Services
For Authors
Are you working on a nonfiction, fiction, or memoir piece? I'm here to help with everything from grammar and punctuation to clarity and style to big-picture organization and ideas.
For Academics
Are you a graduate student or faculty member? I'd be happy to assist with dissertations, journal articles, proposals, books, theses, and other forms of academic writing.
For People with Ideas
Do you have promising ideas to share with the world, but don't tend toward writing in your everyday life? I'd love to provide support as a writing coach, writing partner, or ghostwriter.
For Authors
Developmental Editing: I will read through your manuscript, focusing on big-picture issues related to its organization and development of ideas.
For nonfiction, this includes consideration of structure and organization, clarity and coherence, use of evidence, purpose and audience, content development, pacing, voice, tone, and accuracy.
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For fiction and memoir, this includes consideration of plot, character development, setting and world building, thematic development, narrative point of view, voice, and tone.
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You will receive a fully edited manuscript that includes line-by-line suggestions in the form of tracked changes as well as comments throughout the margins that communicate other needs for revision, make observations, record my reactions as a reader, and raise queries. I also provide a substantial editorial letter that summarizes these items, providing a detailed explanation for how the comments, queries, and suggestions appearing throughout the manuscript point toward the larger-scale changes advised. Finally, this package includes a one-hour follow-up consultation in which we can discuss any questions or ideas you've had for revision.
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Developmental editing rates are charged as a flat package fee based on word count.
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Line Editing: This service is for manuscripts that have gone through multiple stages of revision and possibly a formal developmental edit and are ready for sentence-level refinement. Line editing focuses on sentence structure and flow, clarity and precision of language, word choice, tone, style, pacing and emphasis, transitions and coherence between and within paragraphs, elimination of any repetition, and minor issues of factual accuracy.
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You will receive a fully edited manuscript that includes line-by-line suggestions in the form of tracked changes and comments throughout the margins. Also included is a thirty-minute follow-up consultation in which we can discuss any questions you have or where to go from here.
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Line editing rates are charged as a flat package fee based on word count.
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Copy Editing: This service is for manuscripts that have gone through multiple stages of revision, possibly including a formal developmental edit and line edit, and are ready for refinement on a technical level. Copy editing focuses on grammar, spelling, punctuation, consistency of style and formatting, and proper use of citations and listing of sources (if applicable).
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You will receive a fully edited manuscript that includes line-by-line suggestions in the form of tracked changes and margin comments. Also included is a thirty-minute follow-up consultation in which we can discuss any questions you have or where to go from here.
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Copy editing rates are charged as a flat package fee based on word count.
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Get in touch for a free consultation!
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Customized Packages: Every manuscript is a living, breathing entity that requires different kinds of attention throughout its various stages, and every client has unique needs and goals. Should you feel you could benefit from more than one type of editing and/or more back-and-forth consultations or coaching, I'd be happy to customize a plan at a discounted rate.
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For Academics
Academic Editing: I provide developmental, line, and copy editing (see above for further explanation of these three types) for all kinds of documents related to academia, including dissertations, theses, journal articles, books, books proposals, book reviews, job market materials, and tenure portfolios. I have experience copy editing both quantitative and qualitative research and working with APA, Chicago, and MLA citation styles. For developmental and line editing, I specialize in qualitative research within the social sciences and humanities. I also offer coaching services if you feel you could benefit from further consultations throughout the drafting process.
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Copy, developmental, and line editing rates are charged as a flat package fee based on word count. Coaching services are charged at an hourly rate.
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Get in touch for a free consultation!
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For People with Ideas
Coaching, Co-Writing, and Ghostwriting: Are you envisioning regular exchanges and support throughout your writing process, or do you have a topic you'd like to turn into a book or article but would like someone to write part or all of it with you or for you?
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One of my favorite offerings is a more customized, hands-on, back-and-forth exchange in which I partner with you to provide guidance, advice, edits, and/or writing as you work your way through drafts of a manuscript. I also offer a full ghostwriting service.*
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Coaching, co-writing, and ghostwriting services are charged at an hourly rate.
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*Co-writing and ghostwriting services are not available for academic writers.
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Unsure of what you need?
I offer a free consultation and brief manuscript review to assess what stage you're at and the services from which you'd benefit most. We can chat, I can take a look at what you have, and then we can talk about the options I recommend!
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