Editing
PLEASE NOTE: NEW CLIENT BOOKINGS ARE NOW CLOSED.
Need an editor? I offer free assessments and sample edits up to five pages. Test my work with no obligations. louise@louisebohmer.com
I’m also offering one on one help via Skype as part of my services.
Services: Updated March 2011
Structural edit: When I do a structural edit, I try to be very thorough and point out everything. Besides the basics like grammar, typos, and syntax, here’s a rundown of some of the other areas I assess in a structural edit.
–Verb tense errors
–Point of view errors
–Plot arc consistency
–Character consistency
–Continuity of story
And when I suggest a revision, I will go into detail in the comments as to why I’ve applied the revision. I believe an author has a right to know why changes are suggested or applied, as this makes the author a better editor. All structural edits include a second read through of the manuscript. They also include on call help for the author via Skype.
Copy edit: I check syntax, grammar, punctuation, and stylistic concerns. If the work is in need of formatting, I offer this as well. If I think the story requires a deeper edit than a copy edit can provide, I’ll let the author/publisher know this.
Line edit: This is when the editor goes through the work line by line. See this link for more details on what a line edit entails.
Proofreading: Check for the basics here, but I don’t check format or read line by line.
Please email me at the address above or below for all rates.
Louise Bohmer is a freelance editor with 5 years experience in editing. She managed a publishing house for 2.5 years.
Her CV and letters of recommendation are available upon request. She is is pursuing her CPE ( Certified Professional Editor) through the Editors’ Association of Canada.
If you’d like to hire Louise for editing or other freelancing work, please contact her at: louise@louisebohmer.com for a quote.
Testimonials
“Louise, you do incredible work and I’m glad to be involved with such a pro. I respect your opinions and insights … that is a major part of trusting an editor.”
Steven L. Shrewsbury – author of Tormentor, Stronger Than Death, Bad Magick (w/ Nate Southard)
“Louise Bohmer is one of the most professional and skilled freelance editors I’ve worked with. I have no hesitation in sending any manuscript to her.”
Jacob Kier – Permuted Press
“Louise, I have to tell you — you really did a wonderful job on this. (I) was thrilled by the firm editorial hand on my work.”
Bob Freeman – author of Shadows Over Somerset and Descendant
“Your edits are wonderful. You walk the fine line of editing and suggesting without forcing any changes on me. It seems to me, many times, editors simply try to rewrite a story as they would do it. You’re able to see the voice of the author and respect the story they want to tell. I have no doubt that I’ll be sending any future work to you as well.”
Scott Colbert – Co-publisher of Bandersnatch Books / Author of Barbed Wire Kisses
WORKS EDITED FOR SEVENTH STAR PRESS
Thrall
by Steven L. Shrewsbury
Seventh Star Press
WORKS EDITED FOR LIBRARY OF THE LIVING DEAD PRESS
The Church
John McCuaig
LotLD Press
WORKS EDITED FOR PERMUTED PRESS
If God Doesn’t Show
by R. Thomas Riley and John Grover
Permuted Press
Containment Room 7
by Bryan Hall
Permuted Press
The Undead Situation
by Eloise J. Knapp
Permuted Press
Eden: Resurrection
by Tony Monchinski
Permuted Press
The Eerie Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Lycanthrope
by Peter Clines
Permuted Press
Eden: Crusade
by Tony Monchinski
Permuted Press
Valley of the Dead
by Kim Paffenroth
Permuted Press
WORKS EDITED FOR BELFIRE PRESS
Bedlam Unleashed
by Steven L. Shrewsbury and Peter Welmerink
Belfire Press
Descendant:
A Wolfe & Crowe Investigation
by Bob Freeman
Belfire Press
The White Face Bear
by R. Scott McCoy
Belfire Press
At the End of Church Street
by Gregory L. Hall
Belfire Press
WORKS EDITED FOR MISC. AUTHORS
Peppermint Twist
by Gina Ranalli
Misc. Short Stories
by Eloise J. Knapp
Barbed Wire Kisses
by Scott Colbert
(accepted by KHP Publishers)
Unholy Embrace
Neil Benson
Yokohama Heat
Tiffany Namwong
WORKS EDITED FOR LACHESIS PUBLISHING
THE INFINITE INSTANT
by Danielle Parker
FROZEN BLOOD
by Joel Sutherland
TORMENTOR
by Steven Shrewsbury
Of Wolf & Man
by Christopher Fullbright
EVEN DEAD MEN PLAY CHESS
by Michael Weitz
*Copy Editor*
THE FORGOTTEN DISTURBED
by T.L. Trevaskis
*Copy Editor*
THE GALLOWS ON WARLOCK HILL
by David Hough
*Copy Editor*
COP’S DAUGHTER 2: LAUREN
by Laura Marie Henion
*Copy Editor*
Cop’s Daughter 4: Diana
by Laura Henion
*Copy Editor*
WORKS EDITED FOR LBF BOOKS
DANCE WITH DECEPTION
by Tracy Goodwin
WORKS COPY EDITED FOR MAGUS PRESS
by Kim Paffernoth
by Steve Vernon
Winter Frights
Various Authors
Various Authors
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