SERVICES

Editing and proofreading can be performed using Microsoft Word's Track Changes (redlining) feature or Adobe Acrobat (PDF format).

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Copyediting: correcting spelling, grammar, punctuation, and infelicities of language; minimizing jargon and repetition; ensuring consistency of styling and facts; inserting headings and approximating the placement of art, figures, tables, and sidebars; inserting tags for typesetter, if needed.

Business Editing: applying style guidelines per the Associated Press.

Proofreading: correcting typos and typesetting errors on pages that have been designed and laid out (the last stage of the editorial process).

Rewriting/Writing: providing new text from material supplied by you or creating new text; partnering with you to convey your message clearly, accurately, and effectively.

Fact-Checking: verifying accuracy of quotes, statistics, and other information.

Writing Advising: offering individually tailored guidance and instruction to help you achieve your writing/publishing goals.

Resumes: writing, editing, and formatting.

Manuscript Evaluation: involves reading your entire manuscript and providing detailed comments and suggestions regarding content, organization, writing style, and editorial issues. An evaluation of fiction addresses characterization, dialogue, plot/subplots, pacing, and point of view, as well as ways to remedy problems.

Developmental Editing: coordinating your nonfiction project from outline or rough manuscript to final manuscript; helping you shape the content and organization of your material.

Line Editing (sometimes called Substantive Editing or Book Doctoring): takes into account both the big picture as well as detailed line-by-line editing; may require research/fact-checking. Collaborating with you on fiction can produce refinements to the characters, storyline, dialogue, and pacing.

Consulting: providing direction, referrals, and resources on self-publishing and commercial publishing.