I will copyedit your poetry manuscript

*Copyediting is a more substantive edit at the sentence & word level, done before OR after formatting the manuscript for publication. Includes suggestions, feedback, & queries to the author.

You've put together a poetry manuscript & are ready to submit OR to format for self-publication. But first: COPYEDITING!

I'm an editorial associate for Yellow Arrow Press with 12+ years of experience writing, copyediting, & proofreading book manuscripts, lit mags, web content, & legal documents.

As a published poet with 5 self-published poetry collections, I know how easy it is to become too close to your own work to notice an inconsistency in tense or a moment of ambiguity. An extra set of eyes will give your manuscript clarity, consistency, & polish. My goal is to offer edits that improve your writing without changing your voice/message.

I will copyedit your manuscript for:

• Style Consistency (in grammar, tense, capitalization, spelling, punctuation, & formatting)
• Syntax
• Ambiguity
• Word choice/phrasing
• Loose or disorganized writing

Includes suggestions & querying you, as needed.

Please send your manuscript as a Google doc, Word doc, or PDF. I will return 1 copy showing track changes.