“Mike honors my work.
He makes me a much better writer than I am.”
Editing & Proofreading Services
Manuscript Line Editing
Let’s get your manuscript polished and ready to send to printers, publishers, or Amazon KDP.
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I’ll help you rephrase your complex ideas into clear, elegant sentences, line by line.
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I have an exceptional ear for tone and will preserve your unique voice and style while sharpening and polishing your prose.
Line editing is usually performed ahead of the copyediting.
Copyediting
Need to tighten and sharpen your writing? I’ll give it a clean polish.
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I can help you simplify and make your words powerful, professional, and easy to read.
Common fixes include grammar infractions, verb tense agreement, punctuation, spelling, typos, regionalization (i.e. British/Canadian stylization), capitalization, homonym errors, sentence structure... you name it.
I will catch it, so we can fix it.
"That's a great catch!"
Proofreading
I’m your final set of discerning eyes—and your last line of defense—before your audience sees it.
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I have a knack for spotting the smallest details or miscues that we often miss during editing.
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I’m proud to make those great catches for you before any tiny mistakes go public—that odd extra space, lost period, or missing quotation marks.
Mike's work made my
finished project truly shine!
As a seasoned writing coach,
Mike consistently pushed for clarity, precision, and strength in every sentence.
Mike was an exceptional collaborator on my vocabulary book, with edits that were consistently sharp and thoughtful.​
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He caught the tiniest typos and stylistic errors and pointed out where entries needed more nuance.
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I also deeply appreciate Mike’s professionalism and responsiveness. He tracked time transparently, communicated quickly across time zones, and was generous with his time to help me meet a tight deadline.​​
— Robert Lewis, Author
Robert's Extremely Nerdy Guide to Digital SAT Vocabulary
About Me.
Before I founded Great Catch!, I spent over two decades as a master
English and writing teacher. I bring deep and varied expertise in
helping writers craft their language with clarity, power, and precision.
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My collaboration with thousands of student writers has sharpened my
ability to guide any artist to a better published product. Plus, everybody
knows that teachers can pivot quickly when the conditions change (and
they will!) and will manage deadlines on time—skills that make me a
flexible, responsive, and reliable collaborator for your next project.
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Of course, I love working with authors and their manuscripts most of all— I’ve edited and proofread a diverse range of book projects, literary novels, memoirs, poetry collections, academic scholarship and research, books on humor, sports, theology, philosophy, and books about the cosmos. I’ve worked with jokey content, games, puzzles, magazines, and an immeasurable amount of educational and instructional materials.
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I also offer services for manuscript formatting in Kindle Create and KDP, and I always ensure professional quality that follows major style guides like Chicago and AP.
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I love making that great catch in your final copy before your persnickety reader does.
Just let me proof it before you publish it!
Let’s Chat.
Leave a quick note to start collaborating on your next project.
