Style and Line Editing Rates
- Open and ongoing dialogue with the author/creator.
- Two rounds of edits (one style/line and one copy).
Rates
Estimates are based on an hourly rate, word count and pages per hour.
- 5,000 – 10,000 words = $100
- 10,001 – 30,000 words = $425
- 30,001 – 60,000 words = $825
- 60,001 – 100,000 words = $1350
- 100,000 + words = $1350 (base price) + hourly rate
Contact Me for a FREE phone consultation to discuss your project and estimated cost.
Sensitivity Reader / Sensitivity Editor Rates
In the gaming industry, I have consulted with various RPG publishers. My workshop on building and nurturing inclusive communities has been featured at GenCon and SXSW Gaming and I have been a panelist on Encouraging Ethnic & Gender Diversity in Gaming at Game Theory Expo.
Personally, I grew up in the United States’ most diverse county and currently live in the United States’ most diverse city. I have also lived and studied internationally and have had roommates from around the world. My work in higher education included becoming a certified LGBTQIA Ally, training on best practices to support first generation/low income college students, and supporting international students and scholars as they navigated the visa process and arrival in a new country.
As a Sensitivity Reader, I offer insight into how different audiences will engage with your work. As a Latina with passing privilege, I have a wide range of topics that I can read for. And while I cannot speak for experiences I have not lived, I can offer additional feedback based on my understanding of anticipated engagement by other audiences. My feedback process involves offering insight into how various audiences might perceive or engage with your work.
I try to keep my rates for sensitivity reading as low as possible to ensure it is available to as many authors/creators as possible.
| General topics that I can read for: | Topics of expertise: |
| -Insensitive/racially or otherwise charged language (-isms/ -phobics). -Unintentional bias. -Stereotypes/tropes. -Class/socioeconomic, poverty issues. -Sensitive handling of the topic of abuse. -LGBTQIA representation. -Inclusion of underrepresented populations. -Avoiding tokenism. -Identifying potential inaccuracies of how a culture is presented. | -Women’s issues. -Women working in male-dominated spaces. -Respect of cultures. -Latin-American culture. -Immigration. |
Services Included
- Work will be read in its entirety and a report will be provided based on the stated goals of the client.
- Feedback will be in the form of notes in the manuscript on how different audiences might engage with specific words or phrases, scenes, elements or mechanics.
- Specific problematic words and phrases will be highlighted and reference given as to why they could be engaged with in a negative light.
- A summary of overall thoughts including the theme and any issues with representation.
- The reading report (notes & summary) will be returned by an agreed-upon deadline.
- One round of follow-up questions/clarifications is included.
- No copy or line editing will be performed.
Important notes
- I cannot guarantee that the work will not be criticized by someone with different lived experiences.
- My sensitivity read is not an endorsement of your work or subject matter.
- I will not disclose any information about your unpublished work, but after publication I reserve the right to react to/criticize the work the same as any other published work.
Rates
- 5,000 – 10,000 words = $75
- 10,001 – 30,000 words = $150
- 30,001 – 60,000 words = $275
- 60,001 – 100,000 words = $450
- 100,000 + words = $450 (base price) + # of words ($0.005/word)