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"The Editor’s Affairs (TEA) is a must-have tool for any self-employed editorial professional who wants to take control of scheduling and quoting, and access critical, at-a-glance information about their business’s financial health. Highly recommended."

Louise Harnby
Fiction Editor

The Editor's Affairs: The standard TEA package

The standard TEA package includes: ​​
  • A multi-tab Excel spreadsheet for tracking income, expenses, project-management and summary data. (See the TEA FAQ for the full list of income, expenses and summary columns included in this spreadsheet.)
  • An MS Word guide to the multi-tab spreadsheet.
  • A single-tab Excel project timesheet template, with guidance notes in the timesheet itself.

Price: CA$175 (+HST for Canada residents)
All prices are subject to change without notice.

Order your TEA package now

Editorial professionals worldwide who calculate their rates per 1000 words or per page can purchase the standard TEA package by following the instructions below.

If you calculate your rates on a different basis (not per 1000 words or per page) or on more than one basis, please contact me to discuss your requirements.

In all cases, please read my Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy prior to making any purchase.
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  • If you wish to pay from a Canadian or UK bank account, please contact me for Interac or other e-Transfer payment options. Canadian residents will be charged HST on their purchase.

  • Otherwise, please use the PayPal Buy Now button below:
 
  1.  Select one of the two template options in the dropdown menu.

  2.  Specify the currency in which you'd like to record your income and expenses in the "TEA spreadsheets currency" text box. (If you wish to use multiple currencies, please contact me to discuss customization options.)

  3. Specify the version of Excel you currently have installed on your computer (e.g., Excel for Microsoft 365 for Mac, Excel 2021 for PC).
     
  4. Click the Buy Now button.

  5.  You will be prompted to log in to your PayPal account, and the item will be added to your PayPal Shopping Cart.

  6.  Make your payment via the PayPal Checkout.

  7.  I will email you your TEA package with your chosen template, normally within two working days of receiving your payment from PayPal.
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Customizing The Editor's Affairs

TEA can be tailored to suit your needs, with customization options ranging from summary charts to separate quoting functionality for footnotes, to quoting in a variety of ways or in different currencies. Your business is unique, and your customization starts with a discussion about scope, price and timeline. All customizations will be priced at an hourly rate to be agreed in writing by both of us. Check out some popular customization options or get in touch today to start the conversation.
“TEA is comprehensive and helpful, even for new freelancers like me. 
​And the fact that it can be customized (to the nth degree!), including accommodating numerous currencies, is a huge bonus.”
 
Adrineh Der-Boghossian
​Editor and Translator
Want to hear more from other TEA users?
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​Check out the TEA Case Studies page to see how freelance editors use TEA to manage their business affairs.
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