Joseph Harrison provides three levels of editorial services:

1. Developmental/Substantive Editing, which addresses the following:

• Structural issues (reorganizing, cutting, expanding)
• Plot flow
• Sequencing
• Pacing
• Point of view
• Dialogue, scene, and character development
• Narrative and character arcs
• Transitions
• Any other big-picture questions an author has about whether his or her book “works” as is

2. Copy editing/Line Editing, which addresses the following:

• Adherence to The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th edition, and Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edition
• Grammar
• Punctuation
• Syntax
• Minor language repetition
• Spelling

3. Proofreading, which addresses the following:

• Adherence to The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th edition, and Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edition
• Punctuation and grammatical errors remaining or introduced after copyedit is complete
• Formatting errors/inconsistencies
• Spelling

Contact Joe for help with your project.