Genre: Short Story – Horror, Fiction Author: Kenny Matthews; Freelance Writer Methods: Developmental editing, proofreading, line editing, beta reading. Techniques: Suggested structural editing for improved flow of character details and general characterization. Suggested minor cuts for a cleaner, more focused overall piece. Provided detailed final notes, giving author my thoughts not only as an editor…

Genre: Autobiography – Sports, Celebrity (Forthcoming Material) Author: Oisin Fagan; Prominent Irish Boxer Methods: Developmental editing, proofreading, line editing, beta reading. Techniques: Complete substantive editing including but not limited to: Copyediting, stylistic editing, and developmental editing. o Worked through 164,000 word manuscript over 3 month period, cutting it down to a much more manageable 132,000.…

Genre: Self Help Book/Biography – Non-Fiction, Social Author: Angela Quijada-Banks Methods: Developmental editing, proofreading, line editing, beta reading. Techniques: Complete substantive editing including but not limited to: copyediting, stylistic editing, and developmental editing. o 40,000 word manuscript o Completely organized the manuscript o Detailed line edits to improve flow and readability Outcomes: Completed edit provided…

Genre: Short Story – Fiction, slice-of-life Author: Zenith Gamble Methods: Developmental editing, proofreading, line editing, beta reading. Techniques: Developmental editing and beta reading, including detailed line edits that provide both commentary as a reader and suggestions for improved story flow as an editor. Outcomes: Provided detailed suggestions on how to polish current draft into a…

Genre: Essay – APA, Master’s Level Author: Theron J Ogedengbe Methods: Developmental editing, proofreading, line editing, beta reading. Techniques: Provided proofreading and copyediting, focusing on improving the readability and flow of the essay while maintaining author’s voice and style. Outcomes: The detailed suggestions for rewording and restructuring the piece improved clarity, flow, and tone of…

Genre: Blog Post – Professional, Thought-piece Author: Nikhil Mohan Methods: Copy-editing and stylistic editing Techniques: Reworked sentence structure and overall content placement to improve readability and flow. Outcomes: Detailed line-edits to tighten up the piece, cutting unnecessary or excessive repetition. Timeline: Single day turnaround Software: Piece was presented with access to a CMS and edited…

Genre: Short Story – Sci-fi, Optimistic Author: AI – Claude Sonnet3.5 Methods: Comprehensive editing, line editing, developmental editing Techniques: Developmental editing with detailed line edits that focus on improving the overall writing and story-telling attempted by the AI Outcomes: Cut out sections of weak and largely ineffective writing to find the usable pieces from the…