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That's me. Well, that's me on a good hair day.

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WHAT DO I DO?

I provide premium book editing  services at competitive rates. I'm passionate about my clients' work and support them from idea to shelf.

 

I specialize in editing book manuscripts in all genres except children's, technical, and comic books. ​​​

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"Missy is truly a professional but also a delightful soul."

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—Kount Tyffula, author (fiction)



 
COPYEDITING
$19/1,000 words

DEVELOPMENTAL EDITING
$29/1,000 words


 

Missy provided excellent insights regarding aspects of my novel's plot, character, and pacing. Her expert eye caught errors in grammar, spelling, and usage in my manuscript that made it clear she truly cared about my project."

          —James Briggs, author (fiction)

 

  • COMPARE—most editor rates are as high as $30/1k words for copyediting and $40/1k words for developmental (EFA)
  • MY RATES—designed to fit your disposable income and support the arts​

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​WHO AM I?

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I'm a book nerd who earned my bachelor's degree in English from the University of Montana and my master's degree in Writing: Book Publishing from Portland State University, one of only eight graduate publishing programs in the nation.

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I am skilled in copyediting and developmental editing (see below). I have more than a decade's experience professionally editing print media of all kinds, many of which have landed on bestseller lists and won national awards.

 

My clients range from self-published authors to major publishing houses, such as Bloomsbury Publishing, the original publisher of the Harry Potter series (dusts off shoulder).

 

Publications have featured my writing more than 100 times, and I've been the recipient of an editor's choice award and the James Welch Jr. Memorial Award for outstanding writing.

 

I love the sun, road trips, and music.

 

I am based out of Missoula, Montana and am terrible at chess.

WHAT ARE MY SERVICES?

 

COPYEDITING

My goal for copyediting is to make your copyedited book error-free

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I copyedit for the “four Cs” of communication: clarity, coherency, consistency, correctness.

 

My copyediting includes enforcing consistent adherence to The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) and the Merriam-Webster dictionary. I correct spelling, grammar, syntax, subject-verb agreement, parallel structure, capitalization, tense, passive voice into active, punctuation, and more.

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At the same time: The CMOS says, “A light editorial hand is nearly always more effective than a heavy one, and a flexible approach is usually better.” I follow this guideline in order to respect your style and vision.


My COPYEDITING PACKAGE includes:

  • the copyedited manuscript with comments

  • an editorial letter detailing consistent errors/issues, as well as how to publish traditionally or self-publish

  • Track Changes instructions


DEVELOPMENTAL EDITING
My goal for developmental editing is to evaluate manuscripts for "big-picture issues."
 

Developmental editing shapes the content of a work and does not focus on technical corrections or details at the sentence or word level.

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My developmental editing includes evaluating your manuscript for characters, dialogue, language, etc. for fiction and organization, argument, clarity of concepts, etc. for nonfiction. 

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My developmental editing package offers much more than the standard developmental edit.

My DEVELOPMENTAL EDITING PACKAGE includes:​

  • chapter notes for every chapter

  • a character spreadsheet

  • an editorial letter detailing big-picture issues, as well as how to publish traditionally or self-publish​

 

 

My role as your editor is to provide expertise, accuracy, and support.

 

I'd love to give your book the best chance of getting onto shelves! Email me today.​​​​

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