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What do you need?

ENGLISH
I provide a range of editorial services:

EDITING

• Structural editing: I assess and shape material to improve its organization and content
• Stylistic editing: I clarify meaning, improve flow, and smooth language
• Copy editing: I ensure correctness, consistency, accuracy, and completeness
• Proofreading: I examine material after layout to correct errors in textual and visual elements
– Editors' Association of Canada, Professional Editorial Standards

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT & QUALITY CONTROL
I can take your project from start to finish:
• Production management: I shepherd a project from original manuscript to final proofs
• Quality control: I ensure that the document stays on schedule and on budget and is of excellent quality

WRITING
I can write text for your website, report, brochure, or other communications:
• Writing: I create text that is accurate, enjoyable to read, and geared to the audience

FRENCH TO ENGLISH
EDITING
I can ensure that a text that has been translated from French to English is accurate and readable:
• Comparative/concordance editing: I check that the English translation is faithful to the French original
(while allowing for cultural adaptation, where appropriate)
• Editing a translation: I do a stylistic edit to ensure that the text flows well in English, and consult the French original when phrasing is not clear

TRANSLATION

I can translate text and adapt it for an English-speaking audience:
Translation:
I translate text from French to English
Anne Louise Mahoney • Certified Professional Editor