“Sasha's good reputation as a sensitivity reader and editor is well established in our shared, international community of editors, which is what put her on my radar when I needed an editor for a collection of feminist essays. She quickly and enthusiastically delivered far more than expected and left no stone unturned. Sasha is thorough, professional, driven, incisive, and direct, and she asks important questions. I recommend her to anyone who is willing to dig deeper into their own writing while receiving rigorous, unflinching editing and feedback.”
— Renée Layberry, editorial coordinator, TouchWood Editions
"I must say I am completely happy with the edits. You did a wonderful job! Thank you for taking the time to explain some of your revisions: it will help me improve my written English in the long run. I think my paper reads much better now, and I believe the editors of the journal will also be quite satisfied with this revised version. I was surprised by your work on my reference list (I thought I had done this work already!), but your attention to detail has proved sharper than mine. For all these reasons, I thank you warmly for your work, and I will not hesitate to ask you again if I have other projects in need of editorial work."
— Pascale Cornut St-Pierre, academic
“Sasha is a fierce editor. She embodies all the qualities needed to create a written work of art. She is direct, efficient, honest and professional. We are grateful to have had the opportunity to work with her. She was the perfect fit for our manuscript and we will be sure to use her services in the future for our next book.”
— LeRae & Beauty Faulkner, memoir
”Sasha's revisions to my manuscript and comments about the piece overall pushed my writing to a level I myself would never have been able to take it otherwise. Clearly, she gave a lot of time to this job, which shows just how passionate Sasha is about the English language, and how much care she gives to her clients’ work. I made no better decision for my manuscript than to go with Windswept Editing for the copy edit. It truly lifted my writing to the professional level. Sasha’s services through Windswept Editing are exemplary and it is my strongest recommendation to others who want to finish their writing project properly, to use Windswept Editing."
— George Matthews, memoir
"I am thankful to Sasha for her assistance in editing my paper. My final submission was accepted for publication. Sasha was professional, skilled, honest, and patient! A sincere thank you for your work, Sasha.
— Pamela Walsh, academic
"Sasha, at Windswept Editing, worked on my debut novel, turning it into a structured and sound piece of work. Her attention to detail at every stage of development, and especially for character motivation, have been insightful and produced emotional attachment for my characters in my readers. Sasha comes from a different writing genre than my own (horror/post-apocolytic). I believe this has added even more value to the process and provided a perception I was needing. I definitely will be keeping her for the remainder of my series and recommend her talents to others striving to add levels of professionalism with prompt and kind service."
— Marlaina McClure, novel
"Sasha has been exceptional in her copy editing and story editing of my writing. She has been so enjoyable to work with. Taking what was written and only making it better, she preserved my voice while being very gifted in firming up what was written. She was very punctual and communicated well through the whole process. A very gifted professional. Sasha's edits took my writing to a level of effortless readability. I have tried many editors in the past and Sasha's work is undoubtedly the best I have found."
— Cathie Gingerich, memoir
"Sasha has been an important asset to me during the process of many of my academic writing projects. Her keen eye for detail, focused sense of flow and style, and careful attention to the project as a whole, make her an ideal person to help anyone hone and craft any piece of writing. I couldn’t do it without her!"
— Katelyn Dykstra Dykerman, academic
"One of the many challenges for writers is the creation of worlds that readers want to be immersed in, and ones that they continue to feel in their bones when they set the words aside. Evocative, atmospheric, immersive writing is a joy to read when you can find it, and Sasha knows how to create it."
— Donna Lowe, fiction
"Sasha is an efficient, professional, and compassionate editor. Her immediate response to my every call for help, her perfect understanding of the academic writing process, as well as her ability to empathize and readiness to offer suggestions of more than just a grammatical and syntactical nature, make her more than just than an editor for me. She is my writing companion and sometimes my writing mentor. Without her, my academic life would have been quite different. Thank you, Sasha, for your help!"
— Rubia Akram, academic
”Sasha has an extremely high proficiency if the English language and has transformed my manuscript, bringing it to the next level. She completes assigned work and meets tight deadlines.”
— Susan Wenzel, memoir, how-to
"Thanks so much for such a thorough edit. This is really, terrific feedback. Very constructive and just what I needed to reshape my work into something better."
— Zinnia Jamshed, memoir, self-help
"Thanks for the great edits, and super thanks for doing them in a short period of time. It is amazing how you were able to go through the whole document with such meticulousness in a very short span of time."
— Ghadah Alrasheed, academic
"I encourage everyone with the need for writing and editing to give Sasha a chance. She is excellent!"
— Irena Belcovsky, proposal
"I was very pleased with your editing! Thanks so much!"
— Bray Smallman
"Thank you so much! This is beyond amazing! You honestly did an amazing job! Thank you for everything!"
— Umer Siddique, letter
"Thank you Sasha for your super efficient editing. Reliable, consistent, professional and reasonably priced."
— Terry Childs, nonfiction
"Thank you for the outstanding and quick work. Your version is 'muchly more better' than mine!"
— Rob Hall, blog posts
"Sasha, I was really impressed by your work. Thank you!"
"Thank you very much for putting so much work into this document."
"Sasha is an excellent resource for all story editing and copy editing. Thanks Sasha!"
"Her response is prompt and she is very skilled at what she does. My writing looks much better now. Thank you, Sasha."
"Same great quality for a reasonable price! I am pleased with your personal editing service. You do a great job, Sasha!"
"Thank you kindly for the edit. It has really helped me grow as a writer."
You’ve probably seen terms like copy editing and proofreading but not known the difference between them. Knowing the different kinds of editing will help you get more out of your relationship with your editor. There are four kinds of editing: developmental, substantive, copy, and proofreading.