The world’s most suc­cess­ful com­pa­nies inspect each item that leaves their fac­to­ries, because they want every­thing to come out as close to per­fectly as possible.

That’s what I do: pro­vide qual­ity con­trol for the text of your projects. I inspect your words, sen­tences, para­graphs, and doc­u­ments to make sure they are clear, con­cise, and pre­cise. You know what you want to say; I help you make sure you say it in the most pow­er­ful way.

I offer:

Proof­read­ing

If your text is com­plete but you need a trust­wor­thy sec­ond set of eyes to make sure every­thing is in order, this is for you.

• Check spelling, gram­mar, dic­tion, and syn­tax for cor­rect­ness and consistency.
• In some cases, proof­read­ing con­sists of com­par­ing documents.
• Proof­read­ing can also lead to more in-depth corrections.

Copy­edit­ing

In gen­eral terms, this is what copy­edit­ing entails:

• Review gram­mar, punc­tu­a­tion, dic­tion, syn­tax, and style for cor­rect­ness and consistency.
• Make sure the tone, voice, and for­mat are right for your audience.
• Check the accu­racy of facts.
• Sug­gest revi­sions. For exam­ple: ele­ments that could use more in-depth analy­sis, pas­sages that could be more con­cise, and ways that nar­ra­tive could be improved.

Devel­op­men­tal edit­ing and rewriting

Some­times, a text will require large struc­tural changes or exten­sive rewrit­ing of con­tent. This is where my col­lab­o­ra­tive expe­ri­ence can ben­e­fit you, the writer: I have suc­cess­fully devel­oped sto­ries with reporters cov­er­ing a wide vari­ety of top­ics, and I wel­come the oppor­tu­nity to col­lab­o­rate. Most impor­tantly, I have been praised for pro­vid­ing con­struc­tive edi­to­r­ial guid­ance with­out get­ting too zeal­ous with the red pen.