Sample edits are always free. A sample edit is an edit of about 2,500 words, or 5-10 pages. You send me the sample, then I edit it and send it back to you. This lets you see the kind of editing your manuscript would be going through, and the style of my comments, as well as giving you a chance to ask questions about my preliminary notes. It also lets me give you a more exact estimate for how long editing will take and how much it will cost you.