The Red Pen Assistant

Virtual Author Assistant Services

Rates And Services

Unsure of what you need?  The Red Pen Assistant is happy to provide a custom quote in order to meet your editing needs.  

Please visit the "Contact Us" section to get in touch to discuss your options.


Payment Options:

The Red Pen Assistant accepts payment through PayPal, the Cash App, checks, and cash.

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Sample Edit
One page (approximately 250 words), along with an email describing the services you are requesting, in order to see a sample of our work and/or to request a quote.
Rate: Free

Copy Editing

A check for grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.  Price also includes checking document formatting, including font size, type, margins, and overall page setup.
Rate: $20 per hour

Line Editing

A line-by-line review of the manuscript to find errors such as passive voice, wordiness, weak words, overused words, redundancies, repetitive sentence or paragraph structure.

Rate:  $20 per hour

Content Editing

Larger-scale revisions of the manuscript’s content: will look for things like unrealistic dialogue, point of view errors, inconsistent character behavior, and overall structure.

Rate:  $22 per hour