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How I Work & Charge
What am I paying for? (The Editing Process)
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My Book:
Technical and Business Writing for Working Professionals
Writing Tune-ups:
Hyphen Usage Relative Clauses Nonsexist Language Solutions Verb Tense When Referring to Past Research
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Clients Worldwide!
Contact Ray:
rh@rayhardestyediting.com
972.838.7619
How I Work With You
  • Normally, I exchange documents by e-mail and edit online using MS Word®, which provides the “track changes” feature that highlights additions and deletions in different colors. I can also edit PDF documents using Adobe Acrobat®, which has a similar feature.
    Click Here to Download a sample Word document that will illustrate change tracking.
  • While editing, I keep open a file of “Notes” on things that I want to draw to your attention, and these are keyed to the page and line number, with the relevant text highlighted in yellow.
  • I charge by the page, not by the hour, so you do not have to worry about cost inflation.
  • I calculate pages using a formula based on word count, which means that you do not pay for white space, figures, etc.
  • How I calculate charges:
    • I copy your document and remove all math and tabular numeric data.
    • I perform a word count.
    • I divide by 275 (an average double-spaced page) and round to one decimal place.
    • I multiply by the appropriate page rate (contact me for current rates).
    • Click Here to Download a sample invoice.
  • For payment, I can accept institutional or personal checks, direct deposit, and VISA, MC, and American Express credit cards.
  • Two standing offers:
    • 25% off on your first project up to 50 pages.
    • 40% off on your next project after a referral.
  • Lower fixed-fee charges for longer works such as books and dissertations.