Hello, Mr. Haig,<br /><br />Don't ever apologize for asking questions! This business is hard to navigate for the most seasoned of writers, which is even more true now that the industry has changed because of digital publishing.<br /><br />It used to be that a writer submitted his work to a slew of publishing houses, hoping to get a bite. If his work was accepted, everything was covered by the house--editing, printing, art, distribution, marketing. The editing involved a collaborative process that went through ms, first- second- and sometimes third-proof versions where the author and editor would discuss changes and plot consistency and grammatical issues. This still happens, but an author often needs a literary agent to present his work to a publisher, and it needs to have been at least initially professionally edited. Procuring an agent is a whole other ball of wax--forgive the cliche. Now, authors self-publish through outfits like amazon, hoping to get picked up by a big house. It's a daunting and baffling industry.<br /><br />What I offer is the preliminary edit to prepare for submission to a publisher through a literary agent--basic proofreading; correction for usage, clarity, flow, grammar; and suggestions for character development and plot consistency when necessary. I offer a second edit at no charge so I can check how you might have incorporated any changes and to answer any questions you might have.<br /><br />Using EW's price calculator, 100,000 words would fall under the 7-day plus edit rate of .014 per word, which amounts to 1400 dollars. <br /><br />I hope this helps and please feel free to ask any other questions!<br /><br />Laura&nbsp;