Editing

Fact: Content that’s edited well grabs attention.

Editing for a website is no different than editing for print. The goal is to attract your audience’s attention and keep it. I work one-on-one with you – and even line-by-line – until your work is clear, concise, and brimming with just the right amount of personality.

The Eloquent Word specializes in:

Proofreading

At this point, your work has already been copyedited and formatted. I am looking for spelling errors, punctuation misses, and grammar wrongs.

• checking and correcting:
  • formatted and edited material for accuracy and typing errors
  • text and images so that they match a specified design
  • spelling and other minor mechanical errors in text

Copyediting

Copyediting is proofreading plus. This is where I hunt for awkward wording, tense problems, sentence structure issues, and overall consistency. Think of me as your writing coach.

• checking and correcting:
  • grammar, spelling, punctuation, usage, and other mechanics of style
  • consistency of facts
  • the hierarchy of headings and subheadings
  • the placement of graphs, tables, maps, and other images
  • use of metrics or imperial systems
  • the system of citation (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc)
  • title page; contents page; list of tables, figures, and maps; acknowledgements page

Stylistic Editing

• clarifying meaning
• polishing language
• line-by-line readability and flow

Structural Editing

• assessing and helping to shape text and images in order to improve organization, content, and relevance to the intended audience
  • content imbalance
  • bias
  • language

Favourites

• articles destined for general interest and niche magazines
• academic journal articles (idea development; clarity)
• lifestyle
• food
• drink
• business
• IT services