I’m happy discuss your project with you and what your intentions and expectations are for it. Please fill out the form  below to let me know what type of editing you’re looking for so I can best prepare for our meeting.

Before any editing work can be done, an assessment of the project is needed. Regardless of the format, this evaluation will give you a sense of the scope of editing I believe your project will require. I may suggest developmental editing or find that the structure is sound and all your text needs is a copy edit. Regardless of my assessment, you have the final say over what kind of editing your text will get.

Developmental editing is also sometimes referred to as structural or substantive editing. This is the type of editing that is the most in-depth. Your text or manuscript may require major changes to plot, your characters or the structure of your story, if you are writing a book. For more corporate writing, your text may be missing key elements that are necessary to put your message across. Regardless of the type of writing, this stage of editing is when I would suggest you add or delete sections or paragraphs to better focus your writing. I might ask questions to help clarify your meaning or your intent. This type of editing is about the bigger picture, so grammatical issues are not addressed here. I might recommend two rounds of developmental editing if your writing requires a lot of changes. This will allow me to see your changes and then make further recommendations.

Copy editing is done after the text is well organized and no longer needs structural changes. Now we get down to grammar, spelling and other mechanical aspects to your writing. I may recommend a complex copy edit or a simple copy edit depending on the kind of writing that is provided. If the topic is highly technical or the writing requires more time to edit than the average, a complex copy edit will be a better option.

Proofreading is done at the very end of the editing phase. Your writing may only require a proofread where I will check for formatting issues, spelling mistakes or missing/wrong words. This is the cleanup phase.

If you’re self-publishing your book, you may want some help with writing the blurbs on the back of your book. This usually includes the About the Book section and the About the Author section. I would be happy to craft these texts for you as sometimes it’s easier for someone else to write them.