YOUR NEEDS: Journalists & Writers Get “the editor advantage” Professional writers know that when it comes to submitting their work, quality counts. A newspaper or magazine editor, or a manuscript reader at a publishing house, is much more likely to accept your work when it’s “clean.”

What They’re Saying: “Every writer has moments when the right words seem elusive. When I hand my copy to Antonia, it always comes back flowing freely. She has the ability to take a good story and make it great.” Melanie Scott, Ottawa writer and editor

“Clean” means that your copy is in good shape, ready to run – without needing any work from the (usually overworked and underpaid) in-house editing staff. Unless you’re a truly brilliant writer, you can likely always use an editor in your corner.

Many creative people – journalists, novelists, businesspeople, even students – rely on me to thoroughly buff up their work before they send it off. These savvy communicators view editing services as an investment in their own skills. Nowadays, the worlds of publishing, journalism and even academia are so very competitive that for smart writers, having their work in top-notch shape gives them a definite professional edge.

The qualifications I can put at your disposal include:

• writing style and flair
• a knack for tightening up text
• an aptitude for solving structural difficulties, large and small
• the ability to improve text while keeping its original flavour
• alertness for missing facts or material
• adeptness at recognizing and clarifying ambiguity or confusion
• a consideration of audience comprehension level
• a wide general knowledge of many different fields (see my Subject Areas)

Aren’t editors just for the BIG players?

It’s true that most Eagle Eye Editing customers are larger entities: magazines, businesses, corporate websites, government departments, communications companies, publishing houses.

Still, I have some clients who are creative writers with the urge to give their writing that extra boost. Needless to say, I give these customers just the same prompt attention and excellent service as the big guys.

What’s different is the fees. Instead of the corporate rate of $50-$80 per hour, I offer private clients a “starving artist” rate of only $30-$40 an hour. That puts top-quality copy within the reach of every writer who wants it.

Think about it: in a competitive world, don’t YOU deserve “the editor advantage”?