Three Quills Editing

Copyedits, Content Edits, & Line Edits

A woman with dark hair and glasses, wearing a dark red shirt, sits on a bench in front of a paper birch tree, with sunlight filtering through the leaves.

Hi! I’m Heather, a detail devotee and editor with a Certificate in Copyediting from UC San Diego, an MEd focused on literacy, a BA in Literature, and experience since 2017. I’ve edited academic, business, and creative writing, and although I address big-picture issues when they persist, I specialize in the nitty-gritty of texts.

As a former lit major, I have a warm reading nook in my heart for fiction, and some of my favorite genres to edit are YA/NA, romance, mystery, speculative, and literary. I also love small businesses and am dedicated to ensuring their messages are clear and effective. I’m available to edit marketing or other materials, in addition to web content.

I enjoy writing, too, and have written fiction and creative nonfiction. Please visit my writing page for information about my newest release!


No one is closer to your writing than you. That’s how it should be.

But what if readers can’t connect with your message?

Everything on the page will be new to your readers.

They may spot the typos your familiar gaze skips or miss a crucial point that was mistakenly swept away. They might puzzle over conflicting information or stumble at a shift in tone.

Issues can easily occur, but they risk breaking the connection between a text and its audience.

As an editor, I’ll review your project as closely as possible.

I’ll recognize what needs to be corrected, double-checked, or questioned, so your attention can stay focused where it belongs: on the art and craft of your writing.

As your editor, I’m also your ally, a reader who is trained, thorough, and dedicated to your project.

Testimonials

Heather, all I can say is, ‘Wow!’ I consider myself blessed to have had such a knowledgeable and creative editor. You have taken my manuscript to the next level. I can’t thank you enough.

Hard to believe it had a going over by an exceptional and multi-published author, as well as some other very smart people, and we still missed all that you found. Talk about a wakeup call!”
Sylvia R.
Mystery and Historical Fiction Author
I just want to say how smart your edits are. Also how clean—I think this is the cleanest editing I’ve seen on this project, which we’ve been doing for many years.”

“I’m very happy with your work. Thanks for being so conscientious!”
Lee D.
Manager of Thought Leadership, AACSB International
You are *very* good at what you do, Heather, and I’m grateful that we’ve had this chance to work together. [For what it’s worth], I’ve never had a more thorough editing job done on my work for content and line editing. I got lucky!”
Karen H.
Mystery and Contemporary Romance Author

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Three Quills Editing

For when the details matter.