Line Editing

When you need to improve your writing style to connect to readers.

Line editing is used to improve the art and style of your writing so that your writing is effective and engaging for your target audience. Line editors address issues with writing at the sentence level, going line by line to ensure that your text is tight and clear. This service is often the most helpful for authors who struggle to write in a way that engages readers or who need assistance in implementing major revisions.

Line editors can help you with:
Improving word choice

Improving word choice so that each word conveys maximal meaning
Correcting sentence structure

Correcting the syntax of sentences so that they flow easily and naturally, as a primary-language English author might write
Improving logical flow

Improving the overall pacing and logical flow of a piece
Using the right tone and voice

Ensuring that you’re using the right tone and voice for the type of publication you’re aiming for
Addressing transitions

Addressing transitions between paragraphs and sentences
Cutting down word count

Dramatically pruning/cutting down word count at the paragraph and sentence level
“Smoothing” rough translations

“Smoothing” rough translations to English from another language or texts translated using software (e.g., Google Translate, DeepL)

Line editing services

Typical projects

Price

Includes

Our professional services include one full editorial “pass” to the manuscript using MS Word’s Track Changes and commenting functions and one shorter second pass once the author has responded to queries (must be completed within one month of first pass). Any subsequent passes must be performed within a reasonable timeframe and will be based on the editor’s availability. For graduate student edits, we offer only one editorial pass.

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Turnaround

Sample

Sample Line Edits

Line editing involves heavy editing to your text, including tracked changes and comments.

In this sample blog post, our editor provided feedback on the content and structure so the author could engage a wider audience.

In this academic essay, the editor was tasked with smoothing the language to connect with scholarly readers.

The editor of this sample edit on an academic essay was required to dramatically reduce the word count.

1. Sample Line Edit Blog
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2. Sample Line Edit General Academic
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3. Sample Line Edit Word Count
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Editorial Portfolio

Academic, Line Editing

Benjamin Tausig

Academic Book Line Editing

An academic author needed help weaving together the distinct threads of research in his academic book manuscript, which had already undergone peer review at a university press. After a long writing process, he sought an outside editor who could assist him with tightening the text and making it intelligible for scholars in different disciplines.

Academic, Line Editing

Dijana Ihas

Textbook Line Editing

An academic writer in the field of music needed to significantly cut down the word count of her textbook manuscript to fit her publisher’s requirements. Our line editor helped her seamlessly reduce the length while retaining the argumentative crux of the text.

Business & Nonprofit, Copyediting, Line Editing

NYU School of Law, Open Global Rights (OGR)

Human Rights Blog Line and Copy Editing

New York University’s School of Law engaged Flatpage to provide ongoing content and copy editing for the articles posted on their Open Global Rights platform, which posts articles written by multilingual authors on a range of topics related to human rights.

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