Fee Structure

Below is my working fee structure, but before I discuss the fee, I would like to add that I love this work and if you choose to work with me, then I will be as diligent and caring about your project as you are, respecting your vision of your work.

I believe creativity and flexibility are important in providing you with excellent work. In the past, clients have found me encouraging, thorough, and sensitive to their project vision. Though I do work with seasoned professionals, I am very willing to work with people new to writing and publishing: all in part to promote the joy of the writing and publishing industry.

Documents over 100 pages

  • Copy Edit: $3.00 per page,
  • Substantive Edit: $2.50 per page
  • Combination of Copy and Substantive Edit, $4.50 per page
  • A critique review for any novel length manuscript is $300
  • Cold Read Proofreading: $2.00 per page

General manuscript requirements: double spaced, 12 point font-preferably Times New Roman or Courier-with one inch margins, and page numbers at the top right hand margin.

Proofreading manuscript requirements: a camera ready copy; it should have gone through a substantive edit as well as a copy edit.

Documents under 100 pages

  • Substantive editing, copy editing, or proofreading: $25/hr.

Payment terms

  • 50% fee upfront on manuscripts over 100 pages.
  • Payments on receipt of invoice.
  • The minimum on any proofreading is $25.
  • I will give capped estimates for hourly work upon request.

Please write info@whitetigerliterary.com for any questions.

I will also consider the following work:

  • Copy Writing
  • Ghost Writing
  • Fact Checking
  • Basic web design (this site, www.kathrynhinds.com and www.mabmorris.com are examples)
  • Office consulting & organization (in the North Georgia area)
  • Commissioned Art: painting and masks, and even furniture refinishing (all artwork on the mabmorris.com site is my own work)

    These jobs help keep my mind active and challenged so that I can continue being a better editor and proofreader. They are often part of the whole publishing industry that I love, or help me explore the process of creativity in ways that writing or editing cannot offer.

Please feel free to e-mail me to inquire about any question you might have with fees.

Beginning writers may be eager for editing that he or she is not quite ready for - thinking that their finished draft is ready for a quick copy edit to get into the hungry hands of some eager editor or publisher - when it might need a serious substantive edit. Their beta-readers cannot always do more than say: "Wow, I like that." I've felt that hope, that dream of a book being ready...when it isn't. A serious writer cannot live with encouraging but useless commentary. It's good for the ego, but does not exactly move things forward. Sometimes a writer needs professional help.

I love to work with new writers, including helping get their manuscript into generally accepted manuscript format. If you struggle with this, I can help.

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