Editing Services

Working together to publish your best story

Editing Services

Working together to publish your best story

Handing your story over to someone else can be stressful. I get it! Your manuscript represents a world that only belongs to you, late nights brainstorming conversations between characters, and hours and hours of actual writing.

Finding an editor shouldn’t be scary. Remember, I’m in your corner!

I want to help you, no matter what stage of the editing process you’re in. Not sure what you need? Send me a message and we’ll figure it out together!

Services:

Beta Read

I give you feedback on your manuscript from a reader’s perspective. I flag any biased or offensive language, look for character discrepancies, and focus on pacing and plot. Each beta read comes with a 2-3 page reader report. This is not an edit.

This service is perfect for authors who have self-edited.

Investment: $0.001 USD per word

Copyedit

I look through your manuscript for grammatical issues and typos, as well as continuity and language or mechanics errors. At this point your story elements should be nailed down, so I’ll be finding the smaller errors (that make a big impact!).

This service is right for authors who have self-edited, had other readers or editors, and need their stories polished and examined with fresh eyes.

Investment: $0.012 USD per word

Proofread

This is the last check before your book is published. I’m looking over your story for any errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, formatting, and consistency.

This service is right for authors who have been through other stages of editing and need a final check before publication.

Investment: $0.007 USD per word

All rates are consistent with rates in the EFA rate chart.

Coming soon: Developmental editing. Send me a message if you’re interested!

The Process:

If you’re interested in working with me, please fill out my contact form.

During a free Zoom call we will go over the basics of your story, what your goals are for this project (and beyond!), and learn a little bit about each other. I’m happy to answer any questions you have.

If you’re interested in seeing my editing style, I offer free 1,000-word sample edits. Editing is a partnership, and I want us both to be sure that we will work well together.

I recommend not sending the first 1,000 words of your manuscript. Why? Well, you’ve probably read over them a million times and that means they’re likely to be the most heavily edited section of your story. Seeing a more unedited excerpt gives me a clearer idea of what type of service you may need.

Then, if we’re moving forward, I’ll create a custom proposal, contract, and invoice for you to review.

Once everything is signed, I’ll collect a 20% booking deposit.
I will invoice for 40% of the total fee upon delivery of the manuscript, and the remaining 40% will be due when I return your edited manuscript to you.

Testimonials

Kaitlin is very organized and hands-on, and it has been an AMAZING experience working with her! It has been life-changing for me to have this type of daily support in my business with someone who really takes time to get to know me and my style of writing. She is an amazing writer and takes time to learn your tone of voice. I'm so grateful we've been working together for so long!

I didn’t know exactly what I needed when I started working with Kaitlin, but fortunately she was able to see areas for opportunity and improvement within my business operations. Kaitlin has become an essential part of our team. She is dependable and is truly a joy to work with.

In the current era of never having enough hours in your day to get everything you want to get done, actually done, one of my smartest decisions was hiring Kaitlin Slowik. My only wish is that Kaitlin and her can-do attitude were cloneable—we need more Kaitlins in today’s fast-paced world.

I highly recommend Kaitlin's friendly and efficient services. She went above and beyond in completing what I asked. I wouldn't hesitate to use her services again or recommend her to a friend.

Kaitlin did a phenomenal job on a project for me. She worked quickly & efficiently, completing my project perfectly! She is so creative & understood my vision perfectly. I highly recommend her!