Welcome!
I'm Claire Andress
I grew up in a family of book lovers and storytellers! I've been writing since I could form letters (long before I learned to spell), and it didn't take me long to branch out from editing my own work to helping the people in my life with theirs. I have edited school literary magazines, term papers, and entrance exams, moderated a fan fiction site, and beta read both academic and fiction writing. I've been the resident proofreader of every office I've ever worked in, during the brief times I wasn't working at a bookstore! This is my calling and my commitment, to ensure that every writer I work with sees their words out in the world saying exactly what they need them to say and doing exactly what they need them to do.
Services
Beta Reading
Developmental Editing
Developmental Editing
I will read your piece and give you an overall view of my impressions: what worked, what might need some tweaks, how it left me in the end.
Developmental Editing
Developmental Editing
Developmental Editing
This addresses the infrastructure of your piece. I provide feedback on things like characterization, pacing, plot, and world-building.
Copyediting
Proofreading
Proofreading
This is a detailed, sentence-level read of your piece, where I check spelling, grammar, and punctuation in addition to style, wordiness, and internal consistency. This is where we bring your voice into focus!
Proofreading
Proofreading
Proofreading
This is the final, fine-detail review to make sure your piece goes out to the world polished and clear.