EDITING SERVICES

Editing services make your work look like it matters. Without proper editing, you can look sloppy and uncaring. That's why nothing written can be considered finished until a professional editor has proofed it. All writers know this, and they rewrite their material until it's perfect. There's no other way.

Whether it's a book or an article, a corporate white paper or a video script, the chances are it needs editing. Unless your copy is crisp and polished other people may not know exactly what you're trying to say. Writing well requires rewriting, and all writers revise and edit their work until it says precisely what they mean.

Although you may have wonderful ideas you want to put into publishable form, that doesn't mean you're also a capable editor. First of all, it requires training. And let's face it, when the English teacher was explaining about dangling participles and compound prepositions, were you really paying attention? 

Here's a little test to find out. There are mistakes in each of the following sentences. Can you find them? Email us for the answers.

1. To who are you speaking?

2. Supplying adequate documentation is vital for verifying items, therefore, be sure to keep copies of all your sources.

3. Changes to the copy must be made according to these individual's recommendations.

4. The Annual Percentage Rate (APR) through June 30, 1996, is 7.5 percent.

5. Don't worry about Mark's safety, baseball is a game he plays very well.

6. The First National Bank of Boston is proud of it's 200 years of service.

7. The effects of the ruling was apparent to everyone.

8. Dashing madly for the 10:30 a.m. meeting, Leslie's clipboard and papers fell out of her arms and scattered.

9. Your responsibilities as a writer are to write, research and proofreading..

Good editors are hard to find, but you've hit the right page!

Find out more about editing services offered by Media Creations Inc.