I bring a fresh pair of eyes, informed by my professional training and experience, to identify and remove obstacles to readers’ understanding so your writing will be clear, consistent, readable, and ready to publish.
As an Advanced Professional Member of The Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading, I comply with the Institute’s Professional Practice Code.
You may need help with spelling and grammar, clarity and consistency, making sure your recipes have all the information home cooks need to be successful, technical details such as tables and references, formatting your book for publication, a final proofreading pass, or all of these.
I’d love to help you address issues that can distract readers, so you can focus on your ideas!
I work with:
Nonfiction Books on a wide range of subjects, including:
🍽️ Food and cooking
🧑🏻💼 Business and entrepreneurship
💡 How-to and self-help
✝️ Christian nonfiction
🎓 Education
Book Services
- Copyediting: Sentence-level editing with comprehensive, detailed attention to clarity, consistency, grammar, spelling, hyphenation, punctuation, usage, and more.
- Line editing: Sentence- and paragraph-level editing focusing on clarity, readability, style, tone, voice, and flow.
- Book layout/formatting: Template-based print book interiors and reflowable ebooks using Vellum.
- Proofreading: The final review of both text and layout.
- Citations and references: Formatting in-text citations, footnotes or endnotes, and bibliography or reference list entries according to your chosen style guide and checking for correlation between the citations and references.
Academic Papers
Academic writing must meet high standards for clarity, and specific formatting and style requirements too. I help you with language, style, and formatting issues so you can focus on developing and presenting your ideas.
Academic Paper Services
- Copyediting: Sentence-level editing with comprehensive, detailed attention to clarity, consistency, grammar, spelling, hyphenation, punctuation, usage, compliance with your style guide, and more.
- Citations and references: Formatting in-text citations, footnotes or endnotes, and bibliography or reference list entries according to your chosen style guide and checking for correlation between the citations and references.
- Academic paper formatting: Formatting the text, layout, tables and figures, title page, table of contents, and more as required by Chicago (CMOS 18), APA 7, and/or your journal, school, or department’s style guide (American College of Education [ACE] style guide, for example).
Learn more about my services at angiesediting.com.
Not sure if you need an editor?
A sample edit of a short section of your work will show you the kinds of issues I can help you with and whether my editing style is a good fit for you. Send me an email telling me a bit about your project or visit my website to get started.
What Clients Say
From the initial consultation through the final product, Angie was meticulous in describing her work and her process. At all times, I knew my book was in expert hands. . . . The final product exceeded my expectations in every measurable way—quality, speed, and price.
—Michael Cox, author of Montecito
I had a fantastic experience working with Angie on the editing of my dissertation. . . . She communicated expectations well, provided careful and thoughtful feedback, and approached the work with a high level of professionalism and efficiency. . . . What stood out most was how accessible and easy she was to work with. She took something I had built up in my mind as a worst-case scenario and turned it into a manageable, even encouraging, experience.
—Courtney Maynard
I think of myself as a good writer and wasn't sure I really needed an editor. After seeing her work, I was convinced she would not only help make my book read better, but that I would learn to be a better and clearer writer. That has proved to be true. However, she did much more than fix grammar errors and unclear sentence structure. She made the manuscript look professional and worked with me throughout the whole process. If I ever do this again, I will definitely contact Angie. I highly recommend her services.
—Brandon Spun, Author of On the Spiritual Disciplines: An Introduction to Christian Practice
Angie was amazing to work with. Her eye for detail and knowledge of academic structure, referencing, and citations brought such clarity to our project. When you begin with solid competency and add a huge layer of excellence, there's such peace of mind for the whole process.
—Jody S.
See more client testimonials at angiesediting.com
Professional Training
- Proofreading 1: Introduction – Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP)
- Proofreading 2: Headway – CIEP
- Proofreading 3: Progress – CIEP
- Proofreading and Copyediting with the Chicago Manual of Style – Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA)
- Copyediting: Beginning – EFA
- Copyediting: Intermediate – EFA
- Non-Fiction Developmental Editing – CIEP
- Word Styles and Templates – Cadman Training
- How to Mark Up PDF Page Proofs – Denise Cowle Editorial Training
- Working With Indie Authors – EFA
Send me an email telling me a bit about your project or visit my website to get started.