Red Adept Editing Services

[Lynn ODell]

I am now offering editing services.  

Read the details here: http://redadeptreviews.com/?page_id=4286

[Gordon Ryan]

Lynn, I seem to recall reading somewhere that sleep is also necessary for human life.  Have you found a way around that physical requirement?

All success on the new venture.

Gordon Ryan

[Lynn Mixon]

Lynn, I seem to recall reading somewhere that sleep is also necessary for human life.  Have you found a way around that physical requirement?

All success on the new venture.

Gordon Ryan

LOL! Ditto on wishes of success.

[Abigail]

Good for you. Hope it all works out. 

[Lynn ODell]

Lynn, I seem to recall reading somewhere that sleep is also necessary for human life.  Have you found a way around that physical requirement?

All success on the new venture.

Gordon Ryan

Well, when I wake at 2:00 a.m. screaming "Dangling Participle!" or "Where have all the commas gone?", I figure doing a little editing can only help my sleep. 

[Lynn Mixon]

I am now offering editing services. 

Read the details here: http://redadeptreviews.com/?page_id=4286

I'm also giving a 10% discount to KB authors!

After receiving a quote, respond with "I'm a KB author!" and receive 10% off of your quote. 

I'm not at the point of being ready for an editor on my novel in progress, but have a question. I checked your editing page and didn't see any genre exclusions. The novel I'm working on is what I'd call an erotic romance in a fantasy setting.

Let me throw in a caveat. Plot and characterization are important to me and what sex there is flows from that, so not every scene has something explicit. Most don't, in fact. I just need to ask if explicit scenes would be a deal breaker.

[Lynn ODell]

Genre is not a problem when it comes to  my editing services. As a matter of fact, I prefer to edit in genres that I normally would not review.

Later, once I have two or three books edited (and the authors have done their rewrites and published), I will be adding a page to my blog to advertise those books. I must add that I will not have any books with "too explicit" covers or descriptions on that page.

[Lynn Mixon]

Genre is not a problem when it comes to  my editing services. As a matter of fact, I prefer to edit in genres that I normally would not review.

Later, once I have two or three books edited (and the authors have done their rewrites and published), I will be adding a page to my blog to advertise those books. I must add that I will not have any books with "too explicit" covers or descriptions on that page.

Thanks for the clarification. I'd expect my cover wouldn't be racier than a regular romance novel cover. Maybe less racy. When I'm ready for an editor, I'll probably give you a ping.

Thanks again.

[Laurensaga]

When I published my novel back in September of 2010 I naively thought that my beta readers and I caught most of the errors before I put it out for my readers. I was WRONG (capitalization added for emphasis). The reviews are mostly positive, but many mention editing issues. Enter Red Adept.

Through a series of events Red Adept and I came into contact on Kindle Boards and she offered to edit my book as a trial. Needless to say I jumped at the opportunity. She has charged me a reasonable price for her services and has been nothing but professional. She is very thorough and has caught many issues I never even considered. Let me also say this is not just a proofread, but the polish as well. I have not been disappointed. My only regret now is that I didn’t do it sooner.

[CraigInTwinCities]

Well, when I wake at 2:00 a.m. screaming "Dangling Participle!" or "Where have all the commas gone?", I figure doing a little editing can only help my sleep. 

WHERE HAVE ALL THE COMMAS GONE
words and music by Red Adept (with some help from Pete Seeger)

Where have all the commas gone?
Run-ons passing
Where have all the commas gone?
Many pages ago
Where have all the commas gone?
Writers have deleted every one
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?

Where have all the writers gone?
Trad-pubs passing
Where have all the writers gone?
Several Kindles ago
Where have all the writers gone?
Gone to Kindle, every one
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?

Where have all the paperbacks gone?
Dead trees passing
Where have all the paperbacks gone?
Several forests ago
Where have all the paperbacks gone?
Gone from libraries every one
When will we ever learn?
When will we ever learn?

Where have all the libraries gone?
Public funding passing
Where have all the libraries gone?
A generation ago
Where have all the libraries gone?
Turned into Best Buys, every one
When will we ever learn?
When will we ever learn?

