Developmental editing: Define the big picture. Analyze what has been written at each stage and guide the author in developing the plot, storyline and characters, if fiction. Includes, for both non-fiction and fiction, clarifying ambiguities, vagueness and inconsistencies. Services may also involve rewriting, formatting, organizing material and working with the flow.

Copyediting: Review entire manuscript to improve readability. Services include checking for proper word usage and grammar, eliminating wordiness, ensuring proper sentence and paragraph structure, and polishing language for clarity. Will check for continuity in plot, setting, consistency in dates/timelines, and character traits.

Proofreading: The last stage in the process. Includes grammar, spelling, and punctuation check. Fact checking provided upon request.

References: Available upon request.

Rates: Rates range from $1.00 - $1.50 per page for proofreading. Hourly rates are negotiated for all other services after consultation.

Virginia is like the quick brown fox that jumps over the lazy dog! Not afraid to ask my writers what they are trying to say, she is dedicated to producing the best possible result.
George Economides, Publisher, Long Beach Business Journal (South Coast Publishing)

Virginia is the best editor I have worked with in over 25 years of writing. She is careful and conscientious. She has an unerring instinct for the sense of a sentence and consistently advances excellent suggestions about how to improve the magazine and newspaper articles, corporate marketing and company histories I write.
Barbara Crane, freelance writer

Virginia proofread my legal thrillers Every Reasonable Doubt and In Firm Pursuit. I found her services helpful, efficient and insightful. I highly recommend her.
Pamela Samuels-Young
pamelasamuels-young.com

I had the good fortune of being recommended to Virginia as a proofreader for my soon-to-be-published biography of an artist. The book had been proofread by several people by the time she received it, but she was still able to notice several important typographical errors, omissions and structural problems. The book contains engineered graphic components and long text blocks, and Virginia was very enthusiastic and supportive of the whole project. Working with her was a pleasure, and we look forward to using her services often.
Racquel Palmese, Co-author of NATURMAKER: The Art of Bennett Abrams and Managing Editor of Green TechnologyMagazine