Your ideas deserve a presentation as thoughtful as the work behind them. I provide formatting, copyediting, and proofreading for dissertations, theses, scholarly journal articles, nonfiction books, and professional manuscripts. I correct errors, improve sentence-level clarity, strengthen consistency, and prepare your document according to specified requirements. I will preserve your meaning, voice, and ownership througout the document.
Choose the Support Your Manuscript Needs
Current GCU learners: Lundine Consulting cannot accept editing projects from learners currently enrolled at Grand Canyon University because of Dr. Lundine’s roles within the organization. Please contact your assigned counselor or the university’s student support counseling team for available resources.
Formatting & Document Preparation
Starting at $275 for up to 25 pages
For substantively complete documents that need technical consistency and professional presentation.
This service may include:
Front matter
Tables of contents
Heading levels
Navigation
Tables and figures
Margins
Spacing
Pagination
Section breaks
Formatting based on institutional, publisher, or style-guide requirements
Additional pages are $7.50 each. Citation and reference cross-checking begins at $3 per source. Complex tables and figures may require an additional fee.
Academic Clarity & Copyediting
$0.045 per word | $275 minimum
For dissertations, theses, capstones, academic papers, and other scholarly manuscripts that need more than a final proofread.
This sentence-level service addresses:
Clarity
Academic tone
Wordiness
Repetition
Paragraph flow
Terminology
Mechanics
Consistency
Style-guide application
Declarative scholarly voice.
WILL identify weaknesses and provide comments to guide your revision. WILL NOT generate arguments, invent findings, conduct analysis, make research decisions, or rewrite the work in a way that compromises your authorship.
Substantive Academic Editing
$0.06 per word | $400 minimum
For academic work that needs deeper editorial attention to:
Organization
Development
Synthesis
Transitions
Alignment
Redundancy
Gaps
Reader comprehension.
WILL identify weaknesses and provide comments to guide your revision. WILL NOT generate arguments, invent findings, conduct analysis, make research decisions, or rewrite the work in a way that compromises your authorship.
Proofreading
$0.03 per word | $225 minimum
For writing that has already been revised and needs a final review before submission or publication.
Proofreading addresses:
Grammar, spelling, punctuation, typographical errors, and obvious consistency problems.
It does not include extensive rewriting, organizational changes, or substantive recommendations.
WILL identify weaknesses and provide comments to guide your revision. WILL NOT generate arguments, invent findings, conduct analysis, make research decisions, or rewrite the work in a way that compromises your authorship.
Journal Manuscript Preparation
$0.055 per word | $350 minimum
For authors preparing a scholarly manuscript for submission to a specific journal.
This service includes:
Academic clarity and copyediting
Alignment with the journal’s author guidelines
Word-count and section review
Heading consistency
Table and figure review
Reference-style review
Submission-readiness summary.
Reference verification and extensive reformatting may require an additional fee.
Book & Long-Form Manuscripts
Starting at $600
Editorial support for nonfiction books, professional guides, workbooks, training materials, reports, and other long-form manuscripts.
Available services include:
Manuscript assessment: $0.015 per word; $600 minimum
Copyediting: $0.035 per word; $750 minimum
Line editing: $0.045 per word; $900 minimum
Developmental editing: starting at $0.05 per word
Developmental projects require a custom scope based on the manuscript’s length, condition, complexity, and editorial needs.