Granat Editorial Services provides the following services in U.S. or U.K. English:

• Manuscript evaluation
• Consulting
• Writer coaching
• Developmental editing
• Copyediting
• Proofreading  

In addition to manuscript evaluation, consulting, and writer coaching, Granat Editorial Services can perform:

1. A developmental edit of your nonfiction books, journal or magazine articles, business proposals, marketing materials, white papers, software manuals, online help systems, and other documents
2. A copyedit of your website content, scientific or technical articles, books, proposals, marketing materials, résumés, white papers, software manuals, online help, business reports, and other documents
3. A proofreading of your edited document electronically or on paper ​

I have a wide range of experience and more than 30 years of experience as a writer and editor. I began my editing career as a software documentation editor and have been editing books for nearly 15 years.

I began my writing career as a newspaper reporter on a small paper in Florida right out of college and worked in other organizations as a writer until 1997, when I returned to school and pursued a master's degree in technical and professional writing at Northeastern University in Boston.
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​DEVELOPMENTAL EDITING

Granat Editorial Services can perform a developmental edit of your nonfiction books, journal or magazine articles, business proposals, marketing materials, white papers, software manuals, online help systems, and other documents.

Overview of the Process
Developmental editing consists of a systematic evaluation of the text as a whole. A developmental edit assures you that your document is suitable for your audience. The developmental editor submits a detailed report to the client that contains the results of the evaluation and recommendations for any needed changes.

The developmental edit looks closely at the following factors:

• Content
• Organization
• Tone
• Level of detail
• Clarity and style

Content

• Is the author's goal in writing the document clearly stated?
• Does the author meet that goal? 1) If the author does not meet that goal, is the problem an unrealistically restrictive goal that the author does not achieve with the actual content, 2)errors in logical construction of the document's content, or (3) a goal that is too vague and thus indiscernible?

• Who is the intended audience? Is it named in specific terms at the beginning of the text?
• Is the content of the document appropriate for the level of expertise of the audience? Does the text consistently address the audience in the context of the stated goal of the book? That is, does the text maintain high level of cohesion?
• Does the book as a whole have logical cohesion? That is, does the book overall hang together as a meaningful and satisfying unit?
• Are any topics missing from the document? Should something be in the document that isn't there now?

​Organization

• Is the Table of Contents sufficiently detailed? Is it too detailed?
• Are readers given a narrative overview or roadmap of the document?
• Are readers given clear transitions and mini-roadmaps at appropriate times?
• Is the organization of the chapters or sections logical?
• Is navigation of the document easy?
• Are headings in the document suitable? Do they promote reader comprehension?

Tone

• Is the document written in the appropriate tone?
• If written in a formal tone, is the same tone used consistently throughout the document?
• Does the tone chosen by the author support the purpose of the document?

Level of Detail

• Does the document have an appropriate level of detail?
• Do illustrations and figures appear in appropriate locations in the text?
• Does the document cover the subject adequately for the intended audience?
• Are there appropriate references at the end of chapters?
• Is there a sufficiently detailed index?

Clarity and Style

• Is the text grammatically and stylistically acceptable for the intended audience?
• Is the text cohesive?
• Does the text need light, medium (U.S. English localization), or heavy editing?
• Does the text need rewriting?

 

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​COPYEDITING

Granat Editorial Services provides copyediting services for website content, scientific or technical articles, books, proposals, marketing materials, résumés, white papers, software manuals, online help, business reports, and other documents.
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I make sure that your final product is free of all errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation. I can also polish your text so that it effectively says exactly what you intend and delivers what your audience expects and wants.

I have worked extensively with authors who write in English as a second or third language.

Edit Types​

Granat Editorial Services provides light, medium, English localization, and heavy edits.  

Light
Equivalent to proofreading. Appropriate for a document that has already been edited and is in its final form.  

Medium
Equivalent to standard manuscript editing. Appropriate for a document that has not been edited. This type of edit includes any rephrasing that's necessary to convey the writer's meaning more clearly.

English Localization
Similar to a medium-level editing, but with specific focus on ensuring that text translated into English is appropriately written for English-speaking readers.

Heavy
Equivalent to standard developmental editing and medium manuscript editing combined. Appropriate for a document that has not been reviewed by an editor at any stage or a document that has aged. A heavy edit provides more extensive rewriting where needed.

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Note:  

• Consulting and writer coaching are frequently part of a developmental edit.
• While it is usual for a person other than the editor of a book to be the proofreader, it sometimes happens that the best choice for proofreader is someone who is familiar with the text, and that person may well be the editor.

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