We Are...
Awed by alliteration, apostrophes, and auxiliary verbs.
Besotted by books.
Captivated by consonants, commas, and compound sentences.
Delighted by dialogue development and double entendres.
Enraptured with euphemisms.
Fascinated by facts, fiction, and foibles.
Hypnotized by homonyms and hyperbole.
Intoxicated by idioms.
Lovers of literature.
Mesmerized by metaphors and manuscripts.
Nurturers of novellas.
Overindulgent with oxymorons.
Passionate about passive voices, proofreading, and proper nouns.
Roused by rough drafts, rephrasing, and revisions.
Spellbound by simile and syntax.
Taken with transitive verbs and topic sentences.
Venerated by verbs and vowels.
Wooers of words.
We are... Enamored with editing!
Our Services...
Editorial Assessments
This is often the first piece of professional help a manuscript receives. We offer broad yet insightful feedback on major strengths and weaknesses in your plot, characters, or structure. This is best in the early stages of your writing.
Developmental Editing
Also known as content or substantive editing, it provides detailed feedback on "big-picture" issues. We refine your ideas, shape your narrative, and help fix significant plot or character inconsistencies to help you recognize any elements of your story which don't work. This is similar to an editorial assessment but contains much more detail.
Copy Editing
This happens after you're confident you've solved the big-picture issues of your book. We will read your work to look for anything that makes it less readable... like word repetition or character inconsistencies. This type of editing improves clarity, coherency, consistency, and correctness. The goal is to bridge gaps between the author's intent and the reader's understanding.
These elements include: spelling, grammar, capitalization, word usage, dialogue tags, usage of numbers or numerals, fixing unintentional use of point of view or tense, and descriptive inconsistencies (character descriptions, locations, blocking, etc.)
Proofreading
This is the last central stage of the editing process. Proofreaders are eagle-eyed inspectors who ensure errors don't make it to the final version of your work. Such errors include grammar, inconsistencies in spelling and style, layout and typography, confusing or awkward page and word breaks, and incorrect captioning on any illustrations and page numbers in the content.
Fact-Checking
No matter how thoroughly researched, your book can still end up with informational inconsistencies. Developmental and copy edits can help with this, but at the end of the day, it's not the focus of those edits. Consider a designated fact-checker if you have a myriad of niche information in your book, especially if it's a topic you've never written on before. We take note of all the factual references in your text and then carefully confirm them via external services. If we find any inaccuracies, we'll alert you right away. Thiwlw we recommend a fact-checker for all types of books; this is crucial if you're writing non-fiction and can also be helpful for historical fiction.
We Also create...
Writer's Retreats
Think of a writing retreat as a gift to yourself. Whether abroad or close to home, by yourself or with a group of like-minded authors, having uninterrupted time to focus and live in the world of your story is a luxury that will only improve your creative flow and writing.
Book Club Escapes & Retreats
Iceland, St. Barths, Napa Valley, the Greek Isles... Where is the setting of your favorite book? So many books...so much inspiration for your next book club escape.
Are you a bibliophile, bookworm, or book addict? Does a weekend dedicated to reading, good food, reading, good company, reading, wellness, and reading sound incredible? If so, let us design a book retreat for you.