Dorothy Darrow offers low-cost editing services to independent writers. Her clients currently include authors, screenwriters, and poets. She accepts works in the following formats and genres:
Short-form prose Long-form prose Poetry Screenplays (long or short) Plays (short, one act, and full-length) Essays Articles Drama Comedy Action Adventure Horror Fantasy Science Fiction Children's Family Erotica Young Adult/Teen Epic Thriller Suspense Romance Literary Steampunk Fan fiction Biography Religious Non-fiction Self-help Travel Cooking Experimental LGBT Holiday Anthologies etc. |
Ms. Darrow is taking a break from proofreading and copy editing to focus on her own projects. She will return helping other independent authors in 2014. Please feel free to submit a form then.
FREE: simple proofreading to correct typos and simple grammatical errors. $1 per 1000 words: for prose. Proofreading, as well as line edits and suggestions to help the overall narrative flow better and consistently. (Word count is rounded up to the nearest thousand. For example, a 50,010-word novel would be $51.) 50 cents per page: for screenplays and stageplays. Proofreading, as well as line edits and suggestions to help the overall narrative flow and maintain consistent voices for all characters. $1 per poem: for poetry (for poems that last longer than two pages--roughly eighty lines--an extra $1 will be added for each additional page. For epic poetry, see prose rates.) Proofreading, as well as line edits and suggestions to help the overall poem flow better. You may submit more than one poem at a time. I can also take a look at your website for free to ensure a professional appearance. Ask about my discount for first-time clients when filling out the Contact Form. $20 formatting fee: properly formatting a manuscript to meet industry guidelines for plays and screenplays, as well as Smashwords formatting requirements for ebook publishing. All payments must be payable to Paypal. Fill out the Contact Form below for a quote, payment information, and timeline for completion. |