Congratulations! You've put your thoughts, your feelings, and your soul into words, and now you're ready for the next step: to see your work published.

I'm here to help you with that step, by making sure your work is polished, presentable, and ready for publication. And I'll make that process as painless as possible.

With more than 25 years' experience working (and playing) with words, I've dealt with authors of all types and in a wide variety of subjects. I approach each new project with enthusiasm, my main goal being to keep the writer's own voice intact. See The Editing Process for a step-by-step explanation of how I work. If you agree that I'll treat your writing with the respect it deserves, please contact me at the number/address above, and we'll discuss it further.

I look forward to working with you.

- Ann Harmer

Why Hire an Editor?

You've spent months, perhaps years, writing your masterpiece, polishing and perfecting it, and now you're ready to release it to the world. You even ran it through your spell-checker and double-checked your commas, just as editors do, right? Well, not exactly.

Editors do check spelling and punctuation, but they do much, much more. An editor works with your reader in mind, whether your intended audience is a novice beekeeper, an armchair traveller, or a collector of mystery novels. You want your writing to be completely accessible to this reader; you want your thoughts and ideas conveyed without ambiguity. However, you've been so closely wrapped up in your work for so long that it can be hard to see it now with an objective eye.

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What Clients Say

"When I look at how beautifully you expressed what I want to say - sometimes simply adding or changing one word, sometimes with an added little sentence - I just find myself saying 'wonderful' out loud and smiling all over my face!"

Thomas Hutegger
Author, You Are the Change: Find Your Own Spirituality, Make Your Life Count
Findhorn Publishing, 2010
www.tooloftheuniverse.org

"Thank you for the work. All I can say is - wow! - you truly made a vast difference on every page, even though they had been previously edited twice."

Rashad Pharaon

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