- A sentence-level check for spelling, grammar, punctuation, syntax, clarity, and style. Here's what I'll do: - I’ll “fix” your words. Do you remember all those crazy marks your teachers left on your essays in school? I'll go through and find all of those kinds of mistakes and fix them. - I'll help you pick a style guide and stick to it (relatively). I tend to edit based on the Oxford Dictionary (US Edition) and the Chicago Manual of Style. I am a firm believer in the Oxford Comma and will add these to your document unless you specify otherwise. - I’ll re-check anything you change in response to my suggestions. If I recommended changes that require your input, I’ll look over each of them, provided you’ve tracked your changes. Included up to one hour. - I’ll help you track where you go rogue. Sometimes your writing style or voice can't be confined to a specific style guide. I'll create a style guide specific to your work to help you keep up with funny spelling, weird phrases, and other non-standard stuff in your work. This not only helps me while I'm editing, but can help you keep things straight when you're pitching that project to potential clients or writing the next book in that series. Here’s what I won’t do. - I don’t give legal advice. While I will certainly flag any copyright issues that I see, I'm not a lawyer by any means. Therefore, any potential infringement issues are your responsibility and our contract will read as such. - I won’t outline or reorganize your manuscript. While I’ll point out any issues or inconsistencies I see while working, I'm not reading specifically for story structure, character development, flow, pacing, etc. If you need this level of editing, I do offer it as a s