Services
Developmental Editing
This is the most in-depth editing process. I can help you plan your manuscript, re/organize and refine your argument, and structure chapters or books. I love the challenge and intellectual engagement of developmental editing.
Line Editing
Improve your wording and readability with line editing. We've all created that never-ending sentence with twelve ideas in it. I'll search and destroy! It is my personal mission to improve the coherence and flow of academic texts.
Copyediting
When the manuscript has been line edited, next comes copyediting. Copyediting involves formatting, grammar and spelling checks, consistency checks, and finding other small errors. This is the final polishing.
A note on media
I focus on books and articles, but I'm happy to help brainstorm and edit grants, articles and other written works at any stage of the writing process. Contact me and we can discuss your needs.
A NOTE
You don't need to know precisely which type of editing you need—we can work that out when we chat. However, I'm now focusing on developmental editing and line editing projects, and only do light copyediting as part of a line editing project. That means I'll help you think through organizational problems, better articulate arguments, identify weaknesses, improve your flow, and flag obvious errors. If we're doing a later stage line edit, I'll also correct any grammar and formatting issues that I see, but I won't comb through multiple times as a copyeditor typically would.