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Elevate
Your Content
with
Professional Editing

Stripes

Get to Know Us

In an evolving digital world, the importance of having well-crafted, polished content cannot be overstated. Whether you are a business owner, an academic researcher, or a writer, the quality of your content can greatly impact your success.

 

Specializing in both copyediting and developmental editing, ModWord offers services at various stages in the writing process.

 

Whether you are looking to refine your article, reorganize your book, polish your academic paper, or improve your business' copy, ModWord can help you create publication-ready content.

Services

Stripes

1

Developmental Editing

  • Addresses the big picture (e.g., organization, focus, argument, audience)

  • Assesses how effectively you reach your intended audience 

  • Focuses on the text’s structure and organization, making sure you maintain the focus and avoid wandering

  • Assesses how well you support your argument so it leads readers to a logical conclusion

  • Provides a specific plan for achieving your desired effect and reaching your audience

2

Copyediting

  • Corrects all indisputable errors in grammar, syntax, and usage

  • Ensures consistency in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and other mechanics

  • Draws attention to wordy or wandering sections 

  • Reviews tables, figures, and references

  • Questions terms likely unfamiliar to the intended audience

  • Points out elements that may require permission to reprint

  • Points out factual inconsistencies or statements that seem false

Meet the Editor

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Kristen Kalenowicz

As a skilled editor with a keen eye for detail and a passion for enhancing written content, I aim to elevate your work to the highest standards. Let's collaborate to bring your ideas to life.

Education & Training

UC BERKELEY

Professional Sequence      in Editing

Courses in Certification

Professional Development

  • Facts Matter: Ensuring credibility through editing

    • Instructor: Gerri Berendzen, ACES - The Society for Editing

  • Proofreading 101

    • Instructor: Heather E. Saunders, ACES - The Society for Editing   

  • Respect: How Editors and Writers can Build Great Relationships

    • Instructor: Sue Burzynski Bullard, ACES - The Society for Editing

  • Editing Mastery: How to Edit Writing to Perfection

    • Instructor: Shani Raja, LinkedIn Learning

ITHACA COLLEGE

Master of Arts

Teaching, English

Bachelor of Arts 

Writing, English Literature

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