Are you an author, publisher, or book packager looking to sharpen a book- or article-length manuscript?

Welcome to the Sharp Pencil Editorial Services! I offer a wide range of editorial and production services, including substantive editing, line editing, copyediting, developmental editing, and proofreading. I have worked as an editor both on staff and freelance for more than 25 years.

Writers write and editors edit: two different professions, two different skill sets. No one expects one person to be masterful at both. A writer is adept at finding the perfect words to describe a new technology, a revolutionary idea, a moving scene. An editor is proficient at organizing text, reworking confusing sentences, and fixing incorrect punctuation to help those perfect words shine. Together, a writer and an editor craft a finished piece that readers can sail through without stumbling—that teaches, enlightens, and moves, but doesn't trip or jar.

If you're looking for an editor who is conscientious and cares, you've come to the right place. Elaine will treat your projects with TLC from start to finish.... will nurture your brainstorm baby until it is born.
Cal Orey,
author of Doctors' Orders and 202 Pets' Peeves