Be sure to view my portfolio to see samples of the services listed below.
See my editing business, Crystalline Editing Services LLC for more details or for book length projects.
See my editing business, Crystalline Editing Services LLC for more details or for book length projects.
Editing Services
Projects come in all shapes and sizes, each one with different needs. Depending on your current project status, I use different strategies to polish your work into what you've been envisioning.
Developmental editing
Especially if this is your first time writing this type of project, you might be in need of some developmental editing. This type of editing includes structural notes and the tightening and clarification of broad concepts to ensure that your work says just what you want it to say. If you have a finished rough draft and desire continued editorial support throughout the stages of your project, developmental editing will guide your efforts efficiently for as long as it takes.
Please note that this service is for structural and conceptual development and would not include sentence-level edit of style/etc. or simple grammar, spelling, omitted words, etc.
Line editing
Line editing focuses primarily on the flow and tone of your finished work, cleaning up the language used to convey your ideas clearly. Whether working on your third draft or your twenty-third draft, line edits can help you find the perfect way to say what you mean. Line edits include some minor grammar and punctuation corrections.
Please note this service would not include any large arrangement, form, outline, structural help, any academic/research support, no check of citations, no check of reference pages, no appendices, graphs or charts.
Copy editing
For a finished project in need of some final adjustments, copy editing focuses primarily on grammar and punctuation, also working to ensure that your style guide of choice (Chicago, AP, etc.) and citations are correct throughout.
Please note this service would not include any large arrangement, form, outline, or structural help.
Proofreading
A final check for grammar and punctuation errors, formatting and layout corrections, proofreading is the extra bit of polish on a completed project to really make it shine. This service is available only after copy editing.
Please note that this service would not include sentence-level edit/style/etc. but instead focus on simple grammar, spelling, omitted words, etc.
Developmental editing
Especially if this is your first time writing this type of project, you might be in need of some developmental editing. This type of editing includes structural notes and the tightening and clarification of broad concepts to ensure that your work says just what you want it to say. If you have a finished rough draft and desire continued editorial support throughout the stages of your project, developmental editing will guide your efforts efficiently for as long as it takes.
Please note that this service is for structural and conceptual development and would not include sentence-level edit of style/etc. or simple grammar, spelling, omitted words, etc.
Line editing
Line editing focuses primarily on the flow and tone of your finished work, cleaning up the language used to convey your ideas clearly. Whether working on your third draft or your twenty-third draft, line edits can help you find the perfect way to say what you mean. Line edits include some minor grammar and punctuation corrections.
Please note this service would not include any large arrangement, form, outline, structural help, any academic/research support, no check of citations, no check of reference pages, no appendices, graphs or charts.
Copy editing
For a finished project in need of some final adjustments, copy editing focuses primarily on grammar and punctuation, also working to ensure that your style guide of choice (Chicago, AP, etc.) and citations are correct throughout.
Please note this service would not include any large arrangement, form, outline, or structural help.
Proofreading
A final check for grammar and punctuation errors, formatting and layout corrections, proofreading is the extra bit of polish on a completed project to really make it shine. This service is available only after copy editing.
Please note that this service would not include sentence-level edit/style/etc. but instead focus on simple grammar, spelling, omitted words, etc.
Book Design & Formatting Services
Please note that this service strictly focuses on design and formatting elements, and does not include editing services.
Interior Formatting for Printed or eBook
Arrangement of supplied text according to industry standards with customizations upon request. Finished product is a file ready to be sent directly to a printing press, published online, or formatted for eReaders.
Cover Design for Printed or Ebook
A collaboration working to ensure that your book cover not only represents your book the way you want it, but also stands out on the shelf.
Interior Formatting for Printed or eBook
Arrangement of supplied text according to industry standards with customizations upon request. Finished product is a file ready to be sent directly to a printing press, published online, or formatted for eReaders.
Cover Design for Printed or Ebook
A collaboration working to ensure that your book cover not only represents your book the way you want it, but also stands out on the shelf.