Copyedit

Want the best chance of getting produced and/or published?

A clean read clears the path to clinch a contract.

You do the creating and leave it to me to make sure it’s a clean read!

Who am I?

Tina Lewis
6494 Meadowridge Drive
Santa Rosa, CA 95409
707-539-5546
TinaLewis31@comcast.net

What is my experience?

Copyeditor of magazines, articles, books, screenplays, pitches, treatments
English teacher at university and secondary levels
Masters degree in Education

What can I do for you?

Check your manuscript for appropriate English usage, spelling, punctuation.
Review your word choice and sentence structure to ensure clarity.
Remove unnecessary words, check for parallel construction, change words that might confuse.

Why is this so important?

Articles, books, screenplays, pitches, and treatments will make a more positive impact if they have a clean reading. If potential publishers or movie-script readers don’t understand what you’ve written, or if they have to reread passages in order to understand the meaning, they might lose interest and stop reading, usually after only about ten pages.

Don’t give them that reason to toss your manuscript into the “Pass” pile.
Hand them a clean read!

What do others say about my services?

“I asked Tina Lewis to join the MYTHWORKS team because of her experience, intelligence, and dedication to preserving the author’s intent while enhancing their presentation. Plus, she’s witty and fun – you’ll enjoy working with Tina.”
Pamela Jaye Smith – MYTHWORKS Founder

“Tina Lewis is truly a writer’s best friend. Reading her corrections to my novel gave me supreme confidence in its grammatical integrity. I only wish my high school English teacher had told me, ‘Don’t worry about this stuff, you’re going to meet Tina Lewis in your future.’”
Mario Bernheim – Screenwriter, TV Co-producer, novelist

“Tina’s grasp of the rules of grammar and her eye for detail contribute to her exceptional ability to edit a wide variety of copy. I have used her exclusively for my articles and have always been very pleased with her production of a quality product on time.”
Becky Jandrey, Ph.D.

“I highly recommend Tina Lewis for any kind of editing services. I have counted on her excellent, detailed, yet timely editing services for over twenty years for improving my corporate communication, short stories, newspaper articles, and three books (including the widely published Being the Ball and its related website www.beingtheball.com).”
Bill Muster – Director of Sales – Consumer Products, OmniMount Systems

How can you use my services?

I can edit from either a hard copy or Microsoft Word.

If you have written in Final Draft or another screenplay software, simply save it into a Word file and email, or print out and mail that to me.

However the manuscript is submitted, it must be typed and double spaced, in 12-point font.

My fees are:
$3.00 per page for prose manuscripts
$2.00 per page for scripts in standard screenplay format
Plus any mailing or possible photocopy expenses

Send your manuscript and check made out to Tina Lewis to the address above.

Turnaround time is usually 2-3 weeks.

Rush charges = add 30%.