Copy-editing Case Studies

Since 2017, I have completed scores of writing, editing, and proofreading projects. Faithful to the Church's magisterial teachings, I promote classical practices such as praying the rosary, Eucharistic adoration, Sacred Heart devotions, and pleading the saints' intercession. I specialize in Catholic content that supports the Church's long history of Beauty and Tradition.

Sample 1: Nonfiction catechetical work requiring light editing and proofreading.

Original Text
Original Text

My aim here is to adjust biblical book references to maintain consistency with previous gospel references, clarify sentences, prefer dynamic wording over passive verbs, and specify subjects in place of vague pronouns.

Copy-edited and proofread text
Copy-edited and proofread text

Sample 2: Nonfiction prayer teaching document requiring formatting, sentence restructuring, line editing, and proofreading.

Original Text
Original Text

I want visual beauty upon first glancing at the page as well as quality flow while reading word to word, sentence to sentence, and paragraph to paragraph. Here, I reformat font size and style for consistency, adjust repeated terms for spelling consistency, delete unnecessary commas and quotation marks, and make the text more concise. 

Copy-edited and proofread text
Copy-edited and proofread text

Sample 3: Fiction fantasy novel requiring editing for pacing and active voice.

Original text
Original text

Storytelling requires emphasizing the nail-biting scenes while decluttering verbiage from less significant prose. In this way, the pace and tone keep the reader's attention captive.

Text edited for pacing and flow
Text edited for pacing and flow