Gain a fresh perspective on your work with a professional evaluation. You will receive a report outlining your manuscript’s strengths, areas for improvement and editorial and publication recommendations.
Give your manuscript’s structure and content a clear shape. A structural edit, also called a developmental edit, looks at “big picture” aspects relating to the audience, purpose and medium of the work.
Elevate your voice with clarity, consistency and flow. A stylistic edit, also known as a line edit, examines the manuscript on a paragraph and sentence level, refining the language to best meet your audience’s needs.
Put your work’s best foot forward. Copy editing ensures correctness and consistency in spelling, grammar, punctuation and usage. A copy edit checks that all elements of the manuscript are accurate.
Great editing is a partnership between author and editor. A consultation call helps us get on the same page and ensures you are receiving the editing services that your manuscript needs.
Ensure your digital content is available to all. You will receive a report assessing your document’s visual elements and how your design and language reflects the needs of your audience.
I have a certificate in editing from Simon Fraser University. I am also a member of Editors Canada and ACES, through which I continue my professional development. I have over seven years’ experience as a professional editor. I am also a member of the Writers Guild of Alberta, through which I continue to engage with current trends in writing and publishing.
Editing has a lot of terminology that varies from region to region and across industries. It can be difficult as an author to know what you need. Most editors, including me, have a “Services” page, on which we break down levels of editing. This is a good place to start, but your best option is to reach out to the editor and ask questions. Knowing what you need before you start with any editor will save you time and money.
There is no standard rate for editors. Editors come from a wide range of backgrounds and have a wide range of experience levels. Editing takes time, effort and experience. On average, a fiction editor may spend 40 hours copy editing a 75,000 word novel. If an editor is promising to do this work for $200, that is $5/hour. Consider the quality you will receive.
Yes. I take the security and integrity of my clients’ work very seriously. I will never upload any part of a work into AI software. I edit using Microsoft Word and I have taken steps to remove AI from my version of Word as best as I could.
I do not use AI as part of my editing work. I encourage you to do the same. I wrote an article that compares how an AI editing program works and how a typical human editor works. You can find it on my blog.
I appreciate it when writers disclose if they have used AI in the writing of their work, but I do not judge. It is beneficial for me, as an editor, to know how your work was completed because it will help determine my focus to best prepare your work for your readers.
Insight and advice for writers, editors and anyone concerned with accessibility in the literary space.
Websites and books on writing, editing and publishing that I find helpful. I will habitually rotate the resources, so check back regularly.
Free resources for writers and editors