[Lynn ODell]

WHERE HAVE ALL THE COMMAS GONE
words and music by Red Adept (with some help from Pete Seeger)

Where have all the commas gone?
Run-ons passing
Where have all the commas gone?
Many pages ago
Where have all the commas gone?
Writers have deleted every one
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?

Where have all the writers gone?
Trad-pubs passing
Where have all the writers gone?
Several Kindles ago
Where have all the writers gone?
Gone to Kindle, every one
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?

Where have all the paperbacks gone?
Dead trees passing
Where have all the paperbacks gone?
Several forests ago
Where have all the paperbacks gone?
Gone from libraries every one
When will we ever learn?
When will we ever learn?

Where have all the libraries gone?
Public funding passing
Where have all the libraries gone?
A generation ago
Where have all the libraries gone?
Turned into Best Buys, every one
When will we ever learn?
When will we ever learn?

    

[Abigail]

WHERE HAVE ALL THE COMMAS GONE
words and music by Red Adept (with some help from Pete Seeger)

Where have all the commas gone?
Run-ons passing
Where have all the commas gone?
Many pages ago
Where have all the commas gone?
Writers have deleted every one
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?


Amazing. 

Where have all the writers gone?
Trad-pubs passing
Where have all the writers gone?
Several Kindles ago
Where have all the writers gone?
Gone to Kindle, every one
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?

Where have all the paperbacks gone?
Dead trees passing
Where have all the paperbacks gone?
Several forests ago
Where have all the paperbacks gone?
Gone from libraries every one
When will we ever learn?
When will we ever learn?

Where have all the libraries gone?
Public funding passing
Where have all the libraries gone?
A generation ago
Where have all the libraries gone?
Turned into Best Buys, every one
When will we ever learn?
When will we ever learn?

[Lynn ODell]

Thanks for the clarification. I'd expect my cover wouldn't be racier than a regular romance novel cover. Maybe less racy. When I'm ready for an editor, I'll probably give you a ping.

Thanks again.

As long as there is no actual nudity, that won't be a problem. In other words, nothing a child wouldn't see in the book aisle of a grocery store. 

[Lynn ODell]

When I published my novel back in September of 2010 I naively thought that my beta readers and I caught most of the errors before I put it out for my readers. I was WRONG (capitalization added for emphasis). The reviews are mostly positive, but many mention editing issues. Enter Red Adept.

Through a series of events Red Adept and I came into contact on Kindle Boards and she offered to edit my book as a trial. Needless to say I jumped at the opportunity. She has charged me a reasonable price for her services and has been nothing but professional. She is very thorough and has caught many issues I never even considered. Let me also say this is not just a proofread, but the polish as well. I have not been disappointed. My only regret now is that I didn’t do it sooner.

Thanks, Lauren!  It has been a pleasure to work with you, too!   

[Lynn Mixon]

As long as there is no actual nudity, that won't be a problem. In other words, nothing a child wouldn't see in the book aisle of a grocery store. 

Hmmm. Those can be surprisingly racy. No, all the objectionable bits will stay covered.

[modwitch]

Red, at those prices, with your cred, I bet you're flooded .

And too funny on the commas.  I laughed reading this last night and thought, 'what geek wakes up dreaming of grammar'. 

Yeah.  I'm doing a manuscript crit right now, and the author has major comma splice issues.  Guess what I woke up at 2am screaming. 

[Lynn ODell]

Red, at those prices, with your cred, I bet you're flooded .

And too funny on the commas.  I laughed reading this last night and thought, 'what geek wakes up dreaming of grammar'.  

Yeah.  I'm doing a manuscript crit right now, and the author has major comma splice issues.  Guess what I woke up at 2am screaming.  

Actually there has not been much interest so far. I know my pricing is lower than most editors, especially for the full editing services I offer. The maximum I gave is just that; most quotes would be significantly lower.

Perhaps it's just because so many are in my review queue?  

[modwitch]

Seriously???  I don't get it.  Truly.  I've committed to working through my first book and novella with an editor, but I'm totally game for comparison shopping.  The opening page of novella #2 is on my computer, and I'll be in touch with you when it's done.

