Services and Rates
I offer three levels of editing depending on the needs of your document and your budget. Rates start at $0.05 per word and are based on the scope of your project and the complexity of editing required. Per-page and project fees can also be arranged (a page is equal to 250 words, per industry standard). Please contact me for a free estimate based on a few pages from your document.
CopyeditingCopyediting is the most basic level of editing and focuses on mechanics, ensuring correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, and usage. If desired, it also includes formatting a document to required specifications and/or imposing a given style (e.g., MLA, APA, or Chicago). Copyediting is best performed on a final or close-to-final draft of your manuscript.
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Substantive EditingSubstantive editing, my most requested service, goes beyond copyediting to tighten prose and promote clarity. It includes recasting unclear or awkward phrasing, adding or reworking transitions, reorganizing sentences or paragraphs, and minimizing jargon. Substantive editing is ideal for ESL clients.
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Developmental EditingDevelopmental editing focuses on your project as a whole, addressing issues related to organization, argument, and evidence. This kind of editing may be appropriate if you find yourself stuck at any stage in the writing process, or if you need to make substantial cuts to an existing manuscript based on publisher guidelines or reader reports.
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Charlotte is an excellent developmental editor. I have been working with her for about a decade and will continue to do so in the future. When she edits my work, she helps me to present my arguments clearly and elegantly, which is not an easy task because my work tends to be quite technical (I do quantitative history). I also very much appreciate the fact that her interventions in my writing are never excessive and that she always manages to preserve my voice while making it sound better. She is an exemplary professional: she is punctual, she respects my time and deadlines, and she never fails to put her utmost effort and attention into my projects. I cannot recommend her highly enough.
--Associate Professor, University of Vermont
Working with Charlotte allowed me to clarify my thoughts and better focus on what I really want to say with my writing. She maintains a fine balance in determining when and how to suggest changes to the text. She has always amazed me with her ability to keep my voice intact while making sure that my arguments do not get lost in the muddle of my (sometimes incoherent) thought process. As a non-native speaker I find her help in “translating” my accented writing, making it more comprehensible without losing my voice in the process, very helpful.
--Associate Professor, Bloomsburg University
Charlotte provided invaluable assistance in revising my book manuscript with prompt, skillful editing and astute conceptual recommendations. She was instrumental in helping me respond to my reviewers' feedback and consequently garner a book contract with a prestigious academic press. --Associate Professor, University of Michigan-Dearborn
If you are looking for an editor who is sensitive to voice and nuance Charlotte Weber is for you. I have availed myself several times of her fine editing, including a book project with many ESL contributors. Charlotte's work resulted in a volume that read smoothly while preserving the flair of individual styles. She also attentively handled transliterations from Arabic into English. --Senior Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Thanks for your deft editing. As always, these changes make me look better than I am. They are terrific. --Professor, University of Kansas
--Associate Professor, University of Vermont
Working with Charlotte allowed me to clarify my thoughts and better focus on what I really want to say with my writing. She maintains a fine balance in determining when and how to suggest changes to the text. She has always amazed me with her ability to keep my voice intact while making sure that my arguments do not get lost in the muddle of my (sometimes incoherent) thought process. As a non-native speaker I find her help in “translating” my accented writing, making it more comprehensible without losing my voice in the process, very helpful.
--Associate Professor, Bloomsburg University
Charlotte provided invaluable assistance in revising my book manuscript with prompt, skillful editing and astute conceptual recommendations. She was instrumental in helping me respond to my reviewers' feedback and consequently garner a book contract with a prestigious academic press. --Associate Professor, University of Michigan-Dearborn
If you are looking for an editor who is sensitive to voice and nuance Charlotte Weber is for you. I have availed myself several times of her fine editing, including a book project with many ESL contributors. Charlotte's work resulted in a volume that read smoothly while preserving the flair of individual styles. She also attentively handled transliterations from Arabic into English. --Senior Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Thanks for your deft editing. As always, these changes make me look better than I am. They are terrific. --Professor, University of Kansas
