A professional editor can spot even obscure errors and ensure that a document presents a flawless, logical flow of information. I can help ensure perfection in any type of document including, but not limited to:
- Textbooks and scientific journal articles
- General business articles and corporate communications
- Fiction, non-fiction, and poetry
- Dissertations and Master’s theses
- eCommerce and marketing materials
- Website content
I am proficient in all generally accepted style standards including:
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- Chicago Manual
- Associated Press (AP)
- Modern Language Association (MLA)
- The Bluebook
I can also adapt edits to meet client-specific or school-specific style guidelines. Contact me and let me know what I can do for you.
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Copy Editing
A copy edit provides proofreading corrections, with the addition of grammatical corrections and suggestions to improve stylistic consistency. Copy editing is based on style rules and involves looking for and correcting:
- Punctuation and typographical errors
- Word usage and grammatical errors
- Spelling and capitalization errors
- Incorrect verb tenses
- Awkward sentence structure
- Incorrect figure and table references
- Formatting inconsistencies
- Adherence to specific style guides as required
Copy editing ensures a well written, grammatically correct, readable document. Minimal rewriting is performed and questions for the author are inserted as comments.
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Substantive Editing
A substantive edit assesses the content, organization, and style of a document to ensure that it is not only linguistically correct, but also useful and complete. Substantive editing includes proofreading and copy editing tasks as well as identifying:
- Redundancies or incomplete content
- Organizational or structural problems
- Problems with transitions
- Problems with logical development of concepts
- Issues involving comprehensiveness and flow of information
The substantive editing process also involves restructuring awkward sentences and paragraphs to craft a readable document that is clear and concise. A substantive edit results in a well-written, well-organized, and effective document.
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