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<\/a>First, I need to answer the question, “What kind of editing does my work need?”<\/p>\nAnd what do I<\/strong> mean by “editing”? Because my definition of editing may not be the same as yours.<\/p>\n In addition, I want to feel as if the editor I hire is on my team, that we are working together\u00a0to\u00a0help\u00a0my work be the very best it can be, and that she\u00a0will let my voice be mine\u2014and not hers.<\/p>\n Good, thorough, professional editing takes time\u2014which means it’s not cheap. Nor should it be. Some editors charge by the hour, others by the page, still others by the word.\u00a0And some, like me, may charge by any of those, depending on the work.<\/p>\n When we write, we make a promise to readers: that they’ll be entertained enough to escape Real Life, or maybe that they’ll learn to de-clutter that closet\u2014this time. If I’m doing a developmental edit, I’ll need your whole manuscript. Whether your book is fact or fiction, I’ll need to read it all to see if you, as the writer, have delivered on that promise you made to the reader. For that, I charge by the hour. (You’ll be happy to know I read fast.)<\/p>\n When I’m copy editing someone else’s work, I offer a range of prices, starting at 2 cents per word and ranging upwards, depending on how much work is needed to clean up the text or how hard it is to read. A mystery novel generally goes faster than a dissertation.<\/p>\n If I’m proofreading a project that’s already been designed and laid out, I charge by the printed page.<\/p>\n Am I a perfect editor? Nope.<\/p>\n But email me<\/a> to see if, together, we can make your project as perfect as it can be.<\/p>\n All images\u00a0on this website are protected by copyright and <\/em>may not be reproduced\u00a0without written permission.<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a9 2026 by Wynne Brown. All rights reserved.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Finding the Perfect Editor Don’t we all wish there was one! No matter how experienced any of us may be, we ALL need a fresh pair of eyes on our writing. Even editors need other editors. So, here’s what I look for when searching for someone to edit my own work. First, I need to… Read more Editing<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-327","page","type-page","status-publish","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P7yo3h-5h","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wynnebrown.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wynnebrown.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wynnebrown.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wynnebrown.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wynnebrown.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=327"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/wynnebrown.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":856,"href":"https:\/\/wynnebrown.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/327\/revisions\/856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wynnebrown.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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