One concern I would have in future as you do get busy is turn around time - you want a full manuscript submitted.  As an author, I'd want to be in your queue faster than that (e.g. 'hey Lynn, I think I wil have a book ready for you end of Feb, can I get in line now?').  I'd be fine with you finalizing price after you see the manuscript, but I'd hate to find out you're a month away from being able to get to it.

[Jason G. Anderson]

One concern I would have in future as you do get busy is turn around time - you want a full manuscript submitted.  As an author, I'd want to be in your queue faster than that (e.g. 'hey Lynn, I think I wil have a book ready for you end of Feb, can I get in line now?').  I'd be fine with you finalizing price after you see the manuscript, but I'd hate to find out you're a month away from being able to get to it.

That is my only concern. I'm still a few months away from finishing my first novel (into the second draft now), and I fear that Lynn will have a six month backlog when I'm finally ready for an editor

(Although that could be a positive I suppose. If the editing queue is too long, I would still be able to submit the book to her for review once it had been editing by someone else.)

[Lynn ODell]

Seriously???  I don't get it.  Truly.  I've committed to working through my first book and novella with an editor, but I'm totally game for comparison shopping.  The opening page of novella #2 is on my computer, and I'll be in touch with you when it's done.

One concern I would have in future as you do get busy is turn around time - you want a full manuscript submitted.  As an author, I'd want to be in your queue faster than that (e.g. 'hey Lynn, I think I wil have a book ready for you end of Feb, can I get in line now?').  I'd be fine with you finalizing price after you see the manuscript, but I'd hate to find out you're a month away from being able to get to it.

That is one thing that I cannot address, yet. I simply don't have any way to estimate turn-around time until I start getting projects. Currently, I have one project. The turn-around time for the first half was four days, but that was because I had just come back from visiting my mother and was behind in my classwork. I am quite certain that the work could have been completed in two days had I not had extra homework.

Of course, projects will vary by length and error rate. I do think that when I get a few more under my belt, I will be able to start scheduling jobs.  With my current project, we have even discussed giving priority to "return customers." 

Maybe I should add a form where authors can schedule a future book?  That is something to think about, definitely.  If nothing else, I can keep my Editing Services page updated with an earliest date I am available.

[Lynn ODell]

One concern I would have in future as you do get busy is turn around time - you want a full manuscript submitted. 

I thought of something else. The reason I ask for the full book is so that I cannot be "tricked" into a lower quote. Maybe I am paranoid, but let's say an author sends their first chapter to an editor for a quote. Like me, many editors will offer a free sample edit. So, the author gets the sample edit, but doesn't get the book edited. Then, they send that already edited/corrected chapter to me for a quote. Perhaps they leave out a comma or something to ensure that I find a mistake. I give them a quote for a 90,000 word book based on one or two errors in the first chapter. Yes, that would be a very low quote. Then, they send the rest of the novel, which is riddled with errors.

See my point? I know, I know. I'm a little paranoid, but, hey, just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean they're not out to cheat you.   

Anyway, by asking people to submit the full book, I am really asking them to submit the entire document that they want edited. I have no problem with editing the first half of a book. As my pricing is by word count, it doesn't matter to me.

If anyone has any suggestions, I am certainly open to them.

[Cheryl M.]

Wow, this is pretty awesome.  And your prices are very reasonable.  I hope they stay that way when I need an editor!  But that won't be for several months.  I don't know if I'll go trad pub or e-pub but it would still be a valuable service, either way.

Thanks for letting us know.  I bookmarked your site and got the rss feed!

[Beth O]

I think your prices are very reasonable.  I'm part of an online writer's group and one of the things we do is keep a list of ebook resources (formatters, cover artists, etc.).  I'll add your name and contact info to the editors section.   

[modwitch]

I'd be more than happy to agree to a ceiling of $320 with discounting on that if my book isn't riddled with errors.  Definitely happy to agree to that in exchange for knowing when you'd get to my book.

I like the idea of a sliding scale based on how much work you have to do.  I hope, for example, that the third book I write is better than the first, and will require less editorial time.  It'd be nice to have price reflect that, as my craft improves .

[Lynn ODell]

I think your prices are very reasonable.  I'm part of an online writer's group and one of the things we do is keep a list of ebook resources (formatters, cover artists, etc.).  I'll add your name and contact info to the editors section.   

Thanks, Beth!