Inventing Reality

Inventing Reality Inventing Reality Editing Service provides quick, thorough manuscript proofreading and editing. More than 200 of my clients have gone on to publish their books.

A professional editor for nearly three decades, I’ll deliver an affordable edit of your manuscript. I’m the author of several published books as well as short stories, hold a Master’s degree in English and a Bachelor’s in journalism, am a long-time writing teacher, and am an award-winning publications editor and writer. I handle:
• Fiction manuscripts (novels, novellas, short stories; all genres;

Chicago Manual of Style)
• Nonfiction books (all topics; spiritual works particularly welcomed)
• Dissertations and academic papers (broad range of subjects; APA and MLA citation methods)
• Admission essays
• Website text, blog posts
• Business plans and documents
• Query letters and synopses for book proposals
• Poetry collections

My editing services include:
• Proofreading (correcting spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar)
• Content editing (critique of organization; addressing style issues such as passive voice, verb tense, and wordiness; analysis of plot-characters-point of view, if fiction)
• Self-publishing (formatting, uploading, writing back cover blurb/author bio)
• I DO NOT WRITE ESSAYS OR OTHER MATERIALS (except for book blurbs/bios)

Learn more about me and my writer-friendly rates at https://inventingrealityediting.wordpress.com/home … or email your manuscript’s word count for a price quote and estimate of turnaround time. Payment is accepted through safe and secure PayPal; references available upon request.

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To pump up the suspense in your story – nay, to even have a story – you will want to ensure your character experiences a “lock in.” A lock-in occurs when a character cannot escape a situation becau…

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Establishing milestones is another way to make progress on your book. For example, if you write an average of 1000 words a day, and a chapter in your book is about 5000 words long, in five day…

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Sometimes what seems at the outset like a great story idea really isn’t. Such is the case with the gimmick story.This is a story in which character development takes a back seat to a big reveal or …

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If going the print on demand (aka self-publishing) route with your book, there’s a lot to learn. Here are some great tips to help you get ahead of the learning curve (click the linked title f…

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Suffering from writer’s block or need to add some s***k to your writing? The problem may be that you need to change up your routine. To that end, try this tip: One way to come up with a g…

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In the real world, people frequently use small talk as a courtesy to others or to fill moments of awkward silence. We’ve all done it before – “How’s the weather there?” … “How are the kids?” ……

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Unless you’re a deft writer or have one incredible editor, resist the urge to shift back and forth in time from scene to scene. Instead, tell the story as it unfolds chronologically. That is, …

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“After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” – Philip Pullman“They aren’t just entertainment. Don’t be fooled. They are all we …

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