Sarah Hawkins Editorial Studio Policies
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payment schedule
For book-length projects, Sarah Hawkins Editorial Studio requires a non-refundable deposit of 20% of a project Estimate, up to $200, to secure the requested start date on the editor's schedule. The remaining cost is typically split into two remaining invoices, with the final invoice reflecting the actual work completed.
Suggested Payment Schedule (3 payments)
The payment schedule can be adjusted to fit the author's needs.
For ongoing, serial (Kindle Vella) clients, the clients are invoiced for the actual work completed every two weeks.
The editor will provide detailed invoices to the author, and the author will pay the editor for services rendered through a secure PayPal transaction.
All invoices are payable within fifteen (15) days. For any payment that is not paid when due, the editor will apply an interest rate of 2 percent per month or partial month, including the month following the invoice date, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the editor.
Suggested Payment Schedule (3 payments)
- 20% of the Estimate at time of Agreement signing (up to $200)
- 50% of the remaining cost within fifteen (15) days of the author delivery the manuscript to the editor
- Remaining balance within fifteen (15) days of the editor delivering the edited manuscript to the author
The payment schedule can be adjusted to fit the author's needs.
For ongoing, serial (Kindle Vella) clients, the clients are invoiced for the actual work completed every two weeks.
The editor will provide detailed invoices to the author, and the author will pay the editor for services rendered through a secure PayPal transaction.
All invoices are payable within fifteen (15) days. For any payment that is not paid when due, the editor will apply an interest rate of 2 percent per month or partial month, including the month following the invoice date, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the editor.
Rescheduling
Should an author need to reschedule the start date for services, the author will notify Sarah Hawkins Editorial Studio at least one (1) month before the start date. To secure a new start date, the author shall pay a non-refundable rescheduling deposit of 20% of the remaining cost, up to $200. This deposit retains the author’s new start date on the editor’s schedule.
Cancellation
Should an author wish to terminate their agreement before the services are completed, the author will compensate Sarah Hawkins Editorial Studio for services rendered, plus a non-refundable cancellation fee of 20% of the remaining cost, up to $200.
Refunds
While editing and proofreading will give you a greater chance of success, purchasing a service through Sarah Hawkins Editorial Studio is NOT a guarantee of publication, representation, favorable reviews, website traffic, manuscript requests, or book sales.
The goal of Sarah Hawkins Editorial Studio is to provide a satisfactory service for all clients; however, errors may remain in a manuscript after an edit, and accuracy declines when provided an error-riddled manuscript. The Editor’s goal is to catch 80 percent of egregious errors while keeping your authorial style and characters’ voices intact.
The editor recommends at least one (1) round of copyediting and proofreading by second trusted person to ensure the lowest number of errors prior to publication.
If an author determines the services provided did not fit their particular editing needs or were not performed up to the author’s standards, they shall notify the editor about their concerns within thirty (30) days of the author’s receipt of the manuscript delivery or final invoice payment. The editor will make every attempt to address any concerns or identified issues at no cost to the author, and the author will provide any additional information the editor may need to complete their review. The editor will only consider a partial refund of 20% of the total cost, up to $200, when those issues cannot be resolved.
This provision shall continue to be effective after the termination of any agreement.
The goal of Sarah Hawkins Editorial Studio is to provide a satisfactory service for all clients; however, errors may remain in a manuscript after an edit, and accuracy declines when provided an error-riddled manuscript. The Editor’s goal is to catch 80 percent of egregious errors while keeping your authorial style and characters’ voices intact.
The editor recommends at least one (1) round of copyediting and proofreading by second trusted person to ensure the lowest number of errors prior to publication.
If an author determines the services provided did not fit their particular editing needs or were not performed up to the author’s standards, they shall notify the editor about their concerns within thirty (30) days of the author’s receipt of the manuscript delivery or final invoice payment. The editor will make every attempt to address any concerns or identified issues at no cost to the author, and the author will provide any additional information the editor may need to complete their review. The editor will only consider a partial refund of 20% of the total cost, up to $200, when those issues cannot be resolved.
This provision shall continue to be effective after the termination of any agreement.
Confidentiality
The editor will not at any time or in any manner, either directly or indirectly, use for the personal benefit of the editor, or divulge, disclose, or communicate in any manner any information that is proprietary to the author unless they have received written permission from the Author to do so. The editor will protect such information and treat it as strictly confidential.
This provision shall continue to be effective after the termination of any agreement.
This provision shall continue to be effective after the termination of any agreement.
Editing Agreement
You can view a sample copy of the current version of the Editing Agreement here.
