Whether your message is simple or complex, it’s only natural that you want to maximise its readability and have it understood.

Only an experienced and professional editor can help you to take your writing to that next level. They will bring an impartial perspective and offer helpful advice to vastly improve the overall quality of your writing.

The editor you need is me.

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Editing is focused on content and meaning

Editing involves making revisions to and suggestions about the content of a document. The editing stage generally takes place once a document has been written and reviewed by experts and stakeholders and is nearing its final version.

It’s best if the editing occurs before layout and design begin.

The editing may result in some rewording and restructuring, but it doesn’t expect substantial rewriting or the addition of new content. However, it does identify inconsistencies and repetition, and draw attention to gaps.

My freelance editing skills
and services

I am detail oriented and have a good knowledge of grammar and style. As an experienced writer, I know what good expression is and how to elevate what someone else has written.

I edit to:

  • reword content to make it easier to understand
  • shorten long sentences, remove jargon, and replace complex words with simpler alternatives
  • reorganise content to improve flow
  • identify gaps or information that can be removed
  • check compliance with style guides.

When editing I do not write significant amounts of new content or substantially rewrite to delete content. I can do these things, but they are part of a copywriting brief.

In addition, when editing I do not fact check names, dates, quotes, and references. This is outside the normal scope of a proofreading or copywriting brief too, so it would be an added extra on any project.

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What I edit

I edit because quality is important. I work with businesses across every industry sector and government agencies who want to avoid problems that may cause difficulty for them and their readers.

I edit:

  • corporate reports, annual reports, standards, and award entries
  • websites, company profiles, and brochures
  • educational resources, handbooks, and guides.

I don’t edit academic submissions or manuscripts.

Clients who couldn’t bear
to compromise

 

Queensland Tourism, Advance Queensland, the Department of Education, David Hart Galleries, Queensland Health, Brisbane City Council and Arts Queensland have all asked me to help take their writing to the next level with a detailed edit.

My work helped them to get their message heard.

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