Hilary Doda - Editor

Professional editor with more than 20 years in-house and freelance experience. Available for fiction, non-fiction, and games. LGBTQ works of all kinds are particularly welcome.

NOW BOOKING FOR SEPTEMBER 2022

I began my editing career in tabletop role-playing games and have careened all over the board since then! I am available for developmental / structural edits, copy editing, and proofreading, with or without the Oxford comma. My editing portfolio is heavy on the romance at the moment, but I also welcome historical and modern fiction and women's fiction, LitRPG, mystery, horror, sci-fi, and fantasy of all word counts.

On the non-fiction side, I welcome humanities and social sciences monographs and chapters, whether they're being reworked for submission or polished for a major university press. My Ph.D is Interdisciplinary (humanities), and I have specific expertise in Atlantic history, material culture studies, dress studies, and archaeology.

I have been called "intimidatingly thorough," and I choose to take that as a compliment. I can edit with a lighter touch when that's requested, however, and I always keep a sense of humour. My job is to make you and your text the best it can possibly be.

My priority is maintaining the author's unique voice, while lending an invisible hand. The best editors are the ones whose work you never notice - until it isn't there!

Please note that, as a Canadian small business, I am required to collect GST and/or HST from Canadian clients (and only Canadian clients). Please let me know if you are a resident of Canada, and in which province, so that I can include the appropriate tax rates for your province of residence. If you are a GST/HST registrant eligible to collect the ITC, please let me know this as well so that I can provide you with the appropriate documentation.

My current base rates for new clients are as follows (all in $ US):

Developmental Edit: 2 cents / word
Editorial Assessment: 1.5 cents / word
Line/Copy Edit: 1.5 cents / word
Proofreading: 1 cent / word.

Combination packages are available if you book two or more services at the same time.