Welcome to the Word Kettle!
This is the "light" site of Affordable Manuscript Assessments. It's a good first port of call for new clients or returning clients who want just the facts.
Below you'll see:
- A list of what services we offer including costs.
- Clear instructions for accessing services.
Happy New Year!
January 2023 Special! Ebook Dynamic Rhyming + a picture book combo (texts under 700 words) for $30.00. Just ask for the January special.
Send text to affatheeditor (AT) gmail.com between Dec 31 2022 and January 31 2023
For Jan this resource is on special for $30 which includes an edit/assessment of your rhyming picture book text. To claim the special, contact us at
affatheeditor AT gmail.com with DYNAMIC RHYMING in the subject line. The resource is also available as a paperback, but you'd need to pay postage.
Services we offer (all prices are in AUD)
We offer manuscript assessment at the following rates. $26.00 for the first 5000 words or part thereof. Any picture book text or short piece under 5000 words will be $26.00 unless it is longer than 600 words and is in rhyme, in which case it may be $36.00, depending on how much work I need to do to fix the scansion.
$16.00 for each 9000 words or part thereof after that.
We offer editing at the following rates. $26.00 for the first 3000 words or part thereof (unless as above- it's a long rhyming text).
$16.00 for each 3500 words following.
Combo; assessment + editing costs the same as editing plus $16.
For more information see Here
Proofreading or Beta reading same cost as assessment.
Instructions for accessing services
1. Send your manuscript as a Word attachment. Do NOT send PDFs or Pages docs.
2. Set up the manuscript as follows.
TNR 12, double spaced.
If fiction, use indented paragraphs with NO space underneath.
3. Send the attachment to affatheeditor @ gmail.com (close up the gaps) with a header stating what you want; query, edit, assessment or combo. OR to sallybyname @ gmail.com
4. In the body of the email, tell me who you are, and what service you need. I will send you a receipt of job with a code which you can follow on this site. When the job is done, you will receive an invoice with clear payment instructions.
Invoices are 60 days.
Interest free extensions and part payment schemes are available upon request.
Timeframe varies. Jobs are done when the site says they're done.
Existing Jobs and Progress
The jobs below are logged into the system for 2022. Match the code you were given in your receipt email to the note on your job. Once done, it will go blue and say INVOICED. Once paid, it will go red and say PAID.
Red jobs have been paid for.
Blue jobs have been invoiced.
Black jobs are pending or in progress.
Pink jobs have been prebooked.
