Copyediting

• Available for these forms of content across genres: manuscripts, journals, blog posts, query letters, white papers, marketing copy, and websites 

• Improving content in any or all of the following ways:

  • Correcting spelling, grammar, punctuation, syntax, and word usage

  • Checking consistency of style and format; creating style sheet, if necessary

  • Reading for clarity

  • Querying errors or inconsistencies

  • Cross-checking references, art, figures, tables, etc.

Line Editing

• Available for these forms of content across genres: manuscripts, journals, and websites

• Improving content in all or any of the following ways:

  • Performing basic copyediting tasks

  • Assessing in detail language, words, and jargon

  • Fixing wordiness and sentence structure; rewriting/reorganizing for clarity and readability

  • Flagging and fixing active and passive voice, as well as tone

Proofreading

• Available for these forms of content across genres: manuscripts, marketing copy, journals, and white papers

• Improving content in any or all of the following ways:

  • Checking proof against typesetting specifications

  • Querying or correcting errors and/or inconsistencies

  • Reading for typographical errors or sense without reading against copy

Manuscript Evaluation

• Accepted genres: Children's—Middle Grade, Young Adult, and New Adult

• General manuscript critique assessing any or all of the following: 

  • Story structure

  • Authorial voice

  • Plot points and pacing

  • Character traits and development

  • Appeal to target audience

Developmental/Substantive Editing

• Accepted genres: Children's—Middle Grade, Young Adult, and New Adult

• Improving the manuscript in any or all of the following ways:

  • Examining major story elements and offering solutions for areas of concern:

    • characters, plot, theme, setting, conflict, etc.

  • Revising and/or reorganizing segments of text, scenes, or chapters for consistency and clarity

  • Analyzing authorial voice and adapting it for the target audience

Website Copyediting

• Improving content in any or all of the following ways:

  • Correcting spelling, grammar, punctuation, syntax, and word usage

  • Checking consistency of style and format; creating style sheet, if necessary

  • Reading for clarity and efficiency with online audience in mind

Website Evaluation

• Improving content in any or all of the following ways:

  • Assessing effectiveness and efficiency in regard to user experience

  • Appraising design and formatting: font, color, and spatial elements

  • Analyzing SEO performance

  • Troubleshooting links