I've been editing copy full-time from the Associated Press, Reuters, AFP correspondents, reporters and non-writing "experts" for six years. My daily duties range from page check to complete rewrite. If you're looking for someone quick yet thorough, reliable and style-conscious, then I'm available. From simple checking to complete reorganization, no job is too big or too small. I can also help to trim your word count if the economy of your words is most important. I've laid out pages for a newspaper for two years so my sense of "that does/doesn't look right" extends beyond the words on your manuscript. Having worked in newspapers for four years (writing for two of those years) and online for five, I have a crisp understanding for both deadlines and how being the fastest doesn't matter if it's not right. I take every job with key consideration for the manuscript's intended audience and how that should guide the style, pace, vocabulary, mood and length of the manuscript. I've got a polished flair for not just for the basics like grammar but also spotting and fixing inconsistencies. And I'm definitely not afraid to roll up my sleeves and perform major surgery when the text requires it.
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