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My great love is maximizing reader engagement by figuring out what it takes to make a piece of writing positively sparkle. Attention to detail, organization, and reliability are some of my greatest strengths and I enjoy applying them to purposeful work. I have never missed a deadline and I'm always up for a challenge. I have been editing and writing professionally since 2013 for a variety of clients across a variety of fields and graduated summa cum laude from Grand Canyon University.

Hi! Welcome to my profile. For more than 30 years, I have been a professional fiction and nonfiction editor and proofreader. In addition to six in-house years with a publisher, I have more than twenty years of freelance experience and have worked with publishers, companies, and writers all over the world. As a Chicago style expert, I edit and proofread fiction (all genres, children's, YA, and adult) and nonfiction (educational and marketing materials, business books, and self-help books). With a strong background in fiction editing, I am--unlike many editors--an expert at dialogue punctuation and paragraph breaks. I edit MS Word documents using track changes, PDF files using Adobe's highlight/note function, and hard copy using the old-fashioned red pen. If you hire me, you'll get a detail- and deadline-oriented editor and proofreader who is easy to work with.

Thank you for taking the time to review my profile. A Little About Me - I have been editing on and off Upwork for the last four years, and I have been provided the chance to work with many authors, both new and experienced, from around the world as they aimed to get their stories and ideas ready for publishing. What I Offer - Content/Developmental Editing: The main focus is ensuring there are no inconsistencies or unclear areas within the story. Additionally, ensuring the characters and plot develop properly as the story progresses. I will also thoroughly review for dialogue structure, consistent world-building, story pacing and structure among other aspects. - Line/Copy Editing: The main focus is ensuring your material is grammatically sound. I adhere to the Chicago Manual of Style while editing to maintain editing style and integrity throughout. - Proofreading: The main focus is catching any minor errors that might have slipped the cracks to make sure your work is publishing ready. - Beta Reading: The main focus is reviewing your book from a reader's perspective. I thoroughly go through your book and note strong areas as well as areas that may need strengthening. *Additional Services - Ghost Editor/Writer: The main focus is cleaning up what the author already has to help convey the message of the material in a clearer and more concise manner. *Plot Outlines: The main focus is taking the general idea behind the story, and creating a cohesive structure writers will be able to follow. Genres I Edit/Proofread - Action Adventure - Autobiographies - Business/Entrepreneurship - Children's Books - Coming of Age/Young Adult - Fantasy - Memoirs - Mystery - Personal Development/Self Help - Romance of various heat levels (clean or spicy), tropes (lovers to enemies, age gap, billionaire romance, etc.), and subgenres (sports romance, mafia romance, romantic mystery, etc.) - Thriller I value communication above all else, as I regularly check my messages at least twice a day. I value your time meaning if a deadline is agreed upon, I will work diligently to ensure all work is completed in a timely fashion. If you've managed to read through all that, I'd like to express my gratitude for doing so. Should you have any inquiries, please don't hesitate to reach out to me, and I will do my best to respond quickly. In the meantime, thanks once again!

Sydney is a Dallas, Texas-based freelance writer, editor, and content creator. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Relations and a minor in Spanish from the University of Georgia (go dawgs!). Her skills include social media strategy, copy editing, proofreading, SEO, research, branding, and more. Sydney has collaborated with individuals, nonprofits, and businesses. She prides herself on her ability to creatively adapt her voice to the needs of her clients and enjoys any project that gives back to others.

I am a detail-oriented copy editor with more than twenty years of experience, including eighteen years of self-driven freelance work. Throughout my career, I have been consistently praised for quick turnaround while maintaining high quality. I am highly organized with a drive for efficiency and a desire to constantly improve any arena in which I work. In addition, I am skilled with Microsoft Word and Excel; Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive; as well as Adobe Acrobat Writer and Reader. I currently edit mainly marketing materials and self-published books. My previous experience includes novels, short fiction and nonfiction, secondary and college-level textbooks, scholarly books, surveys, K–12 student assessment workbooks, state assessment standards, elementary-level guided readers, and formal conference proceedings. As evidenced by my wide-ranging experience, I am capable and willing to edit just about anything, and I will do so to meet or exceed my clients' standards as well as my own.

Note: I edit books of ALL lengths from 1,000 words to 250,000 words or more. Delivery time will vary. >MESSAGE ME FOR A CUSTOM OFFER!< I edit all genres. Hi, I'm Joe Ettle, an author that has published multiple books and has been writing and editing for over twenty years. I edit exclusively in Microsoft Word Track Changes or Google Doc. (But you can also send me an Open Office, Pages, or other files.) I will use my expertise to show you how to improve your book! You can expect: -Edits for spelling, grammar, structure, context, syntax, and re-writes -Prompt replies and a finished product returned before deadline -Tracked Changes in Word Document or Google Doc -Availability to revise in PDF, Canva, Adobe InDesign, and other software -Expert feedback on the provided document -Detailed comments and clarifications of my process in your document -100% manually line-edited content Don't know which edit level is best for you? Message me to customize an offer tailored to your need and exact word count!