The Rewrite Site Editorial Services: Proofreading, Copy Editing, Revision, Rewriting

Very few things can hinder your progress in life as much as the appearance of illiteracy. On the other hand, literacy by its very nature implies clarity of thought and is seen as the mark of a professional. How you write can truly make an important difference in your career.
The Rewrite Site

provides a variety of editorial services to help you make that difference.

Proofreading | Copy Editing | Revision | Rewriting | Translation | Consultation
Research | Special Projects | To Contact Us | Payment Options

Proofreading
You've worked hard to make a strong statement, but you want to make sure that nothing takes away from the impact of your message. There's really nothing quite like having someone else read through your work!

In this service, we check your work for errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization. We also check for extra words and omitted words.

Our fees for this service are $11.00 U.S. per hour plus $3.00 U.S. per page (350 words). Our average pace ranges from two to five pages per hour.

Copy Editing
As Edwin Schlossberg once wrote, "The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can think." Sometimes the right choice of words can make all the difference in communicating your ideas. That's where Copy Editing comes in!

Copy Editing begins with our basic Proofreading service. Next, we check your document for errors in diction and syntax, and then we edit for clarity, effectiveness, and consistency in style. In addition, we ensure that your document is appropriate for its intended recipient.

Our fees for this service are $14.00 U.S. per hour plus $6.00 U.S. per page (350 words). Our average pace ranges from one to three pages per hour.

Revision and Rewriting
A satisfactory last draft cannot be achieved without the labor of Revision. . . . No one, however gifted, can produce a passable first draft. Writing means Rewriting.

-Jacques Barzun and Henry F. Graff, The Modern Researcher

This service includes our basic Proofreading and Copy Editing services. We also revise, rewrite, and reorganize your work, frequently making substantial changes for the overall improvement of your document.

Our fees for this service are $16.00 U.S. per hour plus $8.00 U.S. per page (350 words). Our average pace ranges from a little less than one page per hour to two pages per hour.

Translation
A translation . . . is like looking at the back side of a Flemish tapestry; although the images are visible, they are so covered with threads obscuring their view that their brightness and smoothness are lost. . . . I except two famous translators from this observation; . . . for happily they leave you doubting which is the translation and which is the original.

-Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quixote of La Mancha

In this service, we translate documents from French, Spanish, and Portuguese into English. You will receive a precise rendition of your original document that effectively conveys its meaning with the feeling, clarity, and style of well-written English.
Our fees for this service are $19.00 U.S. per hour plus $11.00 U.S. per page (350 words). Our average pace is a little less than one page per hour.

Consultation, Research, and Special Projects
For Consultation, Research, and Special Projects (projects longer than 10,000 words, projects whose page count or word count is not readily discernible, and projects involving special considerations such as extensive formatting and retyping), there is a special flat rate of $36.00 U.S. per hour.

To Contact Us
Send an e-mail to wrippo@comcast.net with the most recent draft of your document attached, or call or fax us toll free from the United States or Canada at 1-800-647-9581 and tell us the details of your project. (From all other countries call or fax us at +1-707-422-1260.) We will reply with an estimated time of completion and price. We can work via e-mail, the postal service, the express delivery services, or fax (short projects only).

Payment Options

We accept VISA and MasterCard.