DIVERSE EDITING SERVICES
FOR THE WRITING PROFESSIONAL
Do you have a book manuscript you’d like to get checked over by a professional freelance editor before approaching an agent or publisher?
Do your business documents and website copy project a professional image?
Your credibility will be eroded and your competence will be questioned if your document contains grammatical or spelling errors, incorrect word choices, or awkward sentence structure. Like it or not, even small errors give an impression of carelessness and lack of attention to detail, leaving a negative impression with potential agents, publishers, readers, clients, or Web-surfers.
Even excellent writers benefit from having their work read over by a trained copy editor, because when we’re rereading our own writing, we have a tendency to “skip ahead” and overlook little “typos” or extra words, and subconsciously fill in missing words that are in our head but not on the page. Also, being so close to the subject matter, we may not realize points that need clarifying for a more general audience, or notice discrepancies and inconsistencies in timing or continuity.
That’s where Polished Proofreading Plus comes in. Using Microsoft Word 2007 Track Changes, I’ll polish up your book manuscript, short story, article, business document, website, or any other project to give the best impression possible and get the results you want.
I’ll provide you with that second set of eyes to ensure that your copy looks professional and gives the polished impression you’d like to convey. I’ll catch all those little errors and, if needed, suggest alternate phrasing to reduce excess wordiness and make your ideas flow more smoothly. I’ll also represent “Joe Public” or “Jane Reader” and point out concepts that may need clarification for your intended audience.
My copyediting service includes the following: I’ll correct all errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar. I’ll revise and improve the construction of your sentences, the organization and clarity of ideas expressed, and the economy and precision of your words. I’ll also suggest possible revisions to address issues of relevancy, continuity and logic. I’ll add explanations, comments, and suggestions in the margin.
Although I am Canadian, I am equally competent in American or British English, and have dog-eared copies of the most recent Chicago Manual of Style (15th Edition) and Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (11th Edition) as well as Garner’s Modern American Usage, The Associated Press Stylebook and many more style guides and reference books.
I have a master’s degree, but I’m not “bookish” – I love a good story and flowing, expressive writing above all else.
I am a member of the Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) and the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA).
Please check out my Testimonials page for a sampling of the accolades my service has received.
I specialize in full-length books (both fiction and nonfiction), short stories and magazine articles.
Authors – please visit my Authors page for more info and reviews of my work from authors whose books I have edited.
Free trial edit: email me a sample document to Info@PolishedProofreading.com, and I’ll proofread a portion of it for free and e-mail it back to you quickly with a per-word or per-page estimate for similar documents, depending on your time frame.
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