Editing Services

Need to double check spelling? Scan for inconsistencies? Or do you need a more substantive edit that includes rewriting, reorganizing, and redacting? word for word offers an array of services to meet a myriad of editorial needs including:

• Substantive and/or light editing
• Grammar and syntax
• Flow and organization
• Analysis of content and clarity
• Rewrites and/or suggested edits
• Consistency in “voice,” style, and point of view
• Compliance for publication standards and style
• Proofreading
• Fact checking

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• Fast turnaround
• Weekend availability
• Accuracy
• Expertise/familiarity with various software including:
  • Microsoft Word (expert in track changes, style sheets, and other editing)
  • PowerPoint
  • Excel
  • Dreamweaver
  • Quark Express
  • Pages

References Used by word for word

• Chicago Manual of Style
• Associated Press Style Book and Briefing on Media Law
• The Elements of Style
• The Elements of Grammar
• Words Into Type
• The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage