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- An editor can make your writing clear, structurally coherent, and market-appropriate (among other things). I work on various types of projects, including fiction and non-fiction, newsletters, magazines, websites, and marketing copy. If it is written, I can edit it to ensure your message is accurately and cleanly presented to readers. The editing order of operations is typically substantive, stylistic, copy, and then proofreading. Many people confuse a proofread and copy edit; they are two different editing functions that should not be done at the same time.
- Stylistic Edit: Clarifying meaning, removing slang (if not appropriate within context) and clichés, fixing sentences for language, and other non-mechanical line-by-line editing.
- Copy Edit: Editing for grammar, spelling, punctuation and other mechanics of style; checking for consistency of mechanics and internal consistency of facts.
- Proofreading: The final pass of an already-edited manuscript, intended to catch missed typos and inconsistencies.
- Substantive Edit: Editing text for overall clarity, pacing, unity, structure, and content. Reorganizing and clarifying content, editing for length, and cutting parts that are redundant or not relevant to the work at hand.
Manuscript Evaluation
Have you written a novel and are not sure if it’s ready to be sent to publishers?
A novel needs to be read by someone who isn’t your friend or family member, someone who can be an impartial judge on the work, and that person is a trained editor who has read hundreds of manuscripts and knows what to look for, and knows what publishers want.
An evaluation will provide you with honest feedback on such aspects of the manuscript as: character development, pacing, plot, structure, dialogue, language, setting, overall believability, and writing technique. Evaluations can be done on complete and partial manuscripts. The fee for a manuscript evaluation is $115 plus HST for the first 10 pages, and then $1.85 a page for every page after that, plus HST.
If you need an editor to spearhead the development and execution of a publication, I can effectively, and seamlessly, manage your project from concept to product. I've managed numerous consumer and trade newsletters and magazines.
I have experience seeking permissions for copyright material.
Whatever research you require, I have the skill and determination to hunt down the information.
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