Clear, Consistent, Readable, and Ready to Publish
Professional Editing from Angie McCauley
You’ve worked hard to get your ideas down on paper. Now it’s time to get you from raw manuscript to the publishing finish line. Whether you’re a cookbook author who’s almost certain you listed every ingredient for each recipe, a nonfiction author who needs help with clarity and consistency, a fiction or nonfiction author looking for layout and proofreading so you can hit publish, or a graduate student tearing your hair out while formatting citations, Angie’s Editing has the editorial service for you.
I bring a fresh pair of eyes, informed by my professional training and experience, to identify and remove obstacles to readers’ understanding so your ideas can shine through. When they encounter barriers to communication, readers put down your book or paper. I help you articulate what you really mean to say with editing that leads to a manuscript that is clear, consistent, readable, and ready to publish.
Whether you need assistance with clarity and consistency, spelling and grammar, technical details, professional layout or formatting, a final proofreading pass, or all of these, I can help.
The Authors I Help . . .
Your recipes have been conceptualized, tested, perfected, and recorded into your cookbook manuscript or recipe blog, but will readers be able to follow all your instructions? Did you leave anything out? Does the ingredient list match what’s actually used? Home cooks are quick to dismiss a recipe source when their meals don’t turn out right—which can easily happen without cookbook copyediting and proofreading. I work with recipes found in cookbooks, blogs, newsletters, meal kit cards, and more from indie authors, corporations and organizations, and publishers of cookbooks and other food writing. Check out my Cookbook Authors page to find out how my services can ensure your readers have the meal of their lives using your recipes.
Cookbook Authors
Nonfiction Authors
After working through multiple drafts and revisions of your nonfiction manuscript, you’ve become too close to the text to see the small errors and other issues that can interfere with readers’ understanding of it. That’s where Angie’s Editing comes in with line editing, copyediting, citation and reference checking, book layout, and proofreading services. I work with nonfiction books in the genres of food and cooking, education, Christian nonfiction, business, and how-to and self-help. Check out my Nonfiction Authors page to find out how each service can help you improve the quality, clarity, and consistency of your nonfiction book and then format it for publication.
Fiction Authors
Indie authors looking to self-publish a novel need to ensure the reader’s experience of the text matches up to books released by the big traditional publishers. After you’ve completed the main stages of editing (developmental, line, and copy), it’s time to invest in professional layout and proofreading. Check out my Fiction Authors page to find out how my services help ready your novel for final publication.
An academic paper needs more than good ideas and a well-structured argument; it also needs correct spelling and grammar, clear phrasing, and conformity to the appropriate style and formatting guidelines. That’s why I provide copyediting, proofreading, citation and reference checking, and academic paper formatting for your thesis, dissertation, journal article, or even full-length textbooks (see Nonfiction Authors page). Explore my Academic Writers page to find out how I can help clarify your message and get the technical details right.
Academic Writers
Book Layout
Angie’s Editing Services Include . . .
Sentence- and paragraph-level editing with a focus on readability, flow, style, and tone, so your message is clear, engaging, and powerful. If you choose this service, copyediting will be included.
For nonfiction, cookbook, and academic authors
Line Editing
For nonfiction authors
Sentence-level editing with comprehensive, detailed attention to clarity, consistency, and correctness, so readers can easily understand your message without distractions or confusion.
Copyediting
For nonfiction and fiction authors
Beautiful, affordable print layouts with cohesive design, balanced page spreads, and lots of possibilities for customization. Ebooks optimized for several platforms.
Academic Paper Formatting
For academic authors
Formatting all aspects of your paper, such as font, spacing, headings, tables and figures, and the table of contents, according to your submission requirements.
Proofreading
For academic and nonfiction authors
Checking that in-text citations, footnotes or endnotes, and bibliography or reference list entries are complete and correctly formatted.
Citations and References
For cookbook, nonfiction, fiction, and academic authors
The final quality check of both text and layout. Proofreading addresses some of the same issues as copyediting, but changes are minimized at this stage.
Hi, I'm Angie!
As your future editor, I want to assure you that when you work with me, you get someone who is flexible, knowledgeable, and thorough, someone who brings their life and work experience as well as professional training to every project, and someone whose mission is to bring out your unique ideas by removing any barriers to communication between you and your intended audience. To read more about my qualifications, visit my About page.
Ready to Work With Me or Find Out More?
I love working with nonfiction authors, cookbook authors, fiction authors, and academic writers to polish their work with professional editing. I’m eager to hear about your project and your goals for publication. When you inquire, I can help determine the right service to get you to publication. Use the button below to get started—or just to ask for more information. I can’t wait to read what you’ve written and help you get it ready for publication!
