Developmental/Substantive Editing: For clients looking to develop projects in progress, I provide a close editorial examination of structure, voice, character, narrative arc, and flow. A substantive edit consists of a careful reading of your work that culminates in a detailed editorial letter with suggestions for structural changes, a line-edited manuscript, and a discussion of your work via email or phone.
“Thank you so much for your close scrutiny of The World of a Few Minutes Ago. And I mean everything from commas to suggestions for sentence changes to questions about time shifts, etc. All of it. Your edits helped me to pay a whole new kind of attention to the stories—not seeing them for the first time but rather seeing them shaped a little differently and better for it…I don’t know what writers would do without readers as perceptive
Lindsey Alexander is a former editor at HarperCollins, where she had the pleasure of working with a talented group of authors, illustrators, and professionals, and where she learned the art of editing from some of the most respected people in publishing. Among the authors she worked with are Peter Abrahams, Delia Ephron, Beth Kephart, Sarah Weeks, Laura Numeroff, and Jean Craighead George. While at HarperCollins, Lindsey
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The Death Catchers by Jennifer Anne Kogler (Bloomsbury, 2011)
Paul on Mazursky: Afternoons with the Filmmaker by Sam Wasson (Wesleyan, 2011)
The Stooges: Head On by Brett Callwood (Wayne State, 2011)
Why do I need a professional editor?
Professional editors serve several functions. First and foremost, their task is to make certain that a piece of writing is clear, consistent, and free of errors. In a larger sense, they work to ensure that your writing is achieving its goal, whether that goal is to entertain, inform, or persuade. An experienced editor is capable of keeping in mind both the author’s intentions and the reader’s needs, and editing in a way
Please contact me to discuss pricing for your project. For editing services, my estimates are based on an affordable hourly rate that takes into consideration the scope, time frame, and level of involvement for each project. Rush rates are also available.
If you are interested in working together, please contact me with a description of your project, goals, and ideal timeline. I offer a two-page sample edit of your work to help
Lindsey Alexander grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and spent some wonderful years in New York and the Bay Area before returning to her hometown. When she’s not editing, writing, or teaching, you can find her cooking big meals for her friends, catching up on her reading, or getting out and about in the world. Several photographs from her travels are featured on this website.
You can connect with Lindsey on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Goodreads. For more about her professional background, check out the experience/approach page, and don’t forget to peruse the FAQ.
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