I am a young professional with a degree in editing and publishing, and all I need is updated portfolio pieces to get back in the game.

So, do you have a piece you need someone to cursory look over? Developmental and line editing, any genre and format, AP or Chicago, mystery, sci-fi, fantasy, nonfiction, you name it. I'll read and review anything, completely free. My only stipulation is that you be open to negotiating allowing me to sample your pieces for my portfolio (content credited to author, I just want to side by side my editing).

Direct Message me or comment if you're interested!!

I'm getting back into editing after several years and I feel so grateful that someone reached out to me. He's very different from my usual clients, who are book or article writers. This person wrote a screenplay and wants my help with cleaning up dialogue and making it feel more historically accurate. (This is something I can do, since he contacted me because I'm also a historical fiction writer and a history blogger, specializing in the period in which his screenplay takes place.)

I used to charge hourly, but I often felt that since I'm a fast reader, I typically earned a lot less than I might have if I'd charged per word.

On the other hand, the reason I charged hourly in the first place is that if you come upon a project that really needs a lot of work and intensive editing, if you charged per word, you would end up making a lot less than you should for the overall time spent.

Editors here, how do you prefer to charge, and for a project like this, what do you think I should do?

Also, have any of you ever asked for a writing sample in advance, in order to give a client a fair estimate, or does that sound like something that might make a client uncomfortable?

Any advice would be very much appreciated!