Editing and Writing Services
The Editorial Suite provides a full range of services including walking you through the process from planning and developing ideas through to editing text and layout and advising on publishing and marketing.
If you have a book, a manual, a business report, academic paper, or other project that needs editing, I can help you reach your goals and deadlines.
Editing
If you have a manuscript that is nearly ready for publication, a copy edit may be all you need. If your work has all the facts but isn’t communicating your message well, a stylistic edit may be in order. And if you have great ideas that need more structure, you’ll want a substantive or developmental edit.
Copy editing
- Corrects errors in the mechanics of style (including spelling, grammar, punctuation, and usage)
- Corrects inconsistency
Stylistic editing
- Clarifies meaning
- Eliminates jargon and translates "insider" terms into plain language
- Improves the flow
- Makes your arguments stronger
Substantive and developmental editing
- Gives the project a stronger focus
- Re-organizes material for greater impact
- Identifies where you have too much or too little material and what the document needs to be more relevant
Manuscript evaluation
If you want objective feedback on the state of your manuscript and direction on how to improve it, an evaluation or a consultation will help you. I’ll give you a written analysis that
- identifies the work's strengths and weakness and
- makes practical recommendations you can use to improve your writing.