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Blue Falcon Editing is here to respond to all your editing and proofreading needs in the fantasy genre. Dragons, wizards, knights—if it’s fantasy, I want to help you out. I’m familiar with Chicago and AP styles, and I have no problem adjusting to any house style. This is a full-time job for me, so I can give my full attention to your project.
The rates at Blue Falcon Editing are reasonable and probably better than you would find elsewhere. Let me bid on your project. I know you won’t be disappointed.
Many writers wonder why they would need an editor, considering the technology of today’s spelling and grammar checkers. To give you an idea of how unhelpful they are, here are a few examples of sentences that Microsoft Word thought were OK:
“The comment was very condensing, a backhand complement.” That should have read, “The comment was very condescending, a backhanded compliment.” “She was heard by the brightness of the aesthetic room.” That would have made much more sense as, “She was hurt by the brightness of the antiseptic room.” How about this one: “It’s just to exiting for wards!” It would have been much better as, “It’s just too exciting for words!”
Here are a couple that Word made even worse. The original of this first example described a ghostly manifestation with, “It want strait threw me.” Word’s grammar checker decided that want should be wants. That makes the now “correct” sentence, “It wants strait threw me.” That makes much more sense, right? Well, the sentence should have read, “It went straight through me.” How about this next one that comes up all the time? Word wants to change “So do I” to “So do me.” Oh my goodness! Oh, yes, that’s much better.
These are just a few reasons you should not rely on a piece of software to do what only a real, thinking person can. Feel free to read an article I wrote on the subject here.
You will find my résumé here and a list of texts I've worked on here. Please take a moment to look at them. If you have any questions or require references, do not hesitate to call or e-mail me. I look forward to hearing from you.
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Andrea Howe
Blue Falcon Editing
1010 100th Street SE #1113
Everett, WA 98208
(425) 290-1676
andrea@bluefalconediting.com