Contact: affatheeditor @ gmail.com (close up the spaces)
Telephone 0417 1165 69 Use this only if you get no response on email.
JANUARY 2022
KTGB paid dd 09/01/22 AMA KTGB 090122
LKCHH paid dd 14/01/22 AMA LKCHH 140122
NBOPSWC paid dd 14/01/22 AMA NBOPSWC 140122
PM15161718 paid dd 18/01/22 AMA PM15161718 180122
ACX3 paid dd 24/01/22 AMA AXC3 240122
NMFF paid dd 25/01/22 AMA NMFF 250122
ARGCSC paid pp 25/01/22 AMA ARGCSC 250122
RYTTTT paid dd 24/01/22 AMA RYTTTT 240122
GW70s paid dd 25/01/22 AMA GW70s 250122
BKIT23 paid dd 25/01/22 AMA BKIT23 250122
KHED paid dd 28/01/22 AMA KHED 280122
KTIG paid dd 30/01/22 AMA KTIG 300122
MWMG paid dd 02/02/22 AMA MWMG 020222
ALGVJ2 paid dd 02/02/22 AMA ALGVJ2 020222
STTTP paid dd 02/02/22 AMA STTPP 020222
KHLMS paid dd AMA KHDMS PAID
MMQ2 paid dd 19/01/22 AMA MMQ2 190122
CTYCMS AMA CMYCMS 220122
PSPO paid 28/01/22 AMA PSPO 280122
MHAAT paid dd 15/02/22 AMA MHAAT 150222
FEBRUARY
JKST1 paid dd 07/03/21 AMA JKST1 070222
CBNSCLT paid dd AMA CBNSCLT 070222
BGPFC paid dd 08/02/22 AMA BGPFC 080222
DWMIM paid pp 10/02/22 AMA DWMIM 100222
LES paid pp 13/02/22 AMA LES 130222
LMTM paid dd 14/02/22 AMA LMTM 140222
NATTT paid dd 15/02/22 AMA NATTT 150222
ALWP paid eft 16/02/22 AMA ALWP 160222
ERGR paid dd 17/02/22 AMA ERGR 170222
GQCP paid pp 18/02/22 AMA GQCP 180222
KTM paid dd 22/02/22 AMA KTM 220222
PSX3 paid dd 21/02/22 AMA PSX3 220222
LHBBG paid pp 22/02/22 AMA LHBBG 220222
ARX2 paid pp 27/02/22 AMA ARX2 270222
LSRKR paid dd 28/02/22 AMA LSRKR 280222
VBL paid dd 28/02/22 AMA VBL 280222
ABAT paid dd 03/03\/22 AMA ABAT 030322
NAX2 paid dd 070322 AMA NAX2 070322
PS2 paid dd 030322 AMA PS2 030322
AWMM paid 16/02/22 AMA AWMM 160222
PHPROOF paid pp 06/04/22 AMA PHPROOF 060422
PC123 paid 01/03/22 AMA PC123 010322
JLMAAT paid dd 11/02/22 AMA JLMAAT 110222
AJMHT for beta paid
SBOP paid dd 18/03/22 AMA SBOP 180322
MGMV paid 21/03/22 AMA MGMV 210322
MASX2 paid pp 13/05/22 22/03/22 AMA MASX2 130522
LEVF invoiced05/02/22
EJMEM for invoiced 20/03/22
ALRUSSET invoiced 22/02/22
MWMG2 invoiced 03/02/22
ALLM2 for combo 18/02/22
MARCH
DWJJ paid pp 21/03/22 AMADWJJ210322
PM192021 paid dd 16/03/22 AMA PM192021 160322
AT1 paid pp 16/03/22 AMA AT1 160322
KHOS2 paid dd 16/03/22 AMA KHOS2 160322
ALET paid 21/03/22 AMAALET210322
AT2 paid 22/03/22 AMA AT2 220322
ERTM paid dd -07/06/22 AMA ERTM 070622
BBX2 paid dd 30/03/22 AMA BBX2 300322
SBGS2 paid pp 31/03/22 AMA SBGS2 310322
AT3 paid pp 31/03/22 AMA AT3 310322
PTBETA Paid April 13 2022 AMA PTBETA 130422
KTCK invoiced 00/03/22 AMA KTCK 100322
JGGN3 paid 30/03/22 AMA JGGN3 300322
DWCMM invoiced 07/03/22 AMA DWCMM 070322
KHPR invoiced 29/03/22
ALNPrevisit invoiced 22/03/22
KHSKW invoiced 04/03/22
KHNTH invoiced 01/04/22
APRIL
AJA for beta - paid 300422 AMA AJA 301422
