K.S. Baron provides developmental editing services that include line editing, story structure, and evaluating the overall flow and connectivity of the piece. Edits range from big to small, depending on what each individual project needs. Together, we’ll make sure that your characters motions and intents are clear throughout.

Base rate starts at $45/hr for fiction and $50/hr for nonfiction.

Past the developmental stage? Want to make sure all the numbers, facts, and events in your story line up? Hiring K.S. Baron as your copyeditor can make or break the difference in your manuscript! She’ll ensure that your five characters don’t hand over six passports to TSA, or that Julie leaves the apple on the counter and doesn’t pull it from her backpack at the end of chapter two.

Base rate starts at $40/hr for fiction and nonfiction. Footnotes and citations may incur additional charges.

If you’re in the late stage with your manuscript, you may need a proofreader! K.S. Baron provides proofreading services that make sure all your periods are secure, your commas are clean, and your em dashes are neat and tidy. (Did you know that commas, parentheses, and em dashes can all be used to set off asides, depending on their importance?)

Base rate starts at $40/hr for fiction and nonfiction.

Self-publishing a book? K.S. Baron is able to design you a beautiful cover and interior that will make your book look as professional as it deserves to. All rights revert to you to sell and distribute the book as you please, and K.S. Baron takes no royalties from any published sales. All you’re paying for is the book design, and you’ll receive the files you need to upload it on self-publishing platforms.

Cover design is $60 per cover. Base interior design rate starts at $30/hr.