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I have been exceptionally pleased with every aspect of my experience with A-1 Editing Service. As a first time non-fiction author, I felt I needed a copy editor to help with my grammar and structure so that my message would be able to come through with clarity to my audience from my manuscript. After spending a great deal of time on my manuscript, I found that I was having trouble with being as effective as I wanted to be with the self-critiquing and revising of my manuscript for grammar and clarity.

After contacting Nicole from A-1 Editing Service, I began working with Shellie Hurrle who is a Senior Editor. Shellie Hurrle is an absolute professional and amazed me with her skill. Beyond her amazing copy editing, Shellie took the time to point out the common mistakes in my writing style and taught me the proper styles for writing. Shellie’s teaching helped me to grow as an author and will help me with writing in my daily life and work.

Shellie helped me tremendously so that I will have the chance for others to review my manuscript and judge my message without being bogged down or distracted by structure, clarity and grammar errors. I plan on working with Shellie Hurrle and A-1 Editing Service in the future and I would highly recommend their services to others.

I want to thank Shellie Hurrle and A-1 Editing Service for this great experience.

Scotte Hartronft, MD

This is an unsolicited letter regarding my personal experience of using Nicole Bentley of A-1 Editing to edit a novel which I wrote. This novel will be published by June of 1999.

I have over 12 years' experience in technical writing, so I have a definite advantage over many aspiring authors. Many with my background would assume that they would have no need of an editor to review and correct their work. But that would be a grave error.

Not only did Nicole correct literally hundreds of errors in grammar and style in my work, she also made constructive suggestions which improved the readability and flow of the text. Her familiarity with current publishing guidelines allowed her to correct many details which helped my novel conform with industry-accepted standards.

Anyone who endeavors to write - whether it be a short story, a novel, or a scholarly work - naturally has a lot of themselves invested in their efforts. This makes objectivity very difficult. And each time the working author reviews a paragraph or a chapter, the words become further ingrained in their mind and increasingly "set" in their content. Each reading unavoidably becomes more cursory and less able to see the text through unbiased eyes.

By the time Nicole saw my manuscript, I had read and re-read every page dozens of times. Some readings focused on style and grammar, while others focused on content and readability. By the time I mailed off the copy, I felt confident that no one could make many improvements of any consequence. I could not have been more wrong.

As a result of Nicole's efforts, my writing was greatly improved in every way. The book may not be a success in the marketplace. But I know that, with Nicole's help, I have produced the best literature I am capable of. That is all any author can hope for.

As a final note, I would like to add that Nicole took a personal interest in my work. Many editors simply slam out the corrections, mail back the manuscript, and go on to the next project. But Nicole has kept in touch to see how the process is going, and her words of encouragement kept me moving forward a couple of times when I was tempted to throw up my hands and walk away from the whole project. No one can expect more than that.

Obviously, I give Nicole Bentley my highest recommendation, as well as my sincere thanks for a job well done.

Sincerely,
Keith Willis
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