Apt – Suited to its purpose; suitable, becoming, appropriate
APT Editing is dedicated to these principles.
Suitable edits, tailored to purpose, making the text the best possible version it can be for its intended audience.
Becoming edits, highlighting the inherent grace, beauty, and depth of meaning that can be expressed through the written word.
Appropriate edits, preserving and emphasizing intended meanings while maintaining the author’s voice.
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Why choose me?
APT Editing was created to offer quality editing to organizations and individuals in a timely manner.
There are many excellent experienced editors out there with a wide range of knowledge bases and skills. Many of us are more than capable of the basics of cleaning up your documents to be professional and presentable, regardless of context.
I am a good choice when you need a generalist, someone with a wide breadth of knowledge who can bring alternative perspectives to bear and help you identify challenges in your text that a specialist may gloss over due to familiarity. Although I do have my areas of specialty, I am versatile and adaptable.
I am a good choice when you need work done quickly and efficiently. I pride myself on being accurate with my time estimates for projects, and communicate clearly when there are risks to deadlines.
I am a good choice when you need your work to be well-aligned with its intended audience. I encourage a reader-focused perspective and harmonize my edits correspondingly.
Services offered
Developmental Editing
A deep collaboration between author and editor to shape the first draft of a work, ensuring all the building blocks are present.
Structural Editing
An assessment of a completed draft in its entirety, providing concrete suggestions for the next iteration. Important for ensuring the foundation of a text is solid and all necessary elements are present.
Stylistic & Copy Editing
A line-by-line review of a document; stylistic editing tends towards the subjective, clarifying meanings and smoothing out language, while copy editing is more concerned with the objective, ensuring consistency.
Proofreading
A final check prior to publication, ideally after being laid out, ensuring the text is not only error free but also looks good on the page.
Specializations
TTRPG Editing
A fine equilibrium of fiction and non-fiction. Tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) worldbuilding is some of the most complex fiction out there, while rules clarity is necessary for players to engage with the game side of the story.
Board Game Rules Editing
Board game rules require clear, straightforward language; the more complex the game, the more possible rules interactions there are, making clarity paramount.
Academic Texts
Intellectual explorations of the universe and every physical, social, and psychological domain imaginable. Academic texts require keen fact-checking and a strong structure to support their arguments.
Reports
Whether governmental or business-related, reports are intended to provide context for decision-makers. Their data must be accurate, and their recommendations and conclusions persuasive.