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Editing services

  • Technical or non-technical

  • American English

  • Accommodations for Canadian or British English

  • Style guides used: The Chicago Manual of Style, Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications, The Little, Brown Handbook.

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Bachelor of Arts degree in French, German, and Art History from Louisiana State University. 1966

  • Masters degree in French and Italian, University of Texas, 1977.

  • Masters degree in Foreign Language Education, University of Texas, 1979.

  • Taught English grammar and writing at the University of Montpellier (France), the University of Texas (Austin), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia), Edmonds Community College, and the Northwest School (Seattle).

  • Editor of English for Saudi Arabia, a series of textbooks used throughout Saudi Arabia's secondary schools and published from 1988 to 1992.

  • Editor of The Welcoming Congregation Forum, 1994-96.

  • Copy editor for Microsoft online help files, 1996-97.

  • Editor for marketing collateral at Harris Corporation, 1998-2001.

  • Editor of over 1000 Microsoft Knowledge Base articles, 2003-2005.

  • Web Editor for Microsoft Intranet site, MSW, 2006.

  • Content editor for T-Mobile training manuals, 2007.

Freelance Editing, Indexing, etc.

Member, Editorial Freelancing Association
Fees
Type of work Estimated pace Fee
Proofreading 3-10 ms pages/hour $30/hour
Copyediting | basic 5-10 ms pages/hour $30/hour
Copyediting | heavy 2-5 ms pages/hour $40/hour
Layout | newsletters 1-4 pages/hour $35/hour
Layout | books 6-10 pages/hour $55/hour
Developmental editing 1-5 pages/hour $45/hour
Indexing 5-10 book pages/hour $40/hour
Researching NA $40/hour
Translating (More>>) 300-500 words/hour $0.15/word
Writing 1-3 ms pages/hour $50/hour

Procedure:

  1. Contact me at doremiarts@msn.com.
     

  2. In your e-mail message, describe the task and include any special instructions or requests. Attach the document that you wish me to edit—or paste it into the message.
     

  3. If I am available, I will provide a fee quotation and an estimate of the time required for the task.
     

  4. If you wish to hire me, I will draw up a letter of agreement for you to sign and fax to me.
     

  5. I may require partial payment before beginning the editing task, depending on its length. Details can be worked out during the telephone or e-mail communication.

Salaried or Contract Editing Positions

Principles and Practices

If your organization needs professional editing and is interested in my services, please read my statement of principles and practices before contacting me regarding my availability.

Principles:

  • I do not accept editing assignments where speed is considered more important than quality.
  • I do not sign off on any document until I am satisfied that I have edited it to the best of my ability.
  • I will not copyedit any document that has not been through a thorough and substantive editing pass, whether by myself or by another editor.

Practices:

  • I prefer to work from home, though I may be willing to work onsite if telecommuting cannot be arranged or if face-to-face contact with colleagues or clients is recommended.
  • For communications regarding content, I generally prefer e-mail to phone.
    (As a written medium, e-mail provides a record of communications and offers maximum clarity and precision.)
  • I require flexible working hours, within reasonable limits.
  • I only accept onsite positions in King County, WA.

Rates:

Negotiable, depending on a variety of factors such as benefits plan, commuting distance, and length of assignment. My usual rate for part-time employment or for assignments of short duration--where no benefits are offered--is $45 per hour.

 

Seattle