Editing
Amanda is an experienced editor specializing in nonfiction. She has guided development of over 100 textbooks and other educational products and has also supplied actionable feedback to creative writers. Amanda’s teaching and mentoring background steer her feedback toward not only improving the writing, but improving the writer.
Amanda is available to work with individuals and organizations to improve their written work at all stages of the writing process. All projects are different, but some guidelines are noted below.
Editing
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Developmental Editing
Developmental editing focuses on the big picture: whether the writer is presenting the best information in the best way for their audience. Edits are primarily in the form of comments and suggestions for material/topics to add, delete, or move to meet the text’s objective. Detailed editing to correct sentence-level issues is not included.
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Line Editing
Line editing involves reading through the text carefully, sometimes multiple times. Edits correct errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and formatting, but also extend to style, tone, and some fact checking.
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Proofreading
Proofreading is the lightest form of editing. It involves fixing errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and formatting. It does not include fact checking or suggestions for content improvement or restructuring.