EDITING SERVICES...  (AND PROOFREADING TOO!)

Editing Services:
Here's a bit of Ego...I'm an excellent editor. That's because when I edit, I take off my 'writer's hat' and become an editor...

Writing vs. Editing - There's a difference:

• Editing is an uncommon skill. It takes more than a dictionary and a grammar checker.
• Too many editors are poor editors because they are frustrated writers. They lack the skill, innovation and creativity to write...
• Some are simply too risk-averse to write... (Writers can become targets of the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune...Or critics.)
• Avoid editors who would 'rewrite' your work their way...they may improve it, but that is rarely the case.

Here's a truth I learned from long experience - some pleasant, some painful:
I have worked with editors, for editors and I have hired editors. Here's the truth I learned from the good editors...A good editor makes your writing better than it would be without their input.

So What?
This heartfelt advice can save you grief. Find a good editor bethat me or someone else. You want an editor who makes your writing better...but who keeps your writing intact as your writing.

Editing and Proofreading:
Your writing represents work and value worthy of the best editing. I'll edit, and proofread, your writing to make it better. Editing includes:

• Check spelling and grammar,
• Eliminate 'clutter' by cutting unnecessary words and phrases,
• Correct improper word usage,
• Reduce repetition where it is ineffective,
• Clean up transitions between sentences and paragraphs,
• Check capitalization, punctuation, subject-verb agreement and use of pronouns,
• Improve weak verb usage,
• Being responsive and easy to reach,
• Making the effort to be am warm and pleasant to deal with,
• Apply the level of edit that we agree on,
• Being sensitive and tactful to your feelings,
• Checking my ego at the door and strive to preserve your voice,
• Offering positive feedback with explanations,
• Consult with you if unforeseen issues surfact,
• Deliver on time... (Can't say or do that too many times.)

Professional Ethics and Conduct: Complete confidentiallity of ALL your infomation...Always!!!

Book Editing:

I edit entire books or a few chapters.

• For an entire book, I deliver clear, concise presentation of the text and improve the flow of the book.
• For chapters, I deliver clear, concise presentation of the text and flow within the chapter. I leave it to the author to manage the book flow.
• Experienced writers have learned from my editing of chapters and took it from there.

Editing is bid by project on a per-page rate. (A page is 300 words. Your word processor will give you total word count, then divide by 300 for page count.)

Other Editing:
For other editing we discuss your topic, your purpose in writing, your intended audience and take it from there to a bid. Examples include:

• Training workbooks and presentation materials.
• Newsletters and articles.
• Press releases.
• Booklets, flyers and brochures.
• Advertising materials.
• Resumes and cover letters.
• Website content.
• Theses and dissertations.
• Other...

This Editing is bid on a project basis.

We work out the details together.

Contact me:
email: vernwrites@hotmail.com or vern@vernwrites.com. (I prefer email for initial contacts.)
Phone: 208-755-8172.
Snail mail: 2071 East Berrywood Street, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83815