Editing
“Deborah Heimann is a great editor. She is not only highly skilled in the uses of language, she takes into account the style and sensibilities of the writer in making her corrections and suggestions.”
I listen to you. I ask you questions. I listen to your answers.
I support you in your quest to connect more deeply to your story, to how you want to be seen and heard in this world.
I am a practical, methodical, efficient, and careful reader.
I am a precise editor of copy, clean proofreader, thorough indexer, and inquisitive collaborator.
“Deb Heimann’s superb editing skills have helped my writing come alive.”
“Deb is my go-to referral when someone needs quality editing.”
Copyediting I pay close attention to clarity, sense, word choice, redundancies, and inconsistencies in tone or narrative voice. This level includes revisions for spelling errors, typos, punctuation, and capitalization; I also note awkward sentences and transitions.
Proofreading I correct formatting issues, typos, punctuation and capitalization errors, and anything that jumps out as extremely awkward.
Indexing I create a text map, to be included at the back of your book, of words and phrases that are key to the concepts within it.
Recent publishers I have worked with as a copyediter, proofreader, and indexer include