Your Words. His Glory.
Professional Services Offered:
Editing for Short Works
The following services are included for your
article, short story, poem, short-form memoir, or essay.
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A full Manuscript Evaluation
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All levels of editing needed (multiple passes)
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Guidance for how and where to get the work published.
Developmental Editing
"Big picture" editing that covers:
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Organizational Suggestions and substantive changes
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Story coaching (Fiction), including character arc and plot suggestions
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Writing coaching that will improve subsequent drafts
Line Editing
Sentence-level edits that focus on:
Clarity
Conciseness
Style
Beauty
Flow
Copyediting
Copyediting looks for:
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Consistency of hyphenation, compound words, capitalization, and numbers
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Typos, extra/missing words
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Errors of spelling, punctuation, and grammar
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Minor fact-checking (obvious errors or discrepancies)
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Adherence to a style manual (The Chicago Manual of Style, APA, MLA, and The Christian Writer's Manual of Style)
Book Coaching
If you have an outline and a vision, I can help you turn it into a book.
Book coaching may include:
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Outline revision
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A writing schedule
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Writing instruction and tips
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Developmental Editing
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Line Editing
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Publishing suggestions
Theology Check
Included for Christian Works
The Theology Check:
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Reviews Scripture in your book for precision, context, and copyright adherence
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Catches biblical errors or misinterpretations
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Helps strengthen arguments with biblical reasoning
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Sees that you do not offend other Christians without cause