Developmental Editing

• Addressing logic, structure and organization problems.
• Removing or repurposing content that is not relevant to the content around it.
• Relocating improperly placed paragraphs.
• Creating subheads or altering existing subheads.
• Making recommendations to include additional content to support or to better support the narrative direction suggested by particular titles or subheadings.
• Inserting transitions to improve the flow or sequence of ideas.
• Replacing passive verbs with active ones.
• Streamlining wordy sentences or phrases.
• Reworking parallel ideas so they are shown in parallel form.
• Improving awkward phrases.
• Adding commas, dashes or parentheses to indicate subordinate or less critical content.
• Checking cross-references for accuracy to items including tables, diagrams and illustrations.