Payment can be made via international bank transfer or other agreed methods.

Fees are agreed in advance in the selected currency.

Please get in touch if you require other arrangements.

We agree on the timeline based on the condition of the project, the type of editing required, and our schedules, but please use this as a guideline:

• Short pieces (up to 8,000 words): 1–2 weeks
• Mid-length projects: 3–4 weeks
• Book-length projects: 6–8 weeks
• Research projects and questionnaires: by agreement
• Project critiques: by agreement

It will depend on my schedule at the time.

If my workload at the time permits it, I will try to find a way to accommodate your request. There will be a 'rush surcharge' of 30%.

After initial contact, I will share a secure upload link for your project.

Edits are typically delivered as tracked changes and comments in a Microsoft Word document, sent via a privacy-focused email provider.

Files may also be shared via secure download link (e.g., Proton Drive) or another agreed method.

All suggested changes remain visible, and you decide which to accept.

Each edit is accompanied by a complimentary report outlining project wide feedback.

They are different stages of project production.

Developmental editing
Helps shape the overall structure, argument, and focus of a project. It looks at the big picture—what the work is trying to say and how effectively it does so.

Line editing
Improves the flow at the sentence and paragraph level. It focuses on clarity, rhythm, tone, and how well the writing communicates.

Copyediting
Checks grammar, syntax, consistency, and accuracy. It ensures the text follows a clear style and reads cleanly.

Proofreading
The final polish. It catches remaining typos, minor errors, and formatting issues before publication.

I recommend that you do them in this order to avoid errors remaining in your project.

I do not provide stand-alone copy-editing or proofreading services.

My work focuses on developmental editing and project-level critique.

Upon agreement, I offer line editing as a package with developmental edit.

Yes, I offer both, line editing and developmental editing as a combined package, but I do not offer line editing as a standalone service.

Developmental editing shapes the structure, clarity, and logic of your project, while line editing improves clarity, flow, and readability at the sentence and paragraph level.

In practice, these stages often inform each other. Some line-level adjustments may occur during developmental editing to support larger structural changes.

For projects requiring substantial revisions, we focus on developmental editing first, with line editing applied afterward as needed.

If you’d like both stages completed, they can be offered as a combined package at a blended rate.

Project critique is an early-stage evaluation of your idea before drafting begins.

Project critique takes place early, at the planning stage—before any developmental editing begins. It offers a structured assessment of your initial concept, identifying strengths, gaps, and potential directions before you commit to a full draft. You will receive a detailed report outlining these points (without in-text comments, which are part of developmental editing).

I do not work on projects based exclusively on quantitative or statistical analysis.

I work on qualitative and mixed-method projects where ethnographic data, interviews, textual material, life stories, or other qualitative data are central.

All developmental feedback and editorial guidance I provide is based solely on my professional judgment. AI is used for research and administrative tasks.

While AI can improve grammar and surface style, it cannot truly understand complex arguments, long-form structure, or an author’s intended voice.

In my own experiments asking AI for editorial assessment, it failed to provide meaningful guidance, misinterpreting intent, missing structural issues, and flattening authorial voice.

AI also cannot judge when to follow convention or break it creatively—these are decisions that require human imagination and editorial insight.