Searching for a book editor who sees the bigger picture and the surface details?
If you are investing in an editor to perfect your book’s grammar, also ensure that the back matter is aligned to attract the reader who will want to read it.
As a book editor,
I offer fiction and nonfiction editing services to indie authors and publishers. The following services can be contracted individually or as a package. For more information see the Author Packages page.
Developmental Editing
This service examines the structure (organization and presentation of ideas) and content (the actual argument, research, or narrative thought presented to the reader). Developmental editing assures that your purpose for writing is clearly communicated to readers .
Identify your audience, establish your message, tell your story, or present your research.
Line/Copyediting
Line editing—closely considers the communication of the writing, word choice, voice and tone, effective dialogue, tension, pacing, redundancy, cliches, and anachronisms. Copyediting—addresses grammar, syntax, variety of structure and language, consistency, and style guide compliance.
Set the pace & tone & refine your language.
Proofreading
Proofreading is the final phase before publication and checks for consistency of usage and any typos, spelling, or grammatical issues missed by the copyeditor. Proofreading also double-checks formatting but will only change the wording if a sentence is unclear or grammatically incorrect. Proofreading ensures that surface-level mechanical details have been thoroughly checked.
Polish.