Editing by Joie, LLC

First impressions are essential.

"Editing by Joie" will ensure that your finished product is error-free, polished, and professionally presentable.
SERVICES:

Editing:

Novels
Screenplays
Short Stories
Poem collections
Articles
Memos
Other written pieces
PRICE:
Extremely Competitive Pricing!
*(Most companies charge approx. $0.08 - $0.25 cents per word.)
$0.50 per page (ex. 300 pg x $0.50 = $150)
This is a special introductory price while this service is in the beginning phase. Please note: To accommodate demand and business needs this price will rise, but will remain exceptional.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SERVICES:
Please send "Editing by Joie" a personal message with:
1. The length of your writing assignment (word count and page number)
2. Your timeline expectation, and if you are flexible to amending or extending your timeline dates.
You will receive an email within 24 hours confirming the status of your assignment request: whether it can be taken on immediately OR put on our waiting list. (This is dependent upon workload -- because "Editing by Joie's" prices are unbeatable the service is in high demand.)

Project Status:
*Immediate: The response email will include instructions on what steps need to be taken next.
*Waitlist: If your project is put on the waiting list you will be notified via email with the date your project can be started.
EDITING SERVICES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
Basic Punctuation:
*Periods
*Commas
*Colons
*Semicolons
*Question marks
*Exclamation points
*Quotation marks
*Dashes
*Apostrophes
Grammar:
*Sentence fragments
*Run-on sentences
*Verb tense
*Awkward or confusing passages
Word Usage:
*Commonly misused words (to/too, their/they're, affect/effect)
*Hyphenation
*Capitalization
*Incorrect choice of words
*Use of improper language (slang, etc.)
Numbers:
*Date and time
*Digits vs. written (48 vs. forty-eight)
*Percentages, decimals, and fractions
ABOUT THE EDITOR:

Liane Schmidt, better known as Joie, the editor, is a writer and poet currently working on her first novel and collection of poetry works.

Joie's experience:

*B.A., in English from the University of California, Irvine
*Senior editor for a small publishing company
*High school newspaper staff writer and editor
*Paralegal degree from the University of California, Los Angeles
*Two years of education toward her Masters in Counseling Psychotherapy
*One year of experience as a Marriage, Family Therapist Intern with a regular clientele (until deciding to go after her dream of writing)
*One year of experience working as a volunteer for a suicide hotline
*Six months training for suicide hotline
*Approximately 11 years of business administration experience
*Approximately 14 years of customer service experience
Reading, writing, and editing have always been Joie's greatest passions.

She is a dedicated, persevering, committed business person who will ensure that the final outcome meets your professional and personal goals.