Research and Writing
Long or short, creative or descriptive, your writing needs are my own. My experience in institutional, historical, and legal research make me quick to develop a command of existing knowledge and reducing it to concise, convincing documents.
Sliding scale: Prices are negotiable based on the project’s complexity.
Difficult to price without getting a sense of your project. Some guidelines are appropriate:
Research
$50 / hour.
If project requires travel, reasonable expenses are paid by the client (indexed to National Joint Council rates).
Hourly rate includes a written report and all primary sources, save archival sources.
Writing
0 – 20,000 words: $0.05 / word.
20,001 – 75,000 words: $0.065 / word.
75,001 + words: $0.075 / word.
Combinations of research and writing are priced on a case-by-case basis.
Editing
Constructive criticism requires an open mind, hence my promise: conscientious, thorough, and engaged editing. No punches pulled, but they are always delivered with care for authors’ effort.
Sliding scale: Prices are negotiable based on the project’s complexity.
Base price: $0.075 / word.
Short or relatively clean works: $0.06 / word.
The determination of ‘relatively clean’ is at my sole discretion.
Ph.D or Graduate Student?
Check out the academic writing page for quick tips!
Special editing rates apply for students on a case-by-case basis.
Post-Defence formatting
$200 – $400 sliding scale.
Transcription
$1.00 – $2.00 / audio minute, depending on required turnaround and audio quality.
English only.