VMX2 Paid dd 19/04/22 AMA VMX2 190422
SLNOTES paid dd 08/07/22 AMA SLNOTES 080722
CSFC paid dd 30/04/22 AMA CSFC 300422
JHCK paid 23/04/22 AMA JHCK 230422
EKJ paid pp 10/05/22 AMA EKJ 100522
CFMFBATS paid dd 13/04/22 AMA CFMFBATS 130422dd
AT5 paid 29/04/22 AMA AT5 290422
SNDB paid 30/04/22 dd AMA SNDB 300422
EEWG BOOKED IN FOR 24/05/22
LHCL paid 02/05/22 AMA LHCL 020522
OAEZ paid dd 02/05/22 AMA OAEZ 020522
LWLA2 invoiced 30/04/22
ESKENX2 invoiced 30/04/22 checked 08/12/22 marked off
ESK3 invoiced 13/04//22 checked 08/12/22
AT4 invoiced 22/02/22
MAY
PUPG paid pp 11/05/22 AMAPUPG110522
AT6 paid 7/05/22 AMA AT6 070522
AT7 paid pp 22/05/22 AMA AT7 220522
JWAPfinal paid dd 11/07/22 AMA JWAPfinal 110722
AJJKG paid dd 23/05/22 AMA AJJKG 230522
KHSSM paid dd 23/05/22 AMA KHSSM 230522
ABSMO paid dd 02/06/22 AMA ABSMO 020622
KBDF paid 28/06/22 AMA KBDF 280622
KWP+LB paid dd 18/07/22 AMA KWP+LB 180722
AMA KHPPM 230522
JUNE
AT8 paid pp 05/06/22 AMA AT8 050622
AJPH Paid dd 21/06/22 AMA AJPH 210622
SBKLL paid pp 22/06/22 AMA SBKLL 220622
ARNEW2 paid pp 22 AMA ARNEW2 230622
SNSS paid pp 24/06/22 AMA SNSS 240622
ATBPDNDU paid dd 27/06/22 AMA ATBPDNDU 270622
CBSWB paid dd 30/06/22 AMA CBSWB 300622
MDCL paid dd 01/07/22 AMA MDCL 010721
DVH paid dd 01/07/22 AMA DVH 010721
GAHV paid dd 05/07/22 AMA GAHV 050722
AJETP paid 07//07/22 AMA AJETBP 070722
SSWC paid dd 19/06/22 AMA SSWC 190622
KFMB3 paid dd 29/07/22 AMA KFMB3 290722
OTX2 paid 04/07/22 AMA OTX4 040722
KHNTH invoiced 13/06/22 hecked 30/11/22
MASFPV invoiced 24/06/22 checked 30/11/22
SSX2 paid 01/12/22 AMA SSX2 011222 (shared with SSMFS)
JULY
CBEG paid dd 16/07/22 AMA CBEG 160722
ARTC paid dd 15/07/22 AMA ARTC 150722
VBLH paid pp 18/07/22 AMA VBLH 180722
TKAFY paid pp 22/07/22 AMA TKAFY 220722
MMPROP paid dd 19/07/22 AMA MMPROP 190722
MMTB paid cash dep 11/08/22 AMA MMTB 110822
SBOD paid dd 15/08/22 AMA SBOD 150822
MCX2 paid dd 20/08/22 AMA MCX2 200822
RDSSK paid dd 03/08/22 AMA RDSSK 030822
LWSOS paid 09/09/22 AMA LWSOS 09/09/22
MMMKM paid 13/07/22 AMA MMMKM 130722
GWWG paid 30/11/22 AMA GWWG 301122 (Or GWGW)
AUGUST
OTT paid dd 06/08/22 AMA OTT 060822
NBBC paid dd 14/09/22 AMA NBBC 140822
NVCD paid pp 19/08/22 AMA NVCD190822
AT9 paid pp 19/08/22 AMA AT9 190822
DWGROOV paid pp 20/08/22 AMA DWGROOV 200822
AT10 paid pp 28/08/22 AMAAT10280822
SCP paid dd 06/09/22 AMASCP060922
ERAF paid dd AMA ERAF 120922
BCX3 paid dd Oct 4th AMA BCX3 041022
KHFA paid 06/09/22 AMA KHFA 060922
TLAGA paid 27/09/22 AMA TLAGA 270922
CMLLRR invoiced 07/08/22 checked 08/12/22
NFX2 paid dd 15/08/22AMA NFX2 150822
TLEVAUG paid dd 05/02/22 AMA TLEVAUG 051222
EEWWGAGAIN 25/08/22
DRBB paid dd 28/09/22 AMA DRBB 280922
SEPTEMBER
CBWN Paid 05/09/22 AMA CBWN 05092022
