1ST DEGREE:
Proof & Publish

You know you're good. In fact, you’re pro enough to know that you'd be crazy not to get a fresh pair of eyes to prove you right. Choose the 1ST DEGREE:

• Mechanics check: eliminates confusing and/or embarrassing punctuation, spelling, and grammatical errors

• Sense test: catches awkward phrasing that worked fine at the office but may confuse readers unfamiliar with your subject

• Format standardization: ensures uniformity of font sizes, styles, and variants

2ND DEGREE:
Clear Up & Clean Out

You're close.  With a burst of critical creativity from the outside and some help “killing your darlings” (as Mark Twain described editing), your writing will be worthy of your message.  Take the 2ND DEGREE:

• Includes the 1ST DEGREE

• Simplifies wordiness

• Eliminates redundancy

• Fortifies transitions

• Reorganizes where necessary

3RD DEGREE:
Rework & Refuel   

You’re a soldier. Unfortunately, your prose thinks you’re the enemy. It’s sluggish, vague, or overworked—but at least it has you quoting T. S. Eliot (“It is impossible to say just what I mean!”). Surrender all your drafts. It’s time for the 3RD DEGREE:

• Includes the 1ST & 2ND DEGREES

• Substantially rewrites your document, drawing from existing attempts 

• Explores new avenues for expression and organization

• Optional: Conference(s) via virtual platforms, phone, or in person to generate feedback during production

4TH DEGREE:
Good Comma Kamikaze

Good Comma can get you closer to the “god wind” (kamikaze) than you ever dreamed.  When you’re all passion and vision but no message—or you’re just out of time to write the thing yourself!—you need the 4TH DEGREE:

• Includes the 1ST, 2ND & 3RD DEGREES

• Crafts, drafts, revises, and refines your message through the writing process

• Client interviewed to help editor acquire a deep sense of your organization's mission and vision

• Conference(s) as needed via Google Hangouts, phone, or in person to generate feedback during production