Editing comes in many forms with several focuses and it is important to understand the differences. Here, you will find the various forms of editing offered by Wax Seal Productions and what they entail. Read through the list to see which form best suits your needs and contact us here for personalized discussion and quote.

Structural Editing

Structural editing focuses on reviewing and reworking drafted material to improve its overall content and structure. Changes are suggested to the writer in the margins of the document, with a full report of overall comments, suggestions, and next steps provided at the end of the project.

Our structural editing includes:

• offering suggestions on revising, reordering, cutting, or expanding material
• clarifying plot, structure, characterization, and thematic elements
• reviewing timelines, story arcs, and character arcs and development
• reviewing whether special permissions are required for third-party material
• revising material for a different medium, such as print copy to web copy or reverse

Stylistic Editing

Stylistic editing focuses on clarifying meaning, ensuring coherence and flow, and refining the language of a written work. Depending on the client's preference, changes are made with tracking enabled or suggested in the margins. A final report is provided detailing overall comments, suggestions, and next steps.

Our stylistic editing includes:

• establishing and maintaining an appropriate language level for the intended audience, medium, and purpose
• determining and eliminating jargon, clichés, and euphemisms
• adjusting sentences and paragraphs for length and structure
• establishing and maintaining tone, mood, style, and voice
• ensuring a consistent level of formality

Copy Editing

Copy editing focuses on ensuring correctness, accuracy, consistency, and completeness. Changes are made to the document with track changes enabled, allowing the client to accept or refuse changes as they wish. A final report is provided detailing overall comments, suggestions, next steps, and noting any issues which may require clarification or accuracy checks.

Our copy editing includes:

• editing for grammar, spelling, punctuation, and usage
• checking for consistency and continuity of timelines, mechanics and facts, including anachronisms, character names, and relationships
• editing tables, figures, and lists
• developing a style sheet or following one that was provided
• noting general information that needs to be checked for accuracy
• converting measurements
• editing indexes
• listing needed permissions
• checking front matter, back matter, and cover copy
• checking web links

Web Editing

Web editing focuses on editing and updating the content of web pages, including text, images, links, and accessibility. A complete report is created for the client detailing any issues and offering overall comments, suggestions, and next steps to improve the function and accessibility of the site.

Our web editing includes:

• checking links to ensure they are not broken and point to the right places
• checking that link text matches its destination
• reorganizing or revising print copy for the web for maximum impact
• editing or writing web copy according to web-writing best practices
• proofreading final websites and checking for consistency on all site elements
• identifying potential copyright issues
• review websites on multiple platforms (ensuring links, flow, and layout function for desktop, mobile, and touchscreen)
• advise on accessibility issues