I’m able to offer sample edits and estimates for new projects, but I cannot deliver any additional projects until further notice.
That is, if you’ve already contacted me about a project, you’re on my list. But if I hadn’t heard of your need for editing before today, I cannot start the work until I’ve completed some of my current to-do list.
My to-do list as of today includes 12 projects, 6 of which I want to complete in September, 4 of which are “high priority”.
The list includes client projects as well as two personal ones–I’m finally (all fingers and toes crossed) ready to prepare and release an updated second edition of the Starter Guide for Professional Writers. In fact I’m looking at releasing 4 separate guides: to writing & editing, to finding publishers, to self-publishing, and to marketing/promoting your writing. My other personal project involves editing and submitting some stories by my late partner, John.
Some others are ongoing small work. On which note, if you need me to look at something under 500 words, I can probably get that in. Longer projects, however, will likely need to wait until October.
In the meantime, you may want to try a self-edit addressing words to watch out for and common areas of improvement. Renni Brown and Dave King’s Self-Editing for Fiction Writers is also a brilliant resource.
About Therese
Therese Arkenberg's first short story was accepted for publication on January 2, 2008, and her second acceptance came a few hours later. Since then they haven't always been in such a rush, yet her work appears in places like Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Analog, Daily Science Fiction, and the anthology Sword & Sorceress XXIV. Aqua Vitae, her science fiction novella, was released by WolfSinger Publications in December 2011.
She works as a freelance editor and writer in Wisconsin, where she returned after a brief but unforgettable time in Washington, D.C. When she isn't reading, writing, or editing (it's true!) she serves on the board of the Plowshare Center of Waukesha, which works for social, economic, and environmental justice.