Editing
Do you need an Australian editor for your writing?
Greenslade Creations provides expert services in website proofreading, novel assessment, assignment or thesis editing, business writing, procedural manuals, technical documentation etc.
We can tailor an editing program to suit your needs and budget. This might include:
- A structural edit, overview and assessment
- A comprehensive edit
- A proofread
What kind of editing is right for your project?
There are many forms of editing, but one and all are important to any project with written words. For business copywriting, a single editing pass will often reveal most of the problems with spelling, punctuation, grammar, syntax, ambiguity and choice of words. This is commonly known as copyediting, sub-editing or line by line editing. When I edit business copy, I also have a marketing focus and constantly ask myself how the target market will receive the writing.
Non-fiction articles written for magazines and newspapers will differ from those written for websites and a good editor will adjust their tactics accordingly. Some editing projects require attention to design and layout details, such as formatting consistency. I will be flexible to your needs.
Longer works, whether non-fiction or fiction, benefit from a structural edit (also known as a substantive edit) in addition to a line by line edit because this process specifically asks how well the piece fits together as a whole. Depending on your project, I can do either or both of these types of editing. When a piece is already highly accurate, all that may be left to do is some proof-reading and a continuity edit. Proof-reading is simpler than line by line editing because it usually only incorporates the fixing of typos, spelling mistakes and minor punctuation problems. Anything more than this and you would probably be better off calling it a line by line edit. A continuity edit is similar to a structural edit, except the editor specifically looks for links between different parts of the text that somehow don't line up.
“Send me a 1,000 word sample and I’ll look at it for you free of charge.”
In some cases, the best approach is to simply trust the editor and see what problems they turn up. If you want some idea of how long the editing will take, however, you are welcome to send me a 1,000 word sample and I’ll look at it for you free of charge and let you know. What follows is a sample list of roles I’m confident in assisting you with.
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Academic projects |
Literary and personal projects |
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You might also be interested in our Interview with an editor, Amanda Greenslade.
