Editorial Freelancers Association
Member Profile
Christine Doran
What do I do? I take your writing and make it shine.
I fix the grammar, the punctuation, and the spelling. I make the formatting consistent and I apply a style so that the same word appears the same way every time.
Beyond that, I help your words flow more naturally, so that the reader doesn’t have to stop and try again. I remove repetition and sort out ambiguity, getting your point across in simple, clear terms.
Finally (or foremost) I provide a fresh eye for your writing. I can see where you’ve lost the flow, where you’ve gone off topic, where your message is getting messy. I can suggest cuts to make your piece more concise. I can help you find the logic and get back on track.
If you’re a fiction writer or writing memoir or personal essays, my first priority is always to preserve your voice, not to impose mine. I want to work with you, to help your words tell your story the best way they possibly can.
I work with fiction and nonfiction. I’ve edited novels, collections of essays, theses, articles, blog posts, web site text, grant applications, proposals, procedural handbooks, letters, diary entries. I firmly believe that good writing is good writing no matter what the subject, and I’ve tackled a broad range of topics for a general audience, from history to science, IT to SF. Lately I’ve worked on several memoirs. I also write middle-grade children’s fiction and love editing writing for young readers.
I originally hail from Dublin, Ireland, and have lived and worked in the US for the past eighteen years. As a result, I can work on text in US English or UK/Irish English. I can also advise you on localization and writing for a global audience.
Greenbelt, MD
US
https://christinedoranword.wixsite.com/cdwords
Years in the field: 24
Years freelancing: 18
Christine Doran
What do I do? I take your writing and make it shine.
I fix the grammar, the punctuation, and the spelling. I make the formatting consistent and I apply a style so that the same word appears the same way every time.
Beyond that, I help your words flow more naturally, so that the reader doesn’t have to stop and try again. I remove repetition and sort out ambiguity, getting your point across in simple, clear terms.
Finally (or foremost) I provide a fresh eye for your writing. I can see where you’ve lost the flow, where you’ve gone off topic, where your message is getting messy. I can suggest cuts to make your piece more concise. I can help you find the logic and get back on track.
If you’re a fiction writer or writing memoir or personal essays, my first priority is always to preserve your voice, not to impose mine. I want to work with you, to help your words tell your story the best way they possibly can.
I work with fiction and nonfiction. I’ve edited novels, collections of essays, theses, articles, blog posts, web site text, grant applications, proposals, procedural handbooks, letters, diary entries. I firmly believe that good writing is good writing no matter what the subject, and I’ve tackled a broad range of topics for a general audience, from history to science, IT to SF. Lately I’ve worked on several memoirs. I also write middle-grade children’s fiction and love editing writing for young readers.
I originally hail from Dublin, Ireland, and have lived and worked in the US for the past eighteen years. As a result, I can work on text in US English or UK/Irish English. I can also advise you on localization and writing for a global audience.
