Welcome to
Cardinal Copyediting
Our day-to-day lives are influenced by digital and printed content, where every word carries weight. As a copy editor, I'm here to enhance your writing, ensuring it effectively communicates your thoughts and vision and also leaves a lasting impression.
-Kelly Salmon, Owner
Benefits of Collaborating
I specialize in collaborating with fiction authors in the contemporary, LGBTQ, historical, young adult, comedy, romance, and mystery genres.
Whether you're penning your first or next novel, my goal is to ensure your finished work exceeds your expectations.
Writing is a craft, and it benefits from meticulous attention to detail. Copyediting and proofreading can transform a good piece into something exceptional. It's about more than just fixing typos; it's about refining your voice, polishing your words, and presenting your ideas with clarity and impact.
Services
I offer both copyediting and proofreading services.
What's the difference? Copyediting includes a full review of the content at the sentence level, focusing on language, style, structure, and accuracy in both facts and grammar.
Proofreading is a final check for surface-level errors before publication. This sentence-level editing is focused on formatting, spelling, grammar, and fine details.
Human vs. AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is all around us. This tool isn't new; it's baked into apps we use everyday, like GPS, facial recognition, and personalized ads you see on social media.
Relying on an AI tool for proofreading is tempting, but algorithms can only catch so much without understanding the context, tone, and voice of a piece of writing.
For example, AI will not catch the misspelling of a person's name, inconsistencies in time and place, or formatting issues.
Ultimately, AI can be used to help improve writing as a whole, but the feedback of a human proofreader for more nuanced errors and personalized feedback is most beneficial.
Also, keep in mind, once you upload your writing into an AI tool, it is added to the catalog of works AI will use to create "new" works.