We’ll have a detailed conversation about your timelines on our first call and I will do my best to accommodate your needs. Once I know your deadlines, I will block time into my calendar. If you need to push things back, it’s almost never a problem. If you need to move things up, I will do my best. However, I will not bump a commitment to one client to accommodate another client’s lack of planning.

I generally work Monday through Friday. During busy season for dissertations (February to April), I often work seven days a week. The best way to reach me is text or email. I don’t answer my phone while I’m editing because it’s distracting; but I do respond to texts and voicemails when I take a break. If we need a phone call, I am always happy to schedule a call that accommodates your time zones, work schedules, and WhatsApp for non-U.S. clients. I don’t charge for quick check-in calls or time spent catching up as human beings in collaboration.

I use a timer that monitors editing to the minute. You will receive updated editing logs every step of the way so that you know exactly how your invoice dollars are spent. To date, I have never worked with a millionaire scholar for whom money is no object. So, I am conscientious about doing my very best to keep your costs down. Click here to see a sample editing log.

My business is more than 90% referral-based. So, oddly, that is often the last question asked. It’s hard to provide a specific estimate as there are so many factors that impact the amount of time it takes to edit a manuscript: length of the manuscript, quality of the writing, number of rewrites, number of references, number of tables and figures, number of appendices, etc. I have been an editor for so long, I have a number of “hacks” that keep costs as low as possible.

I charge $80/hour. I regularly do market research; I am definitely not the cheapest, but I am also not the most expensive. If you are looking for cheap, your best bet is to Google “dissertation editors.” If you want meticulous quality, commitment to meeting your deadlines, and someone who is thrilled to be on your team, we’re probably a match!

I can provide a rough estimate based on a formula grounded in the work I have done with other clients. The average dissertation runs $1200 to $1500. The blessing in having done this for a while is that I know the questions to ask to keep costs to a minimum.

For better or worse, I am not Bank of America and this is my full-time business, not a side gig. And I’m a single gal so this is my entire livelihood. I do offer “volume discounts” for longer projects or doctoral students when we start working at the proposal stage. At any given time, I can offer to break payments into two payments, half up front and half at completion for one or two clients. Why half up front? Because I am a service-based business. I cannot get my time back if you don’t pay me. Fortunately, I have only had one instance of problems with payments.

I use Square, which is like Paypal. I prefer Square because my clients do not have to set up accounts and Square, unlike Paypal has never had a data breach. I have my account set up so that your information is not stored. This virtually eliminates the risk of identity theft, as long as you use security software on your end. I also accept Paypal and Zelle. On rare occasions I have accepted Western Union and paper checks.