Summary

FAQs

• How long does the typical copy edit take?

  For novels (and novellas) of 100k or less, I guarantee delivery within 30 days of receiving your manuscript.

• Does hiring you affect my copyright?

  No. A copy editor offers a one time service. Your intellectual property and all rights to publication are still yours. I would never even include it in my portfolio without your express permission.

• Do you use AI?

  The only AI I use in my edits is spellcheck. You're paying for human eyes on your work, and that's what you get. I avoid editing software for two reasons. Firstly, many of the suggestions it provides lack context and while often technically correct, they do not follow my style guide or fiction writing conventions. And secondly, if you wanted corrections from editing software you would have purchased it instead of hiring me.

• What is a style guide and which one do you use?

  A style guide is essentially a collection of small decisions that ensure consistency across a document. You have likely been using them without knowing it -- remember learning about MLA and APA formatting in school? I'm most familiar with the Chicago Manual of Style, and that is the guide I use. My focus is fiction, and that is the style guide preferred by most traditional publishers.