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Freelance Editorial Services
If you're looking for an editor or proofreader who is smart, conscientious, and committed to quality, try Intelligent Editing. Owner Will DeRooy has nearly a decade of experience editing fiction and nonfiction books, magazines, electronic media, educational materials, and advertisements. He will apply the same guiding principles of consistency, integrity, and effective communication to your Web site, newsletter, report, presentation, or marketing materials as have earned him a stellar reputation in other areas of publishing. If you need a project editor, let his knowledge of book, magazine, and print production serve you.
Is your subject matter highly technical or meant for a targeted professional audience? Will has experience working on products for accountants and computer programmers and isn't afraid to tackle dense or industry-specific language. He knows when to edit and when to query.
What's more, he is able to effect changes in HTML or XML, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Publisher, and Microsoft Word as well as on hardcopy. Experienced in using Word templates and Track Changes. Available for on-site work in the Denver–Colorado Springs area.
Areas of Interest/Knowledge:
- Accounting/Taxation/Auditing
- Literature
- Psychology
- History
- Geography
- Anthropology/Prehistory
- Paleontology
- Numismatics
- Education
- Marketing
- Science Fiction
- Children's Fiction and Nonfiction
- Comedy/Satire
Strengths:
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Project coordination: working with authors, illustrators, editors, licensors, designers, and printers
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Editing following the guidelines of The Chicago Manual of Style
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The ability to create engaging content for a younger audience as well as adults
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A critical eye for detail
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Knowledge of printing processes and terminology
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An aptitude for learning new skills and new computer applications
How can Intelligent Editing help you? Email with a description of your project and what exactly you think you need. You may be asked for a sample of the writing, to determine whether Will is qualified to provide you with the superior service of which the work is deserving and in order to quote you a rate. References on request.
You won't have to spend $50–$60/hour, either. Services are quite affordable.
Projects Gallery
Rates and Other Information (PDF, 427 KB)
Regular Work Experience
2006–2007 Sports Authority
2006 Sopris West Educational Services/Cambium Learning Services
2003–2006 MicroMash/Thomson
1999–2003 Fantastic Media/Decipher
See many of the projects and publications contributed to during regular employment.
Education
Will DeRooy earned a B.A. in English (Creative Writing emphasis) with a minor in psychology from Metropolitan State College of Denver after studying at the University of California–Santa Barbara.
Affiliations
American Copy Editors Society
Editorial Freelancers Association
Mediabistro
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Sigma Tau Delta
Editing Quotes
The worst thing you can do is censor yourself as the pencil hits the paper. You must not edit until you get it all on paper. If you can put everything down, stream-of-consciousness, you'll do yourself a service. —Stephen Sondheim
And the most important thing you can do is learn to edit yourself. And then go back and rewrite.
—Kurt Loder
The best rule for dealing with "who" versus "whom" is this: Whenever "whom" is required, recast the sentence. —William Safire
I'm a big fan of editing and keeping only the interesting bits in.
—Sarah Vowell
My life needs editing. —Mort Sahl
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