Your Core Essence, Your Authentic Voice, Your Impactful Message, Illumined...
The American Heritage Dictionary tells us that the word "illumine" comes from the Middle English illuminen and the Old French illuminer meaning, "to give light to; to fill with light; to enable (one) to understand." The job of a good editor specializing in substantive and developmental editing, is twofold in terms of what they do for the work itself and what they do for the writer. In very simplistic terms, they help the book become all it was created to be (highlighting its greatest strengths and messages, constructively shedding light on anything that might hinder a powerful understanding of the material) and they help the writer create all they are to become (illuminating the unique voice and creative identity the writer will be remembered for).
Writing is infused with the essence—the blended product of every emotion, experience, thought, secret, dream, memory, attitude, observation, opinion and belief—of its author. This essence is reflected in their voice. Their essence informs how that voice will appear. This is in likeness to the perception of white light in nature: sunlight, its composite spectrum of colors producing its appearance; snow and clouds reflecting the entering sunlight to be perceived as white when they too are a mixture of frequencies of light. It might be said that editors hold up the prism to the white sunlight and evaluate the energy coming from the different colors to determine the right mix and right degree of each. How fitting that the backdrop of the physical and digital page is the color associated with blended components, creation and beginnings. Let us meet there on that effervescent landscape to conquer new worlds and words—together. |
ApproachMy philosophies, process and personalized approach informed by nearly a decade of editing experience in a multitude of mediums.
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OfferingsThree tiers of customized editing services.
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TestimonialsA sampling of endorsements illustrating the diverse spectrum of my editing experience over the years.
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