“Mike honors my work.
He makes me a much better writer than I am.”
Editing & Proofreading Services
Manuscript Line Editing
Let’s get your manuscript polished and ready to send to printers, publishers, or Amazon KDP.
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I’ll help you rephrase your complex ideas into clear, elegant sentences, line by line.
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I have an exceptional ear for tone and will preserve your unique voice and style while sharpening and polishing your prose.
Line editing is usually performed ahead of the copyediting.
Copyediting
Need to tighten and sharpen your writing? I’ll give it a clean polish.
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I can help you simplify to make your words powerful, professional, and easy to read.
Common fixes include grammar errors, verb tense agreement, punctuation, spelling, typos, regionalization (i.e. British/Canadian stylization), capitalization, homonym errors, sentence structure... you name it.
I will catch it so we can fix it.
"That's a great catch!"
Proofreading
I’m your final set of discerning eyes—and your last line of defense—before your audience sees it.
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I have a knack for spotting the smallest details or miscues that get missed during editing.
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I’m proud to make those great catches for you before any tiny mistakes go public—that rogue extra space, lost period, or missing quotation marks.
Mike's work made my
finished project truly shine!
As a seasoned writing coach,
Mike consistently pushed for clarity, precision, and strength in every sentence.
Mike was an exceptional collaborator on my vocabulary book, with edits that were consistently sharp and thoughtful.​
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He caught the tiniest typos and stylistic errors and pointed out where entries needed more nuance.
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I also deeply appreciate Mike’s professionalism and responsiveness. He tracked time transparently, communicated quickly across time zones, and was generous with his time to help me meet a tight deadline.​​
— Robert Lewis, Author
Robert's Extremely Nerdy Guide to Digital SAT Vocabulary
About Me.
Before I founded Great Catch!, I was a master English
and writing teacher for over two decades. I have deep
and varied expertise in helping writers craft their language
with clarity, power, and precision.
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My collaboration with thousands of writers over the years
has sharpened my skills in guiding any artist to a better
published product. Plus, everybody knows that teachers
can pivot quickly when the conditions change (and they will!) and will manage
deadlines on time—so I'll be a flexible and responsive collaborator for your next project.
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Of course, I love working with authors and their manuscripts most of all— I’ve edited and proofread a diverse range of book projects, literary novels, memoirs, poetry collections, mysteries, thrillers, academic scholarship and research, books on humor, sports, theology, philosophy, and even books about the cosmos. I’ve worked with jokey content, games, puzzles, magazines, and an immeasurable amount of educational and instructional materials.
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I also offer services for manuscript formatting in Vellum and Kindle Create for KDP, and I always ensure professional quality that follows major style guides like Chicago and AP.
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I love making that great catch in your final copy before your persnickety reader does.
Just ask me to proof it before you publish it!
Let’s Chat.
Leave a quick note to start collaborating on your next project.
