MorningStar Editing

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About MorningStar Editing
An author’s greatest fear is to appear, as a result of revision, less than brilliant.The good editor convinces authors that without revision their
genius will be obscured.

—Arthur Plotnick

 

Copyediting and proofreading for ESL writers

  • Proofreading and copyediting for print and for the Web

 

MorningStar Editing’s mission is to assist you in every phase of writing, from helping your ideas take shape to masterfully editing and/or proofreading your manuscripts.

MorningStar Editing copyedits and proofreads fiction, nonfiction, business, and technical manuscripts, texts for legal professionals, copy for the Web, and ESL (English as a second language) projects.

MorningStar Editing grew out of copyeditor Cassie Armstrong's passion for working with language and words. She is happy to assist writers who may not love the writing process as much as she does but who need to make their messages clear and inviting to readers.

 

The difference between the right word and the almost-right word is the

difference between the lightning and the lightning-bug. 

—Mark Twain

MorningStar Editing offers

  • Copyediting
  • Proofreading
  • Line editing
  • Substantive editing and rewriting
  • Proofreading and copyediting for legal professionals
  • Writing
  • Critical reading and analysis
  • Manuscript evaluation
  • Hard-copy manuscript markup
  • Editing for grammar, syntax, and spelling
  • Fact checking
  • Citation and reference checking
  • Research

MorningStar Editing works with

  • Corporations (corporate newsletters)
  • Textbook publishers
  • Trade publishers
  • University presses
  • Legal professionals

 MorningStar Editing is interested in

  • Children's literature
  • Cooking and baking
  • Cultural studies
  • Education
  • Ethnic studies
  • Folklore
  • Gardening
  • History
  • Needle arts
  • Women's studies

 

MorningStar Editing began operation in 2007, but Cassie officially began her proofreading and copyediting career in 2006. Previously, Cassie practiced proofreading and copyediting while teaching  English composition at both the community college and university level, and also as a staff reporter for a weekly business newspaper. MorningStar Editing is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado.