Services Offered
“Robyn’s work exceeded my high expectations. Her contribution to Arsenal Pulp Press was professional, her substantive and stylistic editing skills–with both fiction and non-fiction titles–impressive, and her attitude enthusiastic. I wholeheartedly recommend her as an editor.”
– Susan Safyan, editor, Arsenal Pulp Press
“What a pleasure it has been to work alongside Robyn for my first book, Dead Reckoning: How I Came to Meet the Man Who Murdered My Father. As a new author, I appreciated how Robyn gently encouraged and pushed my work into a space I could not have done on my own. Her precise observations and astute direction tightened the story’s threads, helped carve and layer its shape, and opened up the story to shine brighter than it existed before. Thank you, Robyn!”
– Carys Cragg, author of Dead Reckoning
Editing
Certified by Editors Canada in 2012 as a structural editor and in 2021 as a stylistic editor, I bring the professional standards set out by our professional organization to your documents. I am skilled at editorial markup and editing in track changes. My service includes detailed editorial letters and style sheets to communicate my feedback and edits. I can help you determine how much or how little editing your material needs, depending on the scope of your project. I can assist with any of the following stages of the editorial process.
Structural Editing: Focus on the big picture
- assess the organization and content of your document or project
- shape your material
- identify where more or less material is needed
- determine appropriate additional material for your document
Stylistic Editing: Focus on the language
- clarify what you want to say
- strengthen your prose
- improve the flow of your paragraphs and sentences
- determine the appropriate language and reading level for your audience
Copy Editing: Focus on the details
- ensure your grammar, punctuation, spelling and word usage are correct
- apply style guidelines
- present your tables, figures, headings, numbering, etc., consistently
- cite your references
- check your material for accuracy and completeness
Writing & Research
With 20 years of freelance editing, a Master’s degree (UBC) and a Post-Degree Diploma in Professional Communication (Douglas College), I am an experienced writer, researcher and fact-checker. I can help you
- understand your readers’ needs
- create useful content for your reader
- gather and analyze information
- structure your technical manuals and reports
- communicate clearly
- write effectively
