Structural Editing Service.
A deeper and more expansive level of editing.
Sometimes, a focus on language isn’t enough. Perhaps you’re unsure about how a story and its elements should be structured, or you need someone to ensure that your arguments are clear. If this sounds like you, then structural editing is the service that you want.
How does the Structural Editing Service work?
By deepening the language edit with the Copyediting Plus Service and working on your text from a structural level, I edit to strengthen your text’s organisation and structure and ensure that your arguments are effectively expressed.
Choose the Structural Editing Service so that your text benefits from:
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Language changes.
Language editing according to the eight cores of copyediting.
Deeper changes to expression, wording and sentence structure.
Heavy sentence recrafting and rewriting.
Word reduction.
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Structural changes.
Clear expression of the main contention or purpose of your text.
Cohesiveness and balanced weight of your arguments in your sentences, paragraphs and overall text.
Clear expression of your ideas within a sentence, paragraph, chapter and your overall text.
Logical progression of your text elements and sections within your overall text.
Copyediting vs structural editing.
Determining which service you need can be difficult, especially if you’re new to writing or too close to your work for an objective take.
You can think of copyediting as editing through a micro lens (I focus on the details of language) and structural editing as through a macro lens (I focus on all the moving parts in your text, from language to structure).
For a quick and expert response, I can offer you my professional recommendation. Feel free to contact me via the contact form or send me an email with your text, and I will offer you a quote and my recommended service.
Rely on a comprehensive Structural Editing process.
The steps to having your work structurally edited are as follows:
You send me your work so we can establish the deadline and appropriate rounds of editing. I generally perform a structural round and a copyediting round, but a third may be required for final touches.
I perform one round of structural editing for your work and return an edited version to you with my structural notes and instructions.
You review the notes and instructions, make the necessary changes and return your revised version back to me.
I perform one round of copyediting for your work and return the edited version to you with notes and instructions about language.
You review the notes and instructions, make the necessary changes and return your revised version back to me.
I implement any final changes and send you the final edited copy, clean copy and style sheet (a record of my changes and further work needed).
You review all edits again to ensure that you are happy with them.
You submit your work knowing that your text is clear, cohesive and appealing.
Example of my Structural Editing Service.
Count on a secure privacy policy.
Everything sent to me is handled under strict privacy measures, so rest assured that your work is in safe hands. Have a look at Elemental Editing’s Privacy Policy for more details.
