About

Writing is not a solitary activity.

From the world’s greatest writer to someone just starting out, everyone needs an editor who can help make their writing the best it can be.

FULL EDITORIAL SERVICES

Cornell Editing offers full editorial services for academic, non-fiction, and fiction writing. You can expect service that is kind, respectful, organized, and on time.

Developmental editing

Guidance and feedback on core elements such as structure and pacing

Copy editing

Careful review at the sentence and paragraph levels to clarify ideas, tighten word choices, and strengthen the writing’s overall quality

Proofreading

Close reading of manuscript to eliminate spelling and grammar errors, and stylistic inconsistencies

Style guides and References

Familiar with formatting guidelines, including APA, MLA, and CMS

Bio

Elizabeth F. Cornell, PhD, has been a freelance editor since 1993. Her career also includes the position of Senior Writer at New York Public Radio, and Director of Internal Communications for the Office of Information Technology at Fordham University. Prior to that she was a post-doctoral fellow in English at Fordham, where she taught American literature and composition classes. She has also taught writing courses at Hunter College.

Contact for rates and more info: editing @ [ elizabeth f cornell . net ] (remove the brackets and close up the spaces to create the actual address).