Developmental or Content Editing

I comment on how you can strengthen scene, pacing, organization, character, and other narrative elements. I can do this while the first draft is being created or after a draft has been completed.

I work both through conversation (on the phone or in person) and by commenting directly on the text using the Comments and Track Changes functions in Word.

Copyediting

After your work has been fully developed, I focus on sentence level,  editing for fluency, clarity, consistency of style, punctuation, spelling, typos, etc.

I provide you with suggestions and corrections directly into the text using Track Changes in Word.

Proofreading

Proofreading is a lighter form of copyediting and assumes that the work needs a read-through to assure your writing is consistent in style and free from all errors. This can be especially useful to those planning to self-publish or before sending work to a publication or agent.