About the book: All seventy-three poems in my manuscript--and their related illustrations--are connected through the themes of love, loss, time, and nature (and at times the loss of love, time, and nature). Most of the poems in the heavier first section of the book, Things Removed, are more solemn, dealing with unsavory emotions and things in life that have been stripped away. Some Things Added offers a lighter approach to writing and provides the reader with some hope that better times are on the horizon.
About the editing I'd like: I've already heavily edited this collection, scrutinizing each word that appears on the page and how the lines break. However, if you see anything that you'd strongly suggest I reword, please note it in your review. (This also applies to line breaks.) I'm mostly looking for any grammatical, punctuation, or capitalization mistakes I've missed, including in the titles. (A couple of the titles, like "Self-care" and "Burn-out," I wasn't sure if I should hyphenate or make two words, for example.) I'd also just love someone else's general feedback about whether you think the collection works as a whole, whether it's basically ready to format for publication, etc. Any feedback you can provide I'll appreciate.
It might he helpful to add that because this is a poetry book, the total word count is just over 9,000 words. This is an editing job that shouldn't take very long!
Once I hear back from you, we can arrange a way for me to send you my manuscript. I hope to hear back from you soon and thanks so much in advance!
About the editing I'd like: I've already heavily edited this collection, scrutinizing each word that appears on the page and how the lines break. However, if you see anything that you'd strongly suggest I reword, please note it in your review. (This also applies to line breaks.) I'm mostly looking for any grammatical, punctuation, or capitalization mistakes I've missed, including in the titles. (A couple of the titles, like "Self-care" and "Burn-out," I wasn't sure if I should hyphenate or make two words, for example.) I'd also just love someone else's general feedback about whether you think the collection works as a whole, whether it's basically ready to format for publication, etc. Any feedback you can provide I'll appreciate.
It might he helpful to add that because this is a poetry book, the total word count is just over 9,000 words. This is an editing job that shouldn't take very long!
Once I hear back from you, we can arrange a way for me to send you my manuscript. I hope to hear back from you soon and thanks so much in advance!
-E.L.