Available Services
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Developmental Editing
If you’ve got a short story, an essay, a collection, a novella, or a novel, I can help make your piece as polished as possible by suggesting changes, asking clarifying questions, and making sure any facts, such as names, locations, and dates, are correct. Looking for one-time help or consistent edits? Submitting to a small lit journal or a Big 5? Either way, I’m here to help!
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Proofreading
Not sure if you’ve got all your commas in the right place? Looking for a final set of eyes to catch any misspellings or grammatical issues before your piece goes to publication? If you’ve already got your story laid out in PDF form, I can catch loose lines, call out bad breaks, identify ladders, or draw attention to orphans.
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Writing
With several years of varied experience, I can critically review a book, invoke readers’ imagination, make a case through research, or craft copy in your brand’s voice. I can also transcribe an interview or persuade your audience to think. No matter what the case is, I’m able to create timely, readable pieces, from a few words to a few thousand.
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Beta Reading
If you’re looking for an objective opinion on your work, let me be your litmus test. I’ve worked with and am well-versed in several genres and what the average reader might enjoy or get hung up on. If you’re looking for general feedback or more expansive “reviews” of character, plot, and story from a reader’s POV, from fan fiction and beyond, I’m ready to read!
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Professional Documentation
Resumes, cover letters, college essays, submissions, and emails, oh my! The world of professional writing can be tricky, and AI generators can either shift the tone of your writing or make you lose your audience’s trust. If your brand needs a bit of clarification, I also offer style guides and identity packages.
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Technical Documentation
Let’s break down silos together. Data, research, products, and meetings are integral to your brand but can be hard to make accessible for a larger audience, but I can bridge the gap. Looking for a bit more accessibility? I can also provide a 508 Compliance edit, whether I wrote the document or not.*
I’m familiar with CMoS, MLA, and APA styles. If you have a preference, please let me know; otherwise, the default will be CMoS. Have a house style guide? Great! Please specify that and send it along with any documentation.
* Dependent on the need for any required clearances to view and/or work with the document.
What I want to read and/or work with:
Literary fiction
Memoir/Creative Non-Fiction
Essays and essay collections
Family
Cars
Connection to nature
Cultural norms, traditions, and ceremonies
Mental and physical health
Bodily autonomy, acceptance, etc.
Current issues as they relate to autonomy, family, socioeconomic status, and the like
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Romance
Any piece with a unique form
What I don’t want to read and/or work with:
Anything containing racism, homophobia, xenophobia, sexual violence, domestic violence, animal abuse, and the like
Thriller/mystery
Research papers that are not primarily driven by or heavily reliant on the author’s own experiences
Current events that are used reductively and/or dismissed as wholly “wrong” or otherwise; politically driven “rants”
Pieces that attempt to persuade the reader to change a personal value, such as using religion or politics to attempt to sway readers into believing something is morally wrong or right