Your writing is not a problem. It just needs a bit of oomph.
I bring that oomph into the edits. Oomph can mean:
- Cutting redundancy
- Making one word do when you had four or five
- Shortening paragraphs and building in white space for the eye to rest on – in other words, “I plan for the scan!”
- Using active voice to engage the reader at each moment and page-turn
- Picking the perfect words for what you want to get across
- Seeking consistency throughout the book so it is a polished piece
- Eliminating jargon
Then there is precision. You can have all the oomph in the world, but is your text accurate and free of errors?
Especially in non-fiction, your statements must ring true and be true! Precision can mean:
- Formatting consistency, alignment of tone and thought, ensuring that the reader's journey through the book makes ultimate sense and that the thesis is clear (copyediting)
- Catching spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization errors (proofreading)
I can be your go-to expert on both oomph and precision, so you are proud to put your work out into the world!
