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The Right Words for Any Occassion by Erika Swanson Geiss

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Our Services

We are the solution to your editing needs.
   
We provide basic and premium editing services for private individual clients and business owners from the small-business owner to larger corporate clients and municipalities.  Words are our business. Words are your tools for effective communication and we make sure that yours read well, sound right and make senseWe are happy to discuss your project with you to give you an honest and fair evaluation of which service(s) may be best for your needs.  You can also always request a free sample edit and quote.

  All Services include the following:
  • Proofreading/editing for grammar, spelling and punctuation.
  • Improved clarity and consistency within your documents.
  • Editing with the approriate editing style or ISO compliance for your document (eg. AP, APA,
    Chicago, MLA etc., your internal house style or other writing/formatting style requirements).
  • Checking for correct orientation and placement of images/art and correct credit lines
    where appropriate and necessary.
  • Checking for correct and consistent display of numerical data including tables.
  • Detailed, close work with clients to understand intended voice, tone and its style 
    along with the culture of your organization and intended audience.
  • Research, where necessary, to ensure accurate dates, citations (quotes) and other data
    within your documents.
  • Electronic (MS Word® tracking tools) or manual editing (via scans by PDFs).
  • Convenient, paperless electronic payment options.
   We also can provide a free sample edit for basic editing services on documents or portions of text up to
      500 words. (See the rates and guidelines page for details and specifications.)

Proofreading Substantive Editing Manuscript Critiquing



Basic Services are: proofreading/light copy editing, substantive/ heavy copy editing and manuscript critiquing. Click on the links below for full descriptions.
    
Proofreading Substantive Editing Manuscript Critiquing

  • Proofreading/Light Copy Editing: We go over your work with a fine-toothed comb, magnifying glass
    and red pencil in hand. We check for spelling, grammar, punctuation and clarity. If images are included, we check for credit lines and orientation. Our proofreading service is best for people who need a final check of materials before they go to press, go live or go public. 
    Proofreading services are $35.00 per
    hour or fraction thereof. 


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  • Substantive/Heavy Copy Editing: In addition to proofreading your document, substantive and
    copy editing services consist of looking at your form and format as well as your content. We make comments and give suggestions for making improvements. We re-architect your work without
    changing your meaning. We examine your sources and make sure that your citations adhere to the
    correct style for your writing/audience. If you need to adhere to a specific writing style or editorial style sheet, we make sure that your final marked-up copy does. Our substantive/copy editing service is best
    for people with one draft or several renditions of drafts and need the work tightened, polished and put together. Substantive/Copy Editing services are $35 per hour or fraction thereof like our basic proofreading/light editing services, but may take longer, due to the nature of the more detailed, substantive edit.



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  • Manuscript Critiquing: You have a body of work that you feel is close to being ready, but you want
    an objective opinion about it and suggestions for tightening it. This is where our manuscript critiquing service comes in.  We give you a detailed analysis of the work, tell you what works and what doesn't including pointing out where there are gaps in logic or continuity issues, and provide suggestions for changes. We offer a detailed analysis of your work, and examine it for clarity and content providing
    you with a written, detailed explanation of our opinion of the work, how well it reads and how clearly it is understood. We consider issues beyond grammar and syntax such as tone, appropriateness, narration, voice, strength (of storyline or thesis), format, and in the case of scholarly works, whether the conclusion is a strong one, supported by the evidence presented in the body of your work. This service is best for people with a nearly final draft. 
    Our Manuscript Critiquing service starts at $3.00 per page.  (See the
    rates page for specific details and guidelines.)


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Need it an hour ago or yesterday?
See our Premium Services for Express Editing.

We provide free sample edits on portions of your text up to 500 words.
One sample per client.     Ready? Set. Go!





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