YOUR NEEDS: Publishers Fast, reliable, professional, well-informed At your publishing house, are those the qualities you look for in your freelance editors? As it happens, those are the same attributes I offer my own clients at Eagle Eye Editing. Here's what I provide:

What They’re Saying: “Antonia reminds me of favourite English teacher in high school: truly intelligent and knowledgeable about her craft. I can’t imagine letting my book loose without her editing it first – it’d be like going out half-dressed.” Natalie MacLean, author of Red, White, and Drunk All Over

• speed and efficiency
• a keen eye for detail
• a well-stocked brain
• respect for deadlines
• a professional attitude
• a pleasant personality

As well, I deliver some higher-order professional qualifications:

• writing style and flair
• a knack for tightening up text
• an aptitude for solving large and small structural difficulties
• the ability to improve copy while keeping its original flavour
• alertness for missing facts or material
• ability to recognize and clarify ambiguity or confusion
• consideration of audience comprehension level
• enough facility with French to check translations against originals

And most importantly:

• A wide general knowledge of many different subjects, gleaned from almost half a century of dedicated reading in various fields. I’ve also spent a decade and a half working as a freelance journalist, writing about diverse aspects of the world.

My areas of interest and/or expertise include all the topics I’ve either written about or “edited about.” That long list encompasses a broad variety of subjects, from frivolous to serious. It mostly focuses on the fields of lifestyles, arts, or the “soft” sciences: psychology, sociology, and anything else that illuminates either the physical world or the workings of the human mind.

A brief rundown of my favourite topics, from A to Z, includes:

– and many, many more. For a detailed list of topics I’m familiar with, visit my Subject Areas page.