Your words matter.

As an editor, I will help you connect with your audience and inspire your best work.

  • "Carly is meticulous in copyediting our scholarly monographs, and her turnaround time is excellent. The authors are always pleased with her top-notch editing skills, and she remains a valuable part of our team at SUNY Press!"

    —Diane Ganeles, senior production editor, SUNY Press

  • “Carly’s work is impeccable. She is talented, diligent, and strictly adheres to deadlines. Feedback from authors is always complimentary. She is a joy to work with!”

    —Sue Morreale, Partners Composition

  • "Carly has done wonderful work with me since day 1. As a production editor, I'm always looking for copyeditors who care about the work they do, who take the time to get to know the guides, who are really curious and engaged with the work of copyediting. I know every project I send to her will be thoroughly cared for, and all of my authors tell me they always appreciate her skills and guidance. She always asks questions when she's unsure but her intuition is often right! She's communicative and knowledgeable, and I would not hesitate to recommend her to other presses."

    —Jenn Bennett-Genthner, manuscript editorial manager, SUNY Press

  • "My thanks to Carly for doing such a thorough job. Her edits were great, and her queries helped me strengthen a number of points"

    —Kristin Wendland, author, The Power of Practice

Books I’ve Copyedited

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No matter what stage your book is in, I will help get you ready to publish:

  • Ensure consistency and purpose in word choice, tone, and sentence flow across the entire manuscript

  • Fix errors or awkwardness in grammar, syntax, punctuation, and usage with creativity and tact

  • Suggest rephrasing that matches and hones your unique voice

  • Help structure and reorganize paragraphs to make your message powerful and clear

  • Catch tricky typos and errors before going to print

Above all, I am a cheerleader for your work, and I promise to treat every sentence with care, provide supportive feedback, ask clarifying questions, and explain every mark.

What I Offer

  • Let’s remove the distractions so your words can shine. During copyediting, I will address your text on a sentence by sentence level—grammar, usage, punctuation, and syntax—with meticulous and artful detail. I will create or adhere to a style guide and make suggestions to enhance—but never override—your creative voice. I use MS Word Track Changes or Google Docs to collaborate with and share your text so every mark can be reviewed.

  • Line editing is a copyedit plus a focus on language style and organization, such as removing repetition and wordiness, revising passive voice, ensuring parallel structure and varied sentence rhythm

  • This is where I catch those final typos, tricky subject/verb disagreements, spacing snafus, punctuation mishaps, capitalization inconsistencies, or missed words. This is the step between copyediting and publication, for when your piece is almost ready but needs an extra (and meticulous!) set of eyes.

  • You’ve written a killer first draft and now need feedback on the big picture. Let’s take your fiction, memoir, and nonfiction manuscript to the next level with feedback on chronology, dialogue, character development, and more. We can also address your writing goals, such as removing repetition, revising passive voice, and improving syntax based on your audience and context.

What’s Next?

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Professional Memberships

Copyediting certification