Substantive Editing Substantive editing is the most intensive service I offer, but also the most frequently utilized. It subsumes line editing, and may be preceded by consulting or a directed rewrite. Substantive editing can involve:
_ reordering
_ restructirng
_ retitling
_ revising
_ rewriting
_ reducing
_ expanding
Any and all aspects of the book may be altered, including:
_ Parts (chapters gathered under a theme)
_ titles and subtitles
_ chapters
_ illustrations
_ paragraphs
_ sentences
_ epigraphs
The liberties an editor needs to perform a substantive edit require a high level of trust, one which I am honored to be given on a regular basis by authors and publishers.