Developmental Editing Services Include:

Structural Editing /

Stylistic Editing /

Copy Editing

 

Value

of your time

Importance

of your audience

Purpose

of your material

 
 

  • Achieve logical progression of ideas

  • Recommend headings or navigational aids

  • Position auxiliary textual material and visual elements

  • Revise, cut, or expand for length

  • Resolve instances of questionable accuracy, inadequate research, imbalanced content, and lack of focus

  • Determine whether permissions are necessary for quotations, visuals, audio

  • Improve paragraph and sentence construction, and word choice

  • Resolve ambiguity, ensure logical connections, clarify meaning or intention

  • Ensure transitions are smooth and support the coherent development of the text as a whole

  • Determine language and reading level appropriate for intended audience

  • Translate jargon

  • Establish, maintain, or enhance tone, mood, style, and authorial voice

  • Correct errors in grammar, spelling, and usage

  • Check information for accuracy (e.g., historical and geographical details, narrative timelines, calculations, quotations)

  • Ensure correct documentation of sources

  • Apply consistent editorial style (e.g., House, MLA, Chicago)

  • Understand issues related to other languages

  • Acknowledge copyright and permission to reproduce

Source: Professional Editorial Standards (2016) Editors Canada

 

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STRUCTURAL EDITING / STYLISTIC EDITING / COPY EDITING

VALUE / FREEDOM / PEACE OF MIND