Editing Services
Developmental/Project Editing
Coordinating and editing a project from proposal or rough manuscript to final manuscript, incorporating input from authors, consultants, or reviewers
Stylistic Editing
Clarify meaning, eliminate unnecessary jargon, polish [professional] language,
and other non-mechanical
line-by-line editing.
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Fact/Citation/Reference Checking
Check accuracy of facts and quotes, and attribute references to original and/or secondary sources used by the author.
Rewriting
Creating a new manuscript or parts of a manuscript on the basis of content and research supplied by author
Ghostwriting
Based on material supplied by the client, perform additional research, compose draft manuscript and edit accepted of manuscript. Client retains all credit and copyright for written/published material.
Indexing
Read and analyze the work; choose subjects, concepts, and other elements that together form a systematic guide to the information contained in the work. Arrange these elements into entries and arrange the entries alphabetically or in some other searchable order.
Substantive/Structural Editing
Clarifying or reorganizing a manuscript for content and structure
Copyediting and Proofreading
Edit for grammar, usage, spelling, punctuation, and other style mechanics, and check for consistency of mechanics using industry-standard style guides.
Permissions
Locating source information and obtaining permission releases for copyrighted material