Editing

I love being involved with other writers' work and am happy to discuss your editing needs with you- creative, professional or academic. I've outlined my qualifications, experiences and services/fees below. Please feel free to contact me at cehatcher@hotmail.com with any queries.

Qualifications:  

• Bsc Speech and Language Therapy 1989 (University of Wales, Cardiff)
• Masters in Education 1999 (University of Wales, Bangor)

Experience:  

• Supporting adults, children and young people with oral and written speech, language and communication needs.
• Teaching/supporting students with oral and written language skills in educational settings (including ESL).
• Proofing and editing school-age students' written assignments.
• Proofing and editing undergraduate, masters and doctorate theses.
• Writing, revising, proofing and editing fiction and non-fiction manuscripts.
• Document / curricula writing, editing and proofing.
• Writing and reviewing book proposals.

Services and fees:
 

Proofreading C$2 per page (250 words)

(24 hours C$5 per page) 

• Spelling
• Punctuation
• Capitalization

Copy-editing (includes proof-reading) C$5 per page  (250 words)

(24 hours C$8 per page)  

• Structural coherence (chapter arcs and links between paragraphs)
• Logic and grammar (subject-verb agreement; pronoun referents; tense agreement; run-on and fragmented sentences; weak verb usage; over-use of adjectives and adverbs; inconsistencies in voice and style; continuity etc.)
• Additional/alternative content and deletion suggestions

Prices are based on proofing/editing essays, articles and short stories (10,000 words or less).
Please contact me at cehatcher@hotmail.com for an estimate re. longer pieces of work.