Editorial Services & Fees

   Copy Editing
   Proofreading
   Structural Editing   
   Coaching
   Tutoring

Copy Editing

• Correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, & word use

• Polish & streamline sentences

• Suggest more precise & colorful vocabulary

• Turn passive verbs into active verbs

• Align  subject-verb phrases

• Insert questions & suggestions to clarify concepts

• Correct errors in citation based on Major Academic Style Guides

• Point out:

• where to add transitions

• when to paraphrase rather than quote

• redundancies

• incomprehensible sentences that need rewriting

• language bias

Copy Editing Sample: click here

Copy Editing Fee: $40 for 3 to 5 pages (double-spaced, 12-point font), depending on writing quality, editing requirements, and whether it's edited on-line or on hardcopy.  
Call (617) 547-7647 to discuss your project and deadline, or email details to WordwiseEditing@aol.com.

Note: Clients must carefully read their edited documents to review all corrections and editorial comments. More on this, see Disclaimer
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Proofreading
Proofreading is light editing: I simply correct typos and errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. (Usually international students require copy editing, not proofreading.)  See Proofreading Sample

Proofreading Fee: $40 for 5 to 7 pages  (double-spaced, 12-point font), depending on writing quality and whether it's edited on-line or on hardcopy.

Call (617) 547-7647 to discuss your project and deadline, or email details to WordwiseEditing@aol.com. 

Note: Clients must carefully read their edited documents to review all corrections and editorial comments. 

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Structural Editing
In structural editing, I read papers  thoroughly and comment on The Big Picture ...  the paper's overall structure, clarity, and flow.  I point out the paper's strengths and weaknesses and focus on the following:

• Is the theme or thesis clear ... and threaded throughout?

• Is the hypothesis (if there is one) clear and measurable?

• Do the ideas flow logically?

• Is the argument convincing?

• Are the concepts supported with facts, examples, theory, citations, statistics?

• Does the paper address the issues identified in the introduction?

• Does the conclusion reflect the findings and offer a fresh perspective? 

I also point out:

• "Holes" in logic

• Where transitions are needed

• When to paraphrase rather than use a lifeless quote

• Wordiness and clichés

• Extraneous information that could be cut or placed in footnotes/endnotes

• Incomprehensible sentences that need rewriting

In structural editing, I do not copy edit for spelling, grammar, and punctuation. (Papers should be edited beforehand.)  I do structural editing for non-technical papers only (i.e., the arts, social sciences and humanities).  

Structural Editing Fee: $40 for 5 to 8 pages (double-spaced pages in 12-point font) based on writing quality, editing needs, and whether it's edited on-line vs. hardcopy.  

Call (617) 547-7647 to discuss your project and deadline, or email details to WordwiseEditing@aol.com.

Note: Clients must carefully read their edited documents to review all comments and corrections and to delete editorial comments.  More on this, see Disclaimer
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Coaching
Some writers become lost or "muddled" when working on lengthy writing projects such as dissertations.  With so much to include – facts, theories, research findings, and quotations – and many ideas swirling, it's easy to get stuck.  Feeling overwhelmed, some students avoid writing; others cope by writing volumes and getting lost in the chaos.

Coaching sessions can help writers identify obstacles and map out a workable plan to complete their projects.  I listen carefully, reflect ideas and:

• Explore issues that might be blocking the writer

• Clarify the thesis and the papers' primary points

• Examine how insights or findings converge with or diverge from theory

• Identify:

  • additional research needed to complete the study

  • sections that can be cut; ideas to be added

Outlines are key to successful writing.  In coaching sessions, I help students write outlines or review and revise them. I also help students write a step-by-step Work Plan that breaks down a project into small, manageable tasks. 

Sometimes students simply need a nonjudgmental "ear" and emotional support to work through writing problems.  Through coaching, students can better focus their attention and move forward. 
Coaching Fee: $45 per one-hour session

Tutoring 
I help students at all levels — elementary, high school and college — improve their writing skills. Through in-class exercises and assignments students learn:

• Ways to outline and structure essays and other writing projects

• To write drafts and polish them

• To write various types of essays — expository, descriptive, comparative, analytical, personal, etc.

• Improve grammar and sentence structure

• Practice writing essays for standardized tests — MCAS, SAT, GMAT, GRE, etc.

• Explore fiction and poetry

Tutoring lessons are geared to the individual’s needs.

Tutoring Fee: $50 per one-hour session

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