Welcome to Seattle Editing, a multi-faceted editing service designed to help writers at every step of the way. Whether you want help planning your writing project or have a document or manuscript that needs fine-tuning, polishing, or proofreading, we can help you meet your goals.
Seattle Editing's services include coaching, a concise manuscript critique, developmental editing, substantive editing, copyediting, line editing, and proofreading. See detailed descriptions of these services here.
At Seattle Editing, we primarily work with clients via email, telephone, Zoom or Skype, though in-person meetings can also be arranged. So even if you don't live in Seattle, we can work together to produce the best possible version of your writing project. We usually begin with a free sample edit and a follow-up phone call to decide on the type of editing needed to produce the best possible version of your writing project.
Since launching Seattle Editing in 2006, I have edited dozens of manuscripts for writers and everything from quarterly reports to memoirs. Recent jobs include self-help books, memoirs, and fiction. Click here for a partial list of published books I have edited.
What’s your preference? Do you need a writing coach to help you with your first draft? I can help you with any difficulties you may be having as you compose your first draft. I can even teach you the basics of constructing a cohesive paragraph or a sentence in active voice.
Do you need a developmental editor to read and carefully critique your first draft and provide a blueprint for revision? Whether your manuscript is nonfiction or fiction, a developmental edit examines all aspects in detail, identifies strengths and weaknesses, and custom tailors a revision plan. It makes good sense to begin the editing process with a developmental edit.
Once you have revised your first draft and received feedback in a writing group or workshop, you’ll be ready for substantive editing, line editing, or copyediting to fine-tune your manuscript. After your manuscript has been carefully edited, it will be ready for proofreading.
If I have already copyedited your manuscript, I recommend hiring a different professional for the final proofreading. If I have not seen your edited manuscript before, I would love to proofread it.
Melanie Austin, freelance editor/owner of Seattle Editing
Contact me:
Email: [email protected]
Message phone: (206) 784-7070