Expert editing, engaging critique, and fearless consulting since 2009.
Line Editing
Line editing focuses on flow, sense, style, and structure, and can dramatically and fundamentally improve a manuscript. It is essentially deep copyediting: a deep dive into what’s happening at the sentence level.
We ask questions that get at the heart of your writing. What would happen if you added a transition? If you cut this explanation? If you scrutinized these adverbs? Is this description working as hard as it could? Is this sentence intentionally vague? Did you mean to use this word dozens of times?
Line editors ask the hard questions that make room for magic.
Line Editing project rates apply
Before we begin, we’ll invite you to a complimentary phone consultation to discuss your writing goals and process. We will then provide a sample edit of a passage from your work in progress; this is billed at $50/hour.
Line-editing tasks:
Revise for more effective verb tense and punctuation
Revise awkward passages to improve clarity and flow
Move or cut material to improve flow, sense, and style
Identify, cut, or revise redundant, repetitive, or inconsistent material
Identify, cut, or revise overused or weak words and phrases
Identify, cut, or revise ineffective exposition
Identify possible anachronisms and factual errors
Revise scene, chapter, or section breaks to improve transitions
