Editing Services

The following services are INCLUDED for all clients with a signed contract with either Influence Publishing or Life Journey Publishing

The real value of an editor isn’t in correcting commas
Every editor always has two roles:

• To act as the reader’s advocate by making the copy easier to read and understand, and
• To make the author look better to the reader.

Experts have a tendency to get too close to their work, thinking they must convey every detail. They often bury the key point — why is this significant and why should the reader care? — so far down in the document that people quit reading before they even get to that point. An experienced editor who understands the subject matter and reads for content, not just correctness, can often make the difference whether the work gets published or not by helping the author focus on what the most important information really is and making sure the info sticks to the key points and what supports those points.
(source; polishedprose.com)

This is the level of editing that is carried out for all
Influence Publishing family manuscripts:

Developmental / Project Editing

Co-ordinating and editing a project from proposal or rough manuscript to final manuscript, incorporating input from authors, consultants and reviewers and focus groups.

Substantive or Structural Editing

Clarifying and/or reorganizing a manuscript for content and structure. Changes may be suggested  for the author. May include negotiating changes with author.

Stylistic Editing

Clarifying meaning, eliminating jargon, smoothing language and other non-mechanical line-by-line editing. May include checking or correcting reading level; negotiating changes with author.

Production Editing

Co-ordinating typesetting and design in the mock-up and assembly stages; includes ensuring integration of design and content.. May also include  negotiating with and supervising designer, artists, typesetter, and printer and creating production schedule.
(definitions taken from the Editors’ Association of Canada)

What is NOT included:

Editing for grammar, spelling, punctuation and other mechanics of style  Reading proofs of edited manuscript – this is the author’s responsibility.