My Services - the Quick List

 

Contact me if you are interested in talking to me about any of these services.

 

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“I think that being overly sensitive about clichés is a little like being overly sensitive about table manners.”

– Evelyn Waugh

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With a mechanical edit, your reader will not read a sentence and be put off by it's glaring error like this one.

bullet Writing

bullet Editing

bullet Manuscript Preparation

Follow your publisher’s guidelines to prepare manuscript for submission; apply MLA, Chicago, APA, inhouse style to your document, manual, book
»Learn more about my manuscript preparation services.

bullet Project Management

Manage your communication or publication project from start to finish, from designing the overall plan up to printing, including negotiating printing costs
»Learn more about my project management services.

bullet Assistance for solo professionals

Assist solo professionals with editorial, organizational, and promotional tasks (including creation of PowerPoint presentations)
»Learn more about my services for solo professionals.

My Services - Explained

bullet Writing

I specialize in nonfiction, research-based, educational, informative writing.
I also enjoy reporting and writing about “good work” — the work of individuals, communities, and organizations that promote education, provide insight, and invite participation. I strive to write in a way that shows, rather than lists, how real change takes place and good decisions are made.

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bullet Editing

As your editor, I will check your document for spelling, grammar, and consistent style. But more than that, I work with you, as your reader, to point out where logical connections could be stronger, and your main point is un- or underdeveloped. Writers concentrate on meaning; editors concentrate on how the meaning is expressed. Working together, we invite the reader’s attention, interest, and retention.

Mechanical edit (sometimes called “proofreading” but not the same)
 A mechanical edit eliminates grammatical and stylistic errors that distract the reader from your intended message and gives your publication that professional polish.

Substantive edit (more than polish)
Your editor performs a mechanical edit and makes deeper editorial changes or suggestions to ensure clarity, cohesive flow, and meaningful emphasis.

When your writing is clear, your reader absorbs new information easily. Your reader won’t think: This is confusing. What does it mean?

When your writing flows, the reader is carried smoothly forward. The writer employs language that connects each idea to the next in a natural manner. This careful wording orients the reader, summarizes past information, and announces what is to come.

When your writing places emphasis on main points, the reader understands what is most significant and what is secondary, developmental information. Your reader’s retention is high.

Proofread
As proofreader, I will compare the editor’s final approved copy with the copy now prepared to be printed or published by the typesetter, desktop publisher, or web designer. The proofreader may also point out any errors or omissions the final edit might have missed.

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bullet Manuscript Preparation

I will follow the guidelines of your journal or book publisher to prepare your manuscript for submission. These guidelines usually dictate page formatting; art, figures, and tables package with caption manuscript; cross-checking for match and style of citations, source notes, references, and bibliography; obtaining permissions; design and numbering of tables; pagination; overall consistent application of a specific editorial style, such as MLA, APA, or Chicago; and so on.

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bullet Project Management

I bring to your project the key perspectives of the Big Picture and the (not-so) Little Details. Giving the responsibility of Project Management to me will liberate you and your own staff. You will be delegating to an experienced professional editor and manager, who understands planning and meeting deadlines, accuracy and thoroughness, and design that complements, rather than compromises, the text.

As your Project Manager, I will

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bullet Assistance for Solo professionals

Practitioners, trainers, consultants, authors

Solo professionals are independent thinkers and prolific doers. Things pile up. Why wait until push comes to shove? Choose collaboration or delegation to get the project done now.

Editorial and organizational support to

Promotional support to

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