Specialty Editing
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Have you finally finished your Great American Novel or work of nonfiction? Whether you're ready to send your manuscript to an agent or publisher, and especially if you prefer to self-publish, the most important step you can take now is to hire a professional editor. Make sure you know which type of edit you require:
For more information, please read Anne R. Allen's blog post, "When Should an Author Hire an Editor?"
The Grammar Gnome is also available to publishers looking to outsource their editing work.
- Developmental Edit: Looks at the manuscript as a whole and coaches the author with concept, structure, tone, content, and overall presentation, suggesting changes that might enhance continuity, clarify the thesis or plot, and create a gradual flow (suspense). Sometimes called a substantive edit.
- Copy Edit (line edit): Examines text sentence by sentence, checking for errors or inconsistencies in grammar, punctuation, syntax, style, and format. Also looks for overall clarity and continuity, making suggestions where the text could be improved.
- Proofread: Comes after the copy edit as the final check for typos and other minor problems, generally in punctuation, spelling, and formatting.
For more information, please read Anne R. Allen's blog post, "When Should an Author Hire an Editor?"
The Grammar Gnome is also available to publishers looking to outsource their editing work.
Business Editing and Word Processing |
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Do you know what you want to say but are a little unsure of
your grammar and punctuation?
Writers of all levels occasionally make mistakes with grammar, spelling, punctuation, verb tense, poor word choice, and awkward sentence structures. Don’t rely solely on your software’s spell checker tool to catch errors! It’s a great start, but only an experienced pair of eyes will catch mistakes such as form when you meant from, to when you meant too, or loose when you meant lose. Some writers rely on friends or coworkers to proofread and edit their documents. But do those people know when to use affect vs. effect, it’s vs. its, or compose vs. comprise? Will they catch all typos and grammatical errors? An experienced, professional editor will.
Is the font size or paragraph spacing inconsistent throughout your document?
Perhaps your document is formatted, but it doesn’t look professional. Maybe you have a page break that you can’t get rid of, or your bulleted lists and tables are not lining up correctly. The Grammar Gnome can correct these formatting inconsistencies and more. For more information, see Word Processing.
The Grammar Gnome’s only job is to look for errors and improve your work.
We work quietly, behind the scenes, looking for errors and polishing your writing until it shines. No one will know if a little Grammar Gnome helped you, but people will notice typos, grammatical errors, poorly worded or constructed sentences, and unprofessional formatting. Don’t let these kinds of mistakes overwhelm your message and tarnish your professional image.
The Grammar Gnome lets you focus on your document’s content while we handle the grammar and formatting details.
Businesses use our editing and word processing services for:
Writers of all levels occasionally make mistakes with grammar, spelling, punctuation, verb tense, poor word choice, and awkward sentence structures. Don’t rely solely on your software’s spell checker tool to catch errors! It’s a great start, but only an experienced pair of eyes will catch mistakes such as form when you meant from, to when you meant too, or loose when you meant lose. Some writers rely on friends or coworkers to proofread and edit their documents. But do those people know when to use affect vs. effect, it’s vs. its, or compose vs. comprise? Will they catch all typos and grammatical errors? An experienced, professional editor will.
Is the font size or paragraph spacing inconsistent throughout your document?
Perhaps your document is formatted, but it doesn’t look professional. Maybe you have a page break that you can’t get rid of, or your bulleted lists and tables are not lining up correctly. The Grammar Gnome can correct these formatting inconsistencies and more. For more information, see Word Processing.
The Grammar Gnome’s only job is to look for errors and improve your work.
We work quietly, behind the scenes, looking for errors and polishing your writing until it shines. No one will know if a little Grammar Gnome helped you, but people will notice typos, grammatical errors, poorly worded or constructed sentences, and unprofessional formatting. Don’t let these kinds of mistakes overwhelm your message and tarnish your professional image.
The Grammar Gnome lets you focus on your document’s content while we handle the grammar and formatting details.
Businesses use our editing and word processing services for:
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Academic Editing
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Have a research paper, presentation, journal article, thesis, dissertation, or other scientific document that needs professional English editing before submission? The Grammar Gnome is a native American English speaker and will perform a detailed copy edit to check spelling, grammar, sentence structure, and terminology (Basic Edit), or a more detailed edit to include a focus on logic, structure, and the flow of content and editing references for consistency and completeness (Heavy Edit). Manuscript formatting per journal requirements upon request.
The Grammar Gnome provides affordable rates for students. From high school seniors submitting admission essays to graduate students submitting theses or dissertations, the Grammar Gnome will edit your paper for grammar, punctuation, and overall organization and readability while ensuring you adhere to your university's format and style guide (APA, Chicago, MLA).
Please note: The Grammar Gnome does not write student papers.
The Grammar Gnome provides affordable rates for students. From high school seniors submitting admission essays to graduate students submitting theses or dissertations, the Grammar Gnome will edit your paper for grammar, punctuation, and overall organization and readability while ensuring you adhere to your university's format and style guide (APA, Chicago, MLA).
Please note: The Grammar Gnome does not write student papers.
Editing for Non-Native English (ESL) Speakers |
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We will edit your writing so it sounds like it was written by a native English speaker.
The Grammar Gnome’s résumé includes 8 years’ teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) and 10+ years’ working as a technical editor and writer for engineers and scientists whose first language is not English. So we have lots of experience helping non-native English speakers improve their writing! The Grammar Gnome has polished the writing of authors from Brazil, China, Egypt, Iceland, France, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates.
Please contact The Grammar Gnome for a personalized quote for ESL editing.
The Grammar Gnome’s résumé includes 8 years’ teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) and 10+ years’ working as a technical editor and writer for engineers and scientists whose first language is not English. So we have lots of experience helping non-native English speakers improve their writing! The Grammar Gnome has polished the writing of authors from Brazil, China, Egypt, Iceland, France, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates.
Please contact The Grammar Gnome for a personalized quote for ESL editing.
Websites
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It is the curse of writers to become too close to their material, resulting in a loss of objective criticism and eyes too weary to spot minor errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Imagine what happens when the eyes of the world are looking at your website! At best, you will be embarrassed when an error is found. At worst, it can result in overshadowing your message, discrediting your expertise, and damaging your professional image. Lucky for you the Grammar Gnome will happily review, edit, and rewrite/reorganize your web content.
No one will ever know you had help, but they will notice if you didn't!
No one will ever know you had help, but they will notice if you didn't!
For more information on our Services, click here.