
Jeanne McKane
Certified Professional Editor
Diplomate Editor in the Life Sciences
Services
Substantive or Structural Editing
Clarifying and/or reorganizing a manuscript for content and structure.

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Need help making sure your report, article, or proposal makes a strong argument or tells a clear story?
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Want someone to make sure your content follows the format prescribed by the receiving body?
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Need help determining how best to present your material? For example, is some better presented as a table or figure?
Stylistic Editing
Clarifying meaning, eliminating jargon, smoothing language and other non-mechanical line-by-line editing.

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Need help making sure your paragraphs and sentences are smooth and easy to read?
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Need a native English speaker to check your writing before you submit to a publisher?
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Need help establishing a consistent voice or tone after writing by committee?
Copy Editing
Checking grammar, spelling, punctuation and other mechanics of style; checking for consistency of mechanics and internal consistency of facts; marking head levels and approximate placement of art; notifying designer of any unusual production requirements.

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Need someone to make sure your copy is clean and error-free?
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Need a fresh set of eyes to check your text before it goes out?
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Need someone to make sure your copy follows a consistent style?
Proofreading
Reading proofs (layout) of an edited manuscript.
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Need to make sure your content and layout are clean and error-free?
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Need a last check before publication, submission, or distribution?

Other Services
I can also help with plain language editing, rewriting, formatting, table/graph editing, and more.

Source: Editors Canada, Definitions of Editorial Skills.