Editing By Humans
Put Your
Best Footnote Forward.
Whether your draft is first or final, I can help shape it into the best writing it can be.
About Me
Hi, I’m Beth —
Your new favorite editor.
With a decade of experience in academic and trade publishing, I can edit pretty much anything. I’m fiercely protective of your authorial voice, and I believe that everyone uses language differently, so my edits are always suggestions. I’m here to help you say what you mean. Oh, and I never use AI.
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BA in English
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Professional Certificate in Copyediting
10+
Years of editing
Beth Dernan, BA
FREE Consultation
Free 15-minute call to
Find Your Service
Your first hurdle is figuring out the type of editing you need. Book a free 15-minute phone or Zoom call to tell me about your work and how you’d like to shape it. If you’d like to move forward, my rates are below.
Developmental
Help shaping the story or narrative: brainstorming, outlining, troubleshooting plot holes.
$30 per hour
Line Editing
Going through a manuscript line by line, making notes on characterization, reshaping dialogue, and of course fixing grammar.
$0.04/word
Copyediting
You’ve got the plot and the characters all figured out, but you know you use way too many em-dashes. An in-depth grammatical and continuity check with no notes on the broader story.
$0.03/word
Proofreading
You’re almost done, but you need a fresh pair of eyes to catch those typos before your work is out in the world.
$0.02/word
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