ANITA BUNKLEY
Sample Editorial Contract

 

SERVICE GREEMENT #0000

AnitaBunkley.com

Arbun@sbcglobal.net

www.anitabunkley.com

Cypress, TX

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Date: 

 

This letter serves as an editorial services agreement between Anita Bunkley doing business as Anita Bunkley.com (service provider) and ______  (Client) for editorial services on __________(title of manuscript).

 Anita Bunkley.com agrees to provide the Client:

  - Comprehensive assessment of story concept, including suggested revisions.

- Evaluation of story structure, format, and plot  points.

- Assessment of characterizations, point of view, dialogue and setting.

 - Assessment of use of  research material.

-- Line editing for consistency of word usage, style & tone.

- Proofreading for typographical errors, punctuation, missing words, grammatical  errors.

The author will receive:

- A red-lined Manuscript that has been edited with visible Track-Changes in Microsoft Office Word.

- A complete copy edit via email no later than 45 business days from receipt of the Manuscript. 

- An editorial review letter addressing items listed above.

- One (1) follow-up read-through after client’s input of the editorial changes as described above.

Any additional work after the final edit will be done at the rate of $50 per hour.

 

There will be No Disclosure of any information related to the manuscript in written, verbal or electronic form to any source. The author retains all rights to the material.

 

The Client agrees to:

 -Submit Manuscript as a text document with a word count of ____ words

- Submit Manuscript as a double-spaced,12 point font document of ___ pages or less.

- Submit Manuscript to which s/he has contractual, legal and/or proprietary rights.

- Pay fifty percent (50%) of the  Fee set forth below upon submission of the document.

- Pay all balances due within five (5)  business days of receipt of edited manuscript

 

The fee for ________________ (Title)  is $______________.

This fee is based on information provided by the Client before review.  If the Manuscript contains more pages/words than previously stated, or requires substantially intensive editing, the fee is subject to change.  All fees are payable via my website or PayPal (www.paypal.com) to arbun@sbcglobal.net

 

No contract signature is required. Payment of the appropriate fee and submission of the manuscript infer acceptance of this contract

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