SERVICES

​I specialize in a hybrid line edit and copyedit for my clients. In the publication process, professional line editing and copyediting come between developmental editing and proofreading. Read on to see if your project is ready to be line edited and copyedited.

LINE EDITING AND COPYEDITING

Line editing and copyediting strengthen your text by addressing both the clarity of your writing and any mechanical errors. I perform both types of edit simultaneously for your work, given that they are equally essential for preparing publication-ready text.

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Line editing addresses:

• Repetitive or redundant wording, regarding both word choice and information that may have been presented multiple times in different ways;

• Run-on sentences, wordiness, and flawed sentence structure;

• Lack of clarity or specificity.

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Copyediting corrects:

• Inconsistencies in grammar, spelling, capitalization, hyphenation, numbering, and punctuation;

• In-text citations and citations within footnotes (or endnotes), as well as in bibliographies (or works cited). In fact, unlike many (most?!) of my clients, my favorite types of text to edit are footnotes and bibliographies—the more detailed, the better!

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​I edit in Microsoft Word (desktop, not 365) using the track changes feature, typically for two passes (two edits) of the text. I don't perform any editing tasks in Google Docs. I work with a variety of style guides, including Chicago, APA, MLA, AMA, and any house style guides or author specifications, along with Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. I don't use generative AI in any capacity (for editing purposes or otherwise in my life), and I will never enter any of my clients' writing into an AI platform (I've never even visited one).

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FEES

Fees are determined by project and may vary depending on the length of the manuscript and the level of editing required. A free sample edit of 7–10 pages will be used to help determine an estimated timeline and level of editing for each project.