LINE EDITING

A line edit provides a thorough, line-by-line edit focuses on the style and the quality of writing, without looking at the overal story elements.  My preference is to do this with track changes on a Word document.A line edit would include:

• Correction of spelling, punctuation and grammar

• Detailed continuity checks

• Checking readability, whether your writing is active and dynamic

• Tone and Syntax

• Check of quotations and consistency-checking reference systems for academic work

• A style guide

A line edit does not cover rewriting or extensive re-drafting. This is suited if you have been through several drafts and feel that your manuscript is nearly ready.

Check out an example of how I do line edits below!

There is an assumed emphasis on respecting the author's style, which will be discussed before work is taken on.  For example, if a piece is written in the mode of stream of consciousness, the grammar check would be more relaxed. As a line edit takes longer, this kind of work will fall at the top of my price range.