Jessica Levey
writer, artist, editor
Copy Editing
I specialize in line editing, substantive editing, and proofreading.
I also love fact-checking.
I'm familiar with both AP Style and Chicago Style guidelines, and provide copyediting services for online content, news articles, book manuscripts (fiction and nonfiction), essays, poetry, and other written projects.
Rates*
Standard Copyediting: $28/hour at approx. 1200 words/hour
Substantive Editing: $35/hour at approx. 1000 words/hour
*Contact me for a detailed estimate
Past Projects: Copy & Developmental Editing
Post - Rattle
Julia Donald, © 2016
Services:
Proofreading / Poetry
Halley's Promise
Brandon Bagley, © 2016
Services:
Manuscript editing / Historical Fiction
How to Make Money from Rural Land Property
Nicholas Maslaney, © 2016
Services: Line editing / Nonfiction
A Wedge in the Hedge
Judith Fawcett, c 2012
Services:
Developmental / Manuscript editing / Crime/Mystery
A Shank in the Bank
Judith Fawcett, c 2016
Services: Developmental / Manuscript editing / Crime / Mystery /Pulp / Humor=
Madam Wanda Comes to Kenwood
Judith Fawcett, c 2013
Services: Developmental/ Manuscript editing / Crime/ Mystery, Pulp
The Human Niche
Thomas Coad, c 2016
Services: Copy editing /
Sociopolitical essays, Academic
Monolith
C. L. Perry, c 2016
Services: Assessment/ Development / Manuscript editing / Fantasy
Growing Up in Shelton, And Beyond
Charles Runacres, c 2013
Services: Ghost writing/ Developmental/ Manuscript editing / Memoir /Historical Non-fiction
Who Wrote Shakespeare?
Thomas Coad, c 2017
Services: Copy editing /
Literary essay, Academic
Tristrategy Inc.: Global Management & Consulting and Tech Blog
Supervisor A. Green, c 2012-2015
Services: Line editing / Nonfiction Science, Tech, Global management strategy
jiteagbro.com
Jite Agbro, c May 2016, Oct 2016, June 2017
Services: Line editing / Portfolio
In the beginning... How I got started in editing
I took my first editing job in 2012, as a freelancer working with the (now re-branded) small press Third Place Press, helping local and emerging authors prime their pieces for the daunting world of self-publishing. I continued working with Third Place Press for years, and was thrilled to watch as it transitioned into the now thriving VertVolta Design + Press under the creative eye of long-time bookseller and designer Vladimir Verano.
Over time and with more professional experience, I began taking on independent clients and specializing in key areas of the editing process. In addition to new authors, I work with businesses and individuals to edit online portfolios and publications, news articles, essays, manuscripts, marketing materials, and technology and science writing designed for public audiences.