Sample Line & Copy Edit

You're seeking an editor with expertise at the sentence level, and you want to ensure we're the right fit before committing to a full service.

A sample edit gives you insight into my approach. We'll refine and polish 1,000 words of your prose, ensuring your narrative and dialogue drive your novel forward with seamless flow on every page.

PRICE: FREE for 1,000 words

FORMAT: Microsoft Word doc

What You Get

Sample line-by-line edit

We'll meticulously edit your 1,000-word sample, addressing:

• Chapter sequencing

• Consistency of character traits

• Avoiding clichés and awkward metaphors

• Authenticity of dialogue expression: ensuring phrasing and word choice align with character voice, mood, and intention

• Effectiveness of sentence-level narration, including evaluating word choice, repetition, and clarity, particularly in action and suspense scenes

• Enhancing suspense and thrill points

• Layout guidance, ensuring proper letter, word, line, and paragraph spacing

• Addressing problematic representation, stereotyping, and othering

• Ensuring sentence pace, rhythm, and mood reflect the scene

• Correcting speech tagging and punctuation

• Ensuring accuracy in spelling, grammar, syntax, punctuation, hyphenation, and capitalization

• Standardizing document formatting using Word’s styles palette for indentation, paragraph style, and section breaks

• Balancing told versus shown prose

• Consistency in tense usage

• Effective verb use to heighten tension and suspense

• Where applicable, I'll provide comments in your Word file to explain my editing decisions.