AT11 paid pp 10/09/22 AMA AT11 100922
CGESNR paid dd 15/09/22 AMA CGESNR 150922
JPMMS paid dd 14/09/22 AMA JPMMS 150922
AT12 paid pp 18/09/22 AMA AT12 190922
RFPB paid 26/09/22 AMARFPB260922
BB2PB paid dd 23/09/22 AMA BB2PB 230922
BGJSP paid 28/09/22 AMA BGJSP 280922
COX2PB paid 30/09/22 AMA COX2PB 300922
AOMWBBS paid dd 04/10/22 AMA AOMWBBS 041022
WACWS paid AMA WACWS PAID
DWHLHTT paid dd 13/10/22 AMA DWHLHTT 131022
LHHMDNWP paid 22/09/22 AMA LHHMDNWP 220922
THMGSP paid 20/09/22 AMA THMGSP 200922
KHMBPB paid dd 11/10/22 AMA KHMBPB 111022
MBFC for creative edit and combo 29/09/22
HPLI paid dd 26/10/22 AMA HPLI 261022
OCTOBER
MMMKM2 paid dd 11/10/22 AMA MMMKM2 111022
AT13 paid pp 16/10/22. AMA AT13 161022
ALGS paid dd 15/10/22 AMA ALGS 151022
DFJCSH paid 17/10/22 AMA DFJCSH 171022
AT14 PAID 23/10/22 AMA AT14 231022
HPVGH paid dd 26/10/22 AMA HPVGH 261022
VBHT paid pp 23/10/22 AMA VBHT 231022
SSDB2 paid dd - 03/11/22 AMA SSDB 031122
ABSMO2 paid dd 04/11/22 AMA ABSM02 041122
AJMA paid dd 04/11/22 AMA AJMA 041122
VBHBH paid pp 18/11/22 AMA VBHBH 181122
KHTH paid dd 28/11/22 AMA KHTH 281122
CTBW paid dd 01/01/23 AMA CTBW 010123
MBW paid 30/11/22 AMA MBW 301122
MBW paid 30/11/22 AMA MBW 301122
SSMFS paid 01/12/22 AMA SSMFS 011222 (shared with SSX2)
PUH paid dd 07/12/22 AMA PUH 071222
NOVEMBER
BBFMM paid dd 18/11/22 AMA BBFMM 181122
LHDDD paid pp 22/11/22 AMA LHDDD 221122
WASS paid 22/11/22 AMAWASS221122
ARBOOKLET paid dd 25/11/22 AMA ARBOOKLET 25112
KHSF invoiced 03/11/22
SSIBIF invoiced 17/11/22
ALART paid dd 09/12/22 AMA ALART 091222
ALEH1 paid dd 09/12/22 AMA ALEH1 091222
KSGMM paid dd 30/11/22 AMA KSGMM 301122.
KHPWW paid 30/11/22 AMA KHPWW 301122
SBOD for edit booked in for 3rd January
AMA ABSMOPrt2 061222
AOX3 paid dd 04/12/22 AMA AOX3 041222
GASR for combo upcoming
DECEMBER
MBWR invoiced 08/12/22
SSFD paid dd 06/12/22 AMA SSFD 061222
MLLWCO part-pay 21/01/23 AMA MLLWCO (1) 210123
LBHPH paid dd 13/12/22 AMA LBHPH 131222
VBLetter paid pp 17/12/22 AMA VBLetter 171222
ALMUSE paid dd 28/12/22 AMA ALMUSE 281222
LMBF paid dd 13/12/22 AMA LMBF 131222
LHSID paid dd 30/12/22 AMA LHSID 301222
TOBOOK invoiced 27/12/22
SSCHD invoiced 27/12/22
NEWEDIT paid pp 07/01/23 AMA NEWEDIT 070123
ACABCF paid cheque 04/01/23 AMA ACABCF O40123 $20.80 by cheque
EKES for combo 27/12/22
LHML invoiced 31/12/22
JANUARY 2023
CFTNPOTB paid 02/01/23 AMA CFNPOTB 020123 $26. DD
ALMUSENEW paid dd 16/01/23 AMA ALMUSENEW 160123
KHVEM paid dd 11/01/23 AMA KHVEM 110123
LBHPH2 paid dd 19/01/23 AMA LBHPH2 190123
ECPFD invoiced 10/01/23
SBODEC invoiced 19/01/23
ALPI invoiced 19/01/23
CFBATTBOR invoiced 27/01/23
LCLLP invoiced 28/01/23
SSBCCG invoiced 25/01/23
CEPG for combo 03/01/23
LHSS for combo 15/01/23
DWGA for combo 23/01/23
RFNDM for combo 29/01/23
