Line Editing

(Non-fiction only)

 
In all revisions or suggestions, I always strive to retain your intended meaning, writing style, and voice. Line editing includes revising to:​

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• Improve clarity at the level of sentence and paragraph​ 

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• Improve word choice or suggest improvements in word choice

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• Smooth awkward transitions to improve flow​

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• Streamline or revise figures of speech/redundancies

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• Address any inconsistencies in tone or style

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• Make suggestions for overall language use at the sentence or paragraph level (not at the level of structure or organization of the manuscript as a whole)

 

"Proofreading" vs. "copyediting" and "line editing": Many of the corrections involved with proofreading or copyediting would be performed by me; however, there are many things a proofreader will be checking for that I would not be. Line editing (more in-depth) comes before copyediting (a separate process), and proofreading is after copyediting (also a separate process). Please be sure to have your manuscript properly and fully proofread by a proofreader at the final stage as a separate process, so that you can be assured that you are ready for publishing. Note also that developmental editing, which I do not do, is a process that should happen before line editing.