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Services & Pricing

Copy Editing (Fiction)
Prices Starting at $.025/word

  • Style sheet creation, customized just for your story

  • Correct spelling errors

  • Correct misplaced punctuation

  • Correct grammar mistakes

  • Resolve run-on sentences

  • Correct subject-verb disagreements

  • Fill in missing words and omit repeated words

  • Correct and provide guidance for capitalization misuse (including overuse)

  • Resolve dangling and misplaced modifiers

  • Resolve common errors in word usage

  • Correct instances of pronouns with essential and nonessential clauses where needed

  • Resolve verb tense shift​

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Line & Copy Editing
(Fiction)

Package Prices Starting at $.035/word

This package includes everything listed under copy editing above, and more:
 

  • Scan for overused idioms and clichés and suggest metaphors or similes that are fresh and unique

  • Ensure verbs correctly match their subjects in number and person

  • Ensure pronouns match their antecedents

  • Maintain consistent verb tense throughout the narrative

  • Identify and correct sentences that are too long or combine multiple independent clauses incorrectly

  • Identify and correct incomplete sentences

  • Identify and eliminate unnecessary words and phrases

  • Ensure sentences are easy to understand and free of ambiguity

  • Encourage the use of different sentence structures to improve flow and rhythm

  • Suggest more specific and impactful word choices

  • Ensure words convey their intended meaning and tone

  • Encourage the use of active voice for stronger and more direct writing when necessary

  • Maintain consistency of the author's unique voice and tone

  • Ensure dialogue sounds authentic and reflects the characters' personalities

  • Correct punctuation in dialogue and ensure dialogue tags are used effectively

  • Ensure characters' personality and physical traits, motivations, and actions remain consistent throughout the story

  • Identify pacing issues and provide guidance on sections that feel rushed or slow

  • Improve readability by suggesting ways to improve the flow and rhythm of the narrative

  • Ensure smooth and effective transitions between scenes and paragraphs


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Content Editing for Businesses
Price Range: $50.00 – $65.00/hour

Newspapers and magazines employ copy editors because they know that spelling errors on a website can cause high bounce rates, deterring potential clients and customers from returning.

​Simple informational websites only need a one-time edit, whereas other sites that have a plethora of ever-changing information need ongoing editorial upkeep.​

​For flawless text and to keep visitors on your site longer, choose The Werd Nerd.

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