Rates

I charge $50 per hour.

I’ve found that I can’t seem to do an edit without coaching writers on how to improve their craft. The good news is that I have a great track record for getting writers published traditionally as well as helping authors produce excellent self-published books. By the time we finish working on your manuscript, you’ll find you’ve acquired some exciting new skills.

Savvy, experienced authors’ manuscripts take less time to edit, and the hourly rate allows them to pay a fair fee, rather than the same rate as less experienced writers.

For a novella or book-length manuscript (30,000 words or more), you would send me the first 20 pages of your work and a one or two-page summary. After I see the general condition of your manuscript, we would schedule a Zoom meeting or phone conversation to come to an agreement on what needs to be done. If we decide we’re a good fit to work together, I’ll send you a contract outlining what we discussed for you to sign.

Types of Editing

• Proofreading includes correcting punctuation, capitals, misspellings, abbreviations, tenses, plurals, and verb agreement.

• Line Editing (sometimes called copy-editing) includes proofreading, plus grammar and mechanics, and resolves word repetitions.
  

• Content Editing (also called developmental editing) includes organization, voice consistency, story structure, plot, character development, exterior and interior conflicts, how to “flesh out” scenes, dialogue, word choice, subtext, subplots, and how to tap into readers’ emotions to keep them hooked to the last page.
  

• Editing for academic essays and studies for publication includes proper formatting for prose and citations in accordance with the Chicago Manuel of Style, refining organization and language for clarity, and coaching on how to write letters to editors to consider your work for publication.
  

• Editing a Personal Statement to apply for colleges  – $100, includes editing and two hours of coaching, so clients may improve their writing skills in the process.

• Editing student essays for high school and college assignments – $100, includes editing and two hours of coaching, so students may improve their writing skills in the process.

Online clients may submit payments via PayPal.

Write-to-Win! workshops start at $300, depending on workshop length, number of sessions, materials, and distance from Deschutes County in Central Oregon.

Writing Craft Workshops:

• How to Write an Engaging Memoir that People Will Want to Read
• The Magic of Setting: How to invest your reader in another place and time
• “Show Don’t Tell”: The how-to for creating mental “movies” that will engage your readers
• Pulling Readers’ Heart Strings: How to spark emotion in your readers to keep them invested in your story
• The Balancing Act of Writing: How to include optimal description, movement, dialogue, and action tags to create an irresistible story readers won’t want to put down
• How to Write a Compelling Short Story or Essay and Get It Published

Note: I love to travel! 🙂 Also, if you have an idea for another subject area, let’s talk.

Call (619) 647-5559, email: writetowinwithtrish@gmail.com, or leave a message below, and I’ll get back to you soon.

Best wishes for your success,

Trish Wilkinson