Proofreading

Experienced proofreading by the page or manuscript. Lori Soard has 13 years of experience editing for publishers such as BT Publishing, Indigo, Zebra, and many individual clients, including business clients.

No matter what business you're in, at some point you'll need the services of a copywriter. Let us come up with a creative slogan, a snazzy business letter, a beautifully laid out newsletter that will impress your current customers and hook new ones. If you're a writer, then you will want a polished manuscript to send to an editor or agent.

"You put my thoughts into beautiful words and helped me present the professional image I try so hard to achieve."

Ronda Weems, Artistic Promotions

"We are very pleased with Lori's work on our monthly newsletter. The words flow smoothly and her ideas are always fresh and creative!"

Patti Wilson, Writer's Corner

"Our web design business is growing by leaps and bounds to the point where we can no longer keep up with the demand. When it became necessary to start outsourcing projects, we contacted Lori. She turned around our client's website within a week with such professionalism that I knew we couldn't have done as well ourselves. I highly recommend her services to anyone in need of a good copywriter."

Margaret Perry, sliceofpromo.com

Hello,

My rates for editing are posted below. I do offer in depth feedback as well as line edits, or I offer a light read through. There are several different levels to meet your editing needs. My goal is to help you grow as a writer and give you the best chance possible of selling your work. I've been working as a freelance writer and editor for more than thirteen years and am professionally published in magazines and books.

Simple Proofreading
Perhaps you feel pretty comfortable with your writing, but you just want someone to glance over your work for typos, grammar errors and spelling. This type of editing does not provide in depth feedback. It is just a way to put that final polish on your work before you send it out to an editor and to catch those typos and missing words we all miss in our own edits.

$10.00/1,000 words*

Copyediting
If your work needs a bit more restructuring, such as words rearranged, awkward phrasings rewritten and organizational issues as well as the grammar, spelling and other issues mentioned above, you may need a more detailed copyedit. This edit does not provide in-depth feedback, but will clean up your writing and make it more marketable.
$18.00/1,000 words*

Extensive Editing and Feedback
There are many reasons you might want more in-depth feedback on your work. Non-English speakers, people who need a ghost writer but can't afford to hire one (you can use this service to write the piece yourself and then I'll rework it for you), writers who are still learning and want to use the in depth edits and feedback as a learning tool, business owners who want a professional final product.

$45/1,000 words*

*If your manuscript is 1,250 words, the rate will be prorated to account for the extra words, but you will not have to purchase an additional thousand words. So, an extensive edit of a 1,250 word promotional letter would run $56.25.

Business owners, I will do transcription via MP3 recordings as well. Email me for rates.Purchase Page Edits Below by clicking on whether you are a non-student or former student.

Our typical turnaround is 48-72 hours for small jobs under 20 pages. Longer jobs, such as manuscripts take longer.

*Please note that the editing services are listed per word to help you calculate the cost of your project, so you'll need to purchase the number of words you'd like edited. For example, if you want 1250 words very lightly edited, then choose to purchase 1250 of the item proofreading. And so on.