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Welcome to Word on the Sheet

Helpful, precise, detailed, timely, and engaged copyediting services

Copyediting services at Word on the Sheet focus on the intricate mechanical details of a manuscript to deliver accuracy, correctness, consistency, and completeness so that the author is ready to pitch and publish!

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The Fiction Package

This package focuses on getting the mechanics of your story right, tracks and paces every event in your storyline to ensure consistency, and provides clean and polished text for your reader.

The Non-Fiction Package

This package focuses on reviewing and revising your manuscript for errors and any factual inconsistencies to ensure that it is clear, accurate, and effective in achieving its goal to inform, educate, or persuade your reader.

The Book Proposal Package

This package focuses on ensuring all the elements of your book proposal, including the overview, author bio, comparable titles, potential marketing strategies, chapter outlines, and sample chapters are clean, accurate, consistent, and honed in preparation to pitch to agents and publishers.

Testimonials

“Rowan has been an invaluable editor for my novel, providing her expertise for the second time. Her thoroughness is simply remarkable, as she diligently catches timeline errors that I would have otherwise missed. Even with the changes I made to the novel, shifting around dates and scenes, Rowan expertly guided me through the process, identifying and addressing all the parts that needed updating. She even went the extra mile by creating a comprehensive style sheet that has proven to be indispensable for organizing the characters’ personality traits, timelines, and chapter summaries. Working with Rowan has been a breeze, and her work is truly excellent. I highly recommend her for any editing projects you may have!”

-RICHELLE GIST, Author of The Lucid Nymph

“Rowan is so helpful. She is such a brilliant editor! She pointed out things in my book proposal (writing) that needed editing that I would never have thought of. Editing is definitely Rowan’s calling, and I recommend her to anyone writing ANYTHING!”

-JAIME BRONSTEIN, LCSW, Author of MAN*ifesting

“I was amazed at how many corrections Rowan made to my manuscript. I had many mistakes that I would never notice. There were several punctuation habits I had that must be out-dated. When I wasn’t sure I just followed her choices, because I’m sure she knows better. She went beyond what I expected for proofreading, uncovering confusions and inconsistencies. I would be exhausted after ten pages.

Thanks for your hard work!”

-JAMES H. MORRIS, Author of Thoughts of a Reformed Computer Scientist

“Rowan’s copy editing was impeccable and very helpful during my book proposal process.

She was timely, offered relevant suggestions, and provided guidance which helped shape my proposal.

She was very responsive as well. I will be using her services again when I need them!

I highly recommend her!”

-HEATHER HANSON, Embrace Space Between, LLC

Empowering Women through Creativity

Break Free Program - Liberate your Self

SoulCollage® Facilitator

“Working with Rowan was an absolute joy! Her attention to detail and commitment

to excellence took my project to the next level. Not only did she catch every little mistake,

but her insightful suggestions helped enhance the clarity and impact of my project.

Quick, professional, and a true partner in the creative process—

I can’t recommend Rowan enough to anyone seeking top-notch copyediting services.”

-JASMINE JAUER, Beauty Business Coach/Founder of Jazzy Cutz

“I was so happy to entrust my project with Rowan. She is thoughtful, thorough, and talented when

it comes to objectivity, consistency, grammar (of course!), fact-checking, and really putting the polish on

a piece of work before it goes to print or e-print. As a developmental editor myself, I know how very

important the last pass is on a book or project, or in my case early education curriculum!

Rowan will catch what you never dreamed you’d miss, tell you that you can’t get away with what you may

have been trying to, because there is nuance in style but there are just plain facts.

I have mutually worked with Rowan on book editing projects, but I was delighted to be on the receiving

end of Rowan’s work. Not to mention, I asked her to edit something a little bit different than our typical

work and she helped us both by coming up with a custom style guide! She is a copy editor

that makes investing in copy editing worth every dollar.”

-JANNA HOCKENJOS, Founder & Director, Earth Friends

a new approach to environmental literacy in early childhood education

Comprehensive Edits

All editing projects include a thorough review to ensure your writing is correct, consistent, accurate, and complete.

This includes an all-inclusive overview of:

Spelling

Punctuation

Grammar

Word Usage

Repetition

Subject/Verb Agreement

British/American English

Dialogue tags

POV/tense

Descriptive inconsistencies (character descriptions, locations, names, etc.)

Factual inconsistencies (names, dates, times, places, past events, etc.)

Formatting

Organizational material (TOC)

Visual material (Illustrations, Graphs)

Quotations/Citations

Adherence to Style Guide

Fact-Checks

About Rowan Kersley

COPYEDITOR, PROOFREADER & BOOK ENTHUSIAST

Hi, I'm Rowan

I'm a freelance book editor specializing in copyediting services. I'm also a hockey fan, dog lover, potato chip connoisseur, pop culture and entertainment guru, and an avid reader.

Oh! And, I'm obsessed with helping authors prepare their books for publishing!

My favourite pastime is getting lost in a book. I have a knack for quickly picking out inconsistencies and noticing errors others don't see. I am drawn to using this ability to help authors with their novels. Attention to detail is my superpower and my clients love me for it!

You can contact me at: rowankersley@wordonthesheet.com

When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature. If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of myself in the world, I would do that again by reading, just as I did when I was young.

- Maya Angelou

My genre specialties include:

Fiction:

Contemporary

Women's

Non-Fiction:

Health & Wellness

Memoir

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Word on the Sheet

Contact:

rowankersley@wordonthesheet.com