Collaboration…not correction.
You have a vision. You have a story. You have a style that’s uniquely your own.
You need an editor who will provide honest and thorough feedback but who respects your creative voice. You need an editor who knows all the rules but recognizes when the rules need to be broken.
You need an editor you can trust to work with you, not against you.
If you’re seeking integrity, solid technical knowledge, literary intuition, and a commitment to quality, then turn to Page Two.
Currently I offer the following editing services to authors, business leaders, and anyone who wants to take their writing to the next level. Contact me to discuss your editing needs.
Note: I am accepting new clients for January 2024 onward. Spring tends to book up extremely quickly, so please reach out a few months ahead of when you may be ready for professional editing.
Developmental editing: Developmental editing is concerned with the big picture; how does the manuscript work as a whole? Services include large-scale assessments of full-length projects, including novels, novellas, short stories, and nonfiction works. I will read your manuscript and provide you with a detailed analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of its plot, themes, characterization, and more. An extended developmental edit may involve a more hands-on approach, with large-scale recommendations noted in longer comments directly in the manuscript.
Content editing: Like developmental editing, content editing focuses on the big picture, but it takes a more hands-on approach, manipulating the content itself. While this process won’t address line editing or copyediting concerns (see below), it will focus on developing the story and structure on the paragraph level. I’ll move around paragraphs or segments, offer suggestions for fleshing out scenes or sections, and make recommendations for cutting portions that aren’t serving the flow of the book overall. Content editing is often a good fit for memoir or creative nonfiction, especially in the earlier stages or when the shape doesn’t feel defined.
Line editing: Line editing focuses closely on the prose itself. This process involves an in-depth, line-by-line study of your manuscript, with recommendations for tightening, achieving consistency, avoiding common pitfalls (cliches, showing vs. telling, mixed metaphors, dangling modifiers, etc.), correcting grammatical errors, improving prose, and keeping flow and cadence consistent with the story, mood, and structure. I will include multiple comments explaining my recommendations, and will provide an overview of any writing weaknesses.
Copyediting: Copyediting examines the minutiae of grammar, spelling, punctuation, usage, and more. Services include a careful, word-by-word check to ensure that your manuscript is consistent with acceptable standards set by The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th Ed., the Oxford and Merriam-Webster dictionaries, and any other style guides and dictionaries applicable.
Literary coaching: Sometimes a writer desires more collaboration than provided in the usual editing scenario. Whether you need to work through a tricky part of your manuscript or practice storytelling techniques, to work generally on writing or directly on a work in progress, I am available for literary coaching. Please contact me for more information.