Editing

Services

As an editor, my goal is to help your writing shine. Ideally, the editing process is a collaborative one, in which we'll work together to clean and sharpen your writing, while preserving your unique voice and perspective. I'm excited to work with writers across genres, interests, and fields. My services include:

• Copy Editing

• Fact Checking

• Proofreading

• Editorial Assessment

While rates vary depending on the service and scope of the project, I believe it’s important to be as transparent as possible. I generally charge $0.05 per word or $45-$50 per hour.

Experience

I have over 10 years of experience as a full-time editor in the publishing, nonprofit, and media industries. For the past five years, I worked as Lead Copy Editor at Red Ventures. On a contract basis, I’ve provided copy editing, developmental editing, and fact checking services on print and digital content for companies like National Geographic Learning and Guild, creative writers, and academics. I’ve also beta read multiple novels, ranging in genre from mystery to fantasy to rom-com, and am currently a fiction reader for Fractured Lit. I hold certificates in copy editing from Emerson College and Poynter. I’m happy to provide my full resume upon request.

Testimonials

“My experience working with Rebecca Long was AMAZING and exceeded my expectations. Her edits were thorough and thoughtful. She not only addressed punctuation, grammar, and structure, but also posed questions that helped me understand the reader's perspective. She got my story back to me in less than a week and it is much stronger now thanks to her.” — Gigi da Silva, short story author