Rates

Cerulean Pencil Session:

$250 + GST ($262.50) payable in advance. Non-refundable unless cancelled a week before the session.

Manuscript Assessment:

  • Under 5,000 words: Please see Cerulean Pencil Session (above)
  • 5,000 words to 25,000 words–$500 + GST
  • 25,000 words to 50,000 words–$700 + GST
  • 50,000 words to 75,000 words–$900 + GST
  • 75,000 words to 100,000 words–$1100 + GST
  • 100,000 words to 150,000 words–$1300 + GST

Rates for manuscripts over 150,000 words to be determined on a case by case basis.

A deposit of half the amount is required before an assessment can be started. Remainder is due on completion of the process.

Three-month Mentorship:

$900 +GST ($945). Fee is payable in advance and is non-refundable, so please be very sure that you can meet all the specified deadlines for submitting work and meeting.

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Book Coaching Packages:

Level 1: $750 + GST ($787.50) per month, payable at the beginning of every coaching month (28 days)

Level 2: $1000 = GST ($1050)  per month, payable in at the beginning of every coaching month (28 days)

Book Editing

Hourly Rate: $90 + GST ($94.50) Monthly invoices will be issued.

Book Editing Packages

Level 1: $750 + GST ($787.50) per month, payable at the beginning of every coaching month (28 days)

Level 2: $1000 = GST ($1050)  per month, payable in at the beginning of every coaching month (28 days)

Please note: All prices are in Canadian dollars. Non-Canadian authors will be charge an adjusted rate, in their own currency.

All rates are to be paid by e-transfer to sarah@verbatimedits.com

Sarah N. Harvey

Editor, book coach, and writer.

Helping writers polish their work - word by word, sentence by sentence - since 2005.