Author Services
As a creative, you need to be able to get into the zone and express in the way that works for you. Trying to then transform it into something readable and accessible to an editor or self-publishing organisation can feel frustrating and cause that creative spark to fizzle out.
My years of experience with Word, as a writer myself, and more recently within the self-publishing industry, can ease some of this burden so you can concentrate on producing brilliant stuff!
Word processing
- Transcribing legible handwritten or scanned manuscripts for those who don’t know how to use Microsoft Word or find it challenging
Formatting
- Improving layout and flow of content
- Correct insertion of footnotes and endnotes
- Taming misbehaving content
Identification and styling of hierarchy
- Structuring content to show its level of importance
- Reduce the work required to transition into typesetting software
- Proofreading – we see our words as we intend them, not always as they are
- The final polish after professional editing
- See this post about the types of editing at The Green Blog
- The final polish after professional editing
Rate: $50 per hour or $0.02 per word for proofreading
