
Final Polish Editorial
Providing editorial services to authors of fiction and non-fiction. Whether it's a novel, a collection of short stories, memoir, or a how-to book, all your hard work deserves a final polish.
Shuna Meade is the editor behind Final Polish Editorial. She is an author and understands the process, and the challenges involved in writing and being edited:
• as an editor she edits with a light touch, always respecting the author's voice
• as a proofreader she nit-picks with a meticulous eye for detail
How Shuna can help you - every writer needs a fresh set of editorial eyes, someone to experience their manuscript as a first-time reader would. She will help to smooth out your sentences and apply standard spelling, grammar, punctuation and formatting, so that your writing shines.
All work is carried out using track changes in Word with comments, or by marking up PDFs. Turnaround is fast, efficient, accurate and always professional.
Clients include: publishers, small presses, established authors, authors embarking on the submissions process, and self-publishers.
"Shuna copy edited my latest crime thriller. I'm in no doubt that she has massively improved the manuscript with her thoughtful, thorough, and professional changes."
I am an Intermediate member of the Society for Editors & Proofreaders, and while I specialize in working with authors of fiction & non-fiction books, I have a breadth of experience across a number of sectors including:
• online learning
• travel
• tourism
• real estate
• property rentals
• resort development
• music industry
• marketing
• promotions
• public relations
EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
M.A. (Ord) History & English Literature & Language, St Andrews University
College of Media & Publishing - Proofreading & Copy editing (distinction)
College of Media & Publishing - Self-publishing (distinction)
Society for Editors and Proofreaders - Intermediate member
SfEP courses - Fiction Editing, Editing with Word