Services/ Editing

Editing—Experience includes 15+ years of experience supporting multiple editing assignments in Chicago, GSO, and AP styles in the non-profit, commercial, and government space. I can support proposals, institutional reports, news publications and other deliverables with the following editing services:

• Proofreading
Check text and figures for accuracy of headings, figure citations, and document references. Check for consistency in font size, spacing, other formatting, sequencing, and organization. Check for correctness of grammar, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, subject-verb agreement, verb tense, and word usage (diction).
• Copy editing
Perform all checks described for light editing, plus rewrite as necessary to improve clarity or conciseness, and edit graphics for draft review.
• Substantive
All aspects of the moderate edit, plus a thorough review to ensure clarity of expression, completeness of discussion, and logical development of ideas. An in-depth edit will add needed material, delete unnecessary material, and rewrite as necessary to correct awkward sentence structure or eliminate ambiguities.
• Rewrite
Rewriting or restructuring a document requires all steps of an in-depth edit, plus rewriting text; reorganizing chapters, sections, etc.; writing abstracts; restructuring tables; revising or reorienting illustrations; and improving the overall document quality and tone.