Matt Alderton should have been born with a red pen in his hand. In grade school, he was the best speller in his class and the only kid who knew how to properly use a semicolon. In high school, he was the only Spanish student who actually knew what the words “conjugate” and “subjunctive” meant. Today, he’s a full-grown editor who regularly spots spelling, grammar and vocabulary errors on restaurant menus, in everyday e-mails and even in his peers’ published articles.
Because nothing can tarnish one’s professionalism and credibility faster than a misspelled word or a misplaced mark of punctuation, Matt helps his clients build credible business images, one period, comma and question mark at a time. Clean copy, after all, is effective copy.
When you hire Matt as your editor, you’ll get:
- Pristine, error-free copy
- Meticulous line editing courtesy of a persnickety copyeditor
- Constructive feedback on your content
- Copy that’s consistent with your voice, style, standards and brand identity
- A writer who can finesse existing copy and smooth over trouble spots
- Suggestions on subject matter, structure and organization
- Copy that conforms to professional standards: AP, MLA or Chicago style
Editing Services
- Editing articles
- Editing Web pages
- Editing marketing materials
- Editing sales collateral
- Editing books
- Editing newsletters
- Editing proposals
- Editing event programs
- Copyediting
- Line editing
- Proofreading
- Spell checking
- Rewriting
- Macroediting
- Content critique
- And more!
RECENTLY ADDED ARTICLES
Article: “1968: Upending the Establishment”
Publication: 1968: The Year That Transformed the Nation
Publisher: USA Today
Date: July 2, 2018
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Article: “Are Flying Vineyard Drones Creating Better Wine?”
Publication: Wine Enthusiast Magazine
Publisher: Strum Media
Date: July 20, 2017
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Article: “Banned No More: Pentagon Allows Transgender Troops to Serve Openly”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: Dec. 22, 2016
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Article: “A Heroes’ Historian”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: Nov. 8, 2016
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Article: “Safe Passage”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: Dec. 17, 2015
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Article: “More Than Meets the Eye”
Publication: Trajectory Magazine
Publisher: U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation
Date: Q4 2016
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Article: “Anything Goes in Tributes to Pope”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: Dec. 11, 2016
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Article: “The Future of Learning is Here”
Publication: Back to School
Publisher: USA Today
Date: Fall 2016
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Article: “Pocket Protection”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: Sept. 19, 2016
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