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Editing

Good editing isn’t the icing on the cake. It’s the sugar in the batter.

Have you ever asked yourself questions like:

  • What’s the difference between onto and on to? 

  • When do I put a comma before and? 

  • What’s the keyboard shortcut for the em dash?

In my experience editing over a quarter of a million words, I’ve had to learn the answers to each one of these questions, often through a series of embarrassing mistakes. 

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Telling a captivating story is an important element of audience engagement, but even the most gripping tale falls flat when riddled with grammatical errors. Not only are mistakes distracting to potential supporters or consumers, they decrease a person’s level of trust in the product or service being offered.

Your organization has an important story to tell. Let me help you tell that story well. 

My editing services include:

Basic Grammatical Editing

Making sure all your commas are in the right place and that every word is spelled correctly

Line Editing

Helping you to determine where sentences can be improved in order to make your phrasing sharp, direct, and easy to understand

Style Guide Compliance Editing

Adjusting text to make it match either the Chicago Manual of Style, the Society of Biblical Literature’s Handbook of Style, or the AP Stylebook, depending on the project

Fact Checking

Ensuring that all facts in the text are correct and properly sourced

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