you send me.

That depends on how much time and effort it requires to edit it, which is not something I really know before I've gotten my teeth into it.

After you reach out to me with your initial inquiry and we discuss some of the items mentioned in question #2, I will ask that you send me a 5-10 page excerpt from somewhere in the middle of the manuscript. I don't want the prologue or Chapter 1, because those are usually the cleanest, so will not give me a true picture of what the manuscript needs. I will edit this excerpt and return it to you, and if you're happy with the work we can then discuss the contract process and I can send you an estimate. Once you have the estimate in hand, if you agree, I will send a contract with my standard terms and conditions. Once signed and the agreed-upon deposit has been received, work will begin. I will reach out with any questions, and you are free to do the same. When the project is complete, I will deliver the finished manuscript to you and collect the remainder due.

No it is not. Sometimes clients will say they're looking for something they can send straight to a publisher, they want it perfect...but they might also say they only need help with punctuation and spelling. In my experience, those two things don't often jibe. The estimate is what we will base the deposit on. Once work begins, if I have a sense that there is more work needed than I initially thought, I will reach out to you to talk about what that means. We can work something out from there.

Well, you don't have to. But I can tell you that a human can understand context and humor and tone better than a piece of software. And Grammarly won't tell you if your main character has their name spelled two different ways, if they drove a Subaru in Chapter 1 and a Hyundai in Chapter 10, or if someone whose arm is supposed to be in a cast is suddenly punching another character in the face. Like many things in life, you can choose the cheap option and get shoddy results, or you can invest in a service and get real, valuable feedback.