Editing Will Save Your Project
Writing is hard. Really hard. If you’re reading this I’m sure you know just how hard it is. You’ve said what you have to say. Now you have to figure out what and how to change to make sure your book says it right. Writing about spirituality, awakening, and nonduality is all about the transmission. Collaborating closely through discussion, analysis, and the power of Microsoft Word, I’ll make sure your work says exactly what you need it to say.
Manuscript Analysis
If you’re asking yourself whether you should even turn your writing into a book, or whether you have a book and want to know what to change in order to call it finished, I’m here to help. In a manuscript analysis I dive deep into your project and provide you with a detailed and cited document outlining its strengths, weaknesses, and suitability for publishing.
Developmental Editing
Developmental editing is the heart and soul of what people think of when they think editing. Making sure commas and semicolons are in the right place is a foundational part of publishing anything, but structural or developmental editing is making sure what’s on the page is in the right place at the right time.
Is this idea presented clearly in the right part of the book? Does your intended message carry through to the reader based on the building blocks that have come before it? These are the fundamental questions developmental editing answers. Developmental editing is a close collaboration including analysis, discussion, cutting and pasting, writing support, and back and forth rounds of editing. You walk away with a product that’s structurally sound and ready to be copyedited before publishing.
Editing for Clarity
Do you already know your book says what you want it to say in the order you want to say it? If you’re ready to have your book polished I can make sure the phrasing and English is smooth and correct.
Paragraphs, sentence structure, and metaphor are building blocks of your project and if you already have them in place, I’ll provide detailed feedback on your entire document about suggestions for phrasing and restructuring at the paragraph and sentence level.