I want all my clients to have the best possible experience when they work with me. Part of that is making sure the hiring and editing process is easy, clear, and quick.
Here’s my process in 6 steps:
1) A potential client gets in touch. Yay!!
2) I ask for details about their project, and give them a quote.
To give you a quote, I will ask for: the word count of the document, any formatting specifications, and if there is anything in particular you’d like me to pay attention to. I will always fix technical errors, but I will also look out for and make notes on anything an author wants some extra support with hammering out.
The final quote depends on the length of the document (I price by the word) and the services you need. I am always flexible and willing to work within your budget. If you’d like me to skip the footnotes and bibliography to bring the cost down, for example, I am happy to do that.
3) I send you a contract to sign that locks in the quote, the service, and the deadline. If everything looks good, you sign the contract and I make sure I have the right document for editing.
4) I edit your document! Yay!
5) I send you the first few pages of your finished document. If everything looks good to you, you either submit payment in full or initiate payment procedures with your institution (institutional payment can take a while to go through, so I just ask to be forwarded confirmation that the process has been started).
6) I send you back your document, and we’re done! You have a clean, formatted document edited to your specifications (in under a week if your document is under 10,000 words!).
This process is designed to get your document back to you as quickly as possible, in as few emails as possible, but tailored to what you need out of an edit. I’m always happy to work with you to meet you where you are. My priority is you, as a client and as a writer.