Karen Babcock - Writer/Editor for Hire

Editing

Whether you want help with a one-page press release or a 400-page novel, I can help your writing sparkle. I've edited or proofread nearly 300 published books and numerous articles, short stories, resumes, data sheets, brochures, grant applications, technical manuals, and white papers. My clients include published authors, aspiring authors, businesses and non-profit organizations. In addition to spelling, grammar and punctuation, I can suggest improvements in writing style, check for accuracy, and enhance organization and structure. With my experience as Senior Editor for two publishers and contract editor for several others, I also bring an understanding of what works—and what doesn't—in commercial fiction and non-fiction.

Writing

Need a document written from scratch? I have written technical white papers on topics ranging from achieving emotional balance to using OLE DB for document management solutions. In the marketing area, I've written case studies and client profiles, ad copy, and press releases. Several of my essays have been published on-line and one has been included in a book. I can interview people, research topics and come up with copy targeted to your audience.

Formatting

Great content deserves great presentation. I've designed brochures and booklets, prepared manuscripts for publication as e-books (HTML, PDF, and LIT formats) and as print-ready files for POD production, and created charts, tables, and family tree diagrams. Whether you need a simple flowchart, a PDF version of a Word or Word Perfect document, or printer-ready files for an entire book complete with illustrations, tables, an index and glossary, I can make sure your documents are visually elegant and technically efficient.