Essay/Article Writing and Editing Academic Writing and Communication: argumentation, use of sources, analytics, figurative language, paragraph and sentence structure, grammar, style, diction, and syntax.
Editing of Literary Works: focus on role of context, genre, form, theme, sign, image, symbol, and metaphor in meaning and interpretation.
Developmental Editing: structuring and restructuring of disciplinary or academic and narrative discourse (grammars, genre conventions, language use).
I provide broad direction to form a vision for the text; coaching; execution of vision; prose rewriting at chapter, section, paragraph, and sentence level; substantive or line editing; stylistic intervention; clarification of tone, point of view, and perspective.