The Four Levels of Editing

And Why You Need to Know Which One You’re Paying For.

The Four Stage Editing Process

November 21, 2025

Did you ever ask yourself why there is developmental editing, line editing, and copyediting, but not proof editing? Did you ever wonder why proofreaders have the riskiest job in the editing field, but get paid the least? More...

Proofreading Legal Transcripts vs. Everything Else

November 1, 2025

Proofreading legal transcripts isn’t like polishing an essay or blog post—it’s about accuracy, consistency, and restraint. You can’t “fix” a witness’s grammar or rewrite a lawyer’s half-sentence. You’re capturing reality, not improving it—and that changes everything. More...

The $10,000 Word

October 18, 2025

One HR director told me about “$10,000 words”—the grammar mistakes that quietly cut thousands off a salary offer. Whether it’s your, you’re, or yore, pattern recognition matters more than you think. Even half a glass of wine couldn’t make that truth easier to swallow. More...