What
I will do:
I
will go over your work as if with a fine-toothed comb to spot and mark
everything that is amiss in terms of spelling, grammar, style, coherence,
clarity.
Translations
of Historic Documents:
Old
German Handwriting into English
I
translate historic, handwritten documents from German into English, such as letters from
ancestors, old minutes of various meetings, birth and death certificates,
historic journals and diaries, war documents. I have done so for
the Plains District Museum in Timberville and for private individuals, whose
forefathers brought such documents from ‘the old country,’ or recorded
family histories and Bible inscriptions in
German.
Most
of these documents were handwritten in either Suetterlin, Kurrent, or Fraktur,
and few can read such old scripts today.
If
you are interested in my services, please
do the following:
Send
me an e-mail with
·
a
brief description of your project, including length
·
your
name, a contact phone number, an
e-mail address, a mailing address
·
a
time frame
Once
I have the above, I can give you an estimate as to time and cost.
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General Information:
My
rates are:
Please
note: A standard page, as per EFA guidelines, is counted as every
250 words.
Basic Proofreading:
$0.02 per word. I will mark--but
will not physically correct--spelling, punctuation, grammatical errors, and
unintentional errors, such as their vs.
there, or it’s
vs. its.
Basic
Editing:
$0.04 per word. I will physically correct grammatical errors, unnecessary
wordiness, spelling and punctuation errors, and omit or re-write sentences
and short passages if necessary.
Heavy
Editing and Re-writing:
$40.00 per hour. In addition to Basic Editing above, I will improve the quality
and flow of the material, including style and consistency. This may include
re-writing and moving paragraphs to facilitate coherence. Depending on the
amount of editing and re-writing required, I generally can do 2 to 5 pages in an
hour for heavy editing.
Manuscript
Evaluations:
$30.00
per hour. Depending on the nature of the manuscript--for instance,
heavily technical vs., say, fictional prose--I can complete 5-10 pages in an
hour.
For
transcribing and translating documents written in Old German:
Brief texts, under 75 words: $23.00
Longer texts: $15.00 to $21.00 per 75 words, depending on the quality of the
handwriting and the condition of the document.
Writing:
From scratch: anywhere from $40.00 to $80.00 per hour. Please contact me
regarding your project.
Metnod
of Payment:
Individuals:
PayPal
Business
and Universities:
Invoice
negotiable.
What
I will not do:
·
Although
I proofread and edit dissertations and theses, I do not format them. I do, however, have a friend who does, and I would be
glad to refer you.
·
I do not work with
graphics, unless it is a small amount such as in a newsletter or an occasional
graphic in a document. Once again, I can refer you.
·
I do not accept
pornographic or offensive material.
