Rates for Services

INSTRUCTIONAL EDITING and PROOFREADING

All rates are specified in U.S. dollars. Current rates are as follows:

For each submission of work to be edited, you'll be charged the LESSER of:

$3.95 per full double-spaced page of about 240-260 words

OR

$29 per half hour of time, billed in quarter hours or fractions thereof (e.g., 12 minutes = one quarter, 23 minutes = two quarters, etc.)

This means that, as your writing improves, and as the number of pages that you submit that can be read by your editor without pain increases, you won't be penalized for that improvement!

Note that the $29 rate also applies to non-text-editing services, such as for non-brief telephone calls and for extended e-mail consultations on grammar, story or chapter structure, or the like. These charges are billed as separate items on the invoice and are not subject to any LESSER calculations. Negotiations relating to work terms are not billed.

TURN-KEY EDITING

All rates are specified in U.S. dollars. Current rates are as follows:

For each submission of work to be edited, you'll be charged the LESSER of:

$5.95 per full double-spaced page of about 240-260 words

OR

$43.50 per half hour of time, billed in quarter hours or fractions thereof (e.g., 12 minutes = one quarter, 23 minutes = two quarters, etc.)

Note that the $43.50 rate also applies to non-text-editing services, such as for research, non-brief telephone calls and for extended e-mail consultations on content, structure, or the like. These charges are billed as separate items on the invoice and are not subject to any LESSER calculations. Negotiations relating to work terms are not billed.

If unusual specific problems or technical issues arise during the turn-key editing of complex materials, GSC Editing and you may need to come to agreement as to any supplemental charges; while this situation is not expected, it is a possibility and thus mentioned here.

Note that for GHOST-WRITTEN and WHOLE-BOOK projects, rates will be incorporated into the specific written agreements therefor.

POSTAL AND MAILING CHARGES (for any and all Services)

If you desire to use the U.S. Postal Service or a specific commercial carrier for the transmission of physical editing results, GSC Editing will add a nominal charge therefor, such charge to include the actual cost of mailing.

EMERGENCY SERVICES AND REQUESTS

GSC Editing strives for a 4-7 day turnaround on submissions of up to 20 pages. If you're in a time bind, you can request emergency 24-hour turnaround at a 100% surcharge over regular charges; you can request a 48-hour turnaround at a 60% surcharge and a 72-hour turnaround at a 25% surcharge. Requesting emergency services does not mean you will get them, only that GSC Editing will try to meet your needs. If GSC cannot meet your deadline, you will be billed only the regular charges. Lastly, if you submit material that, through GSC's normal scheduling process, winds up being edited within 1, 2 or 3 days, then only regular charges apply.