Standard Developmental Edit—Need help realizing your creative vision? A standard developmental edit includes in-manuscript comments and an editorial letter to address major manuscript elements such as plot, characterization, pacing, worldbuilding, and more.
- 1st Pass Editing ($0.04 / word)
- Subsequent Passes ($0.03 / word)
- 1st Pass Editing ($0.04 / word)
- Subsequent Passes ($0.03 / word)
Deluxe Developmental Edit—Want to take your creative vision to the next level? A deluxe developmental edit includes all standard developmental edits + minor line edit notes, such as identification of repetitive words/phrases, major grammatical errors, etc.
- 1st Pass Editing ($0.05 / word)
- 2nd Pass ($0.04 / word)
- 3rd & Subsequent Passes ($0.03/ word)
Standard Copyedit—Need help clarifying, correcting, or maintaining consistency in your work? Let’s catch all those errors! A standard copyedit includes in-line manuscript comments to address issues of clarity, consistency, spelling and grammar.
- 1st Pass Editing ($0.03 / word)
Traditional Submission Package Edit—Readying your manuscript for submission? This package includes a developmental edit of your creative pages at the per word rate listed below + an edit/rewrite of author-provided back cover blurb and developmental edit of the synopsis for plot arc for an additional flat rate fee.
- 1st Pass Editing ($0.04 / word) + $174 for cover blurb and synopsis. Additional $58 fee applies for creation of back cover blurb.
- 2nd Pass ($0.04 / word) + $87 for cover blurb and synopsis
- 3rd & Subsequent Passes ($0.03/ word) + $43 for cover blurb and synopsis
Back Cover Blurb Writing—Need a back cover blurb that shines? This option requires a completed book synopsis, 5-10 sample pages, plus a minimum of two provided comp titles for completion. One created draft + one minor line level revision included.
- Flat Rate: $116
- Subsequent Passes $29
Proofread—Need one last pair of eyes on your work? A proofread includes minor track change comments identifying misspelled or misused words and/or minor story inconsistencies only.
- All Passes ($0.02 / word)
Sensitivity Read—Need help writing positive representation of marginalized groups? A sensitivity read includes in-manuscript comments and an editorial letter to address all concerns of sensitive representation/portrayal of historically marginalized groups within your story. My sensitivity read specialties include neurodivergent representation (including autism, ADHD, OCD, & multiple learning disabilities), mental health representation, and queer representation only.
- All Passes ($0.02 / word)
30 min Career Consult Call—Need career guidance? We can discuss in depth any question related to your book and/or author platform and publishing materials.
- Flat Rate: $59
60 min Career Consult Call—Looking for more in-depth coaching? We’ll take an in-depth look at your book’s blurb, cover, sales page, reviews, et cetera as well as your marketing tactics to identify where you can optimize your platform in order to reach your sales goals.
- Flat Rate: $116
Query Letter Edit—A developmental and line edit of your provided query letter.
- Flat Rate: $59
- Subsequent Passes: $29
DYI Self-Edit Checklist—Can’t afford a full edit? The DIY checklist is a comprehensive checklist of editing concepts that you can use as a self-applied guideline for polishing your manuscript. From characterization, to worldbuilding, to pacing and more, it covers what to look for in your self-edits. This is a perfect option for authors who cannot afford full editorial rates or for those looking for an established checklist for their beta readers.
- Flat Rate: $39
*All orders are subject to service fee (3% USD payments, 7.5% for foreign currency transactions)
*Pricing may increase for unusual situations such as a requested rush edit.
*Standard editorial turnaround time is two weeks from date of manuscript receipt. To ensure availability, we recommend booking in advance.
*To book in advance, we require a 50% nonrefundable deposit at the time of booking. Additional fees may apply to rescheduling.
*Kait offers a one-time 10% discount for referral clients and an ongoing 15% discount for BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and disabled authors to help support those from historically marginalized communities.
We will provide a final quote and deadline before editing starts.