Editing Services
Generally, the work I tend to edit are nonfiction pieces, from nonfiction personal essays, to professional documents like cover letters and resumes. This is not set in stone: I would gladly be willing to make exceptions, so certainly reach out if your piece falls under a different category but you'd still like help. Below are three types of editing services I offer:
Developmental Editing
Developmental editing looks at the big picture of your writing, by focusing on:
- Voice/style of your writing
- Pacing of the writing
- Structure of the piece
- Audience for the writing
- Message or theme
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Starting at $.02 per word​
Copy Editing
Copy editing is for writing with a strong structure and cohesive text, but still needs to be looked at more closely on a line by line level by focusing on:
- Awkward or unclear sentences
- Grammar and syntax errors
- Overused words and phrases
- Removing jargon
- Smooth transitions
- Repeating sentence patterns
- Tighten the language
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Starting at $.015 per word
Proofreading
Proofreading is the final step before having a completely polished piece, and looks over final details by focusing on:
- Incorrect spelling
- Consistency
- Missed or double words
- Spacing issues
- Missing or incorrect punctuation
- Correct verb tense
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Starting at $.01 per word