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So how does this work?

1. You email me

a) a page of your document so I can evaluate how much help it needs and how much time it will take.

b) word count of your project

c) when you need it (be sure to mention if this is a rush job--see "rates" for extra cost)

d) which service you need: proofreading, editing or ghostwriting

2. I email you an estimate of both hours and cost.

3. You accept the estimate or reject it.

4. You send me your document/notes/scribbles in .doc (Microsoft Word) format as an email attachment.

5. I complete the work in the agreed-upon timeframe.

6. I send you two electronic files of your document, one with track changes (yourdocument wtc.doc) so you can see the corrections/changes, and one with changes accepted (yourdocument wca.doc) so you can see how it will read without having to machete your way through editing marks.

7. You will also receive a cover letter that points out any repeated mistakes and formatting problems so you can learn what not to do next time (you didn't know that this was a self-improvement process, did you?).

8. I send you an electronic invoice, detailing the work and the hours put in.

 

You say you want to do it in hard copy?

1. Postage, toner and paper will cost you extra because you'll still email me the document and I'll print it out on this end.

2. Same process above applies, but you will receive the final product in hard copy marked in red pen, accompanied by an explanatory sheet with proofreaders' marks.