Types of technical work include, but are not necessarily limited to:

Academic research papers or theses

Long proposal or RFP documents

Specifications

Large-format drawings

Professional studies or reports

Corporate or Personal Correspondence

I’m happy to review any of these types of documents prior to final submission. If you have a project of a different sort, contact me and we can discuss how I can help you.

Stylistic Editing (also known as Line Editing) clarifies your meaning. It ensures your narrative is coherent and flows nicely, and it refines your language. When I do this level of editing, I will go through your story line by line. I check for jargon, clichés or expressions that might not be consistent with the tone or level of formality expected by your intended audience. I will make suggestions for adjustments to the length and structure of your sentences and paragraphs, to enhance the flow. During this very thorough analysis, I also include copyediting. Stylistic editing is intense.

Technical material needs to be reviewed for correctness, accuracy, and consistency. In copyediting, I can verify that drawing notations or references to images or tables are noted correctly, and that schedules, figures, or lists don’t contain typos. I’ll make sure that acronyms and specific industry terms are consistent and properly identified for readers. I’ll ensure the consistency and accuracy of elements in the material like cross-references, captions, page numbers or section headings. I can check your table of contents, index and appendices for completeness and clarity. I’ll also check for inconsistencies in your text or things that are unclear. I can verify that citations are listed correctly for the standard guide that you’re following, and that any web link references are correct and working.

If you are confident that all of the above is correct and in order, I can provide a last, simple look-over, just searching for any remaining missed details in spelling, punctuation, grammar, and capitalization. This last look (proofread) happens more quickly than the more in-depth review above (copyedit).