AdirondackEditing

We've all done it at some point in our lives. We've all panicked about a paper we slaved over until our eyes burned, our wrists felt like they'd fall off, and we were sure our brains had evaporated in the late hours. We've all hoped and prayed that our work was good enough and jumped at any opportunity to have our paper fixed up by another before the deadline.

We've all doe this one too. Maybe it was a co-worker close by. Maybe it was a stranger on the bus whom you didn't even notice. But we've all had some crazy stranger try point out to something ridiculous and insist on it until you were pretty sure they were dangerous.

Few, though, if any, have ever been through this at the same time. I hope the number stays tiny and more people notice the red flags on her site.

First, she charges over 20 times the price most other editing services charge. Much of what she does can be checked online for free, as well, though she will argue with most people, including teachers, over the advice.

Second, she lists no education or certification. I personally own an editing certificate I got for fun, and that led to the third and biggest red flag:

She HATES research. Good luck if you want anything factual in your work. MLA style, Chicago Manual of Style, Encyclopedia Britannica, and Merriam-Webster's dictionary all send her into and electronic rant about your behavior. If she doesn't just block your e-mail for being 'mean and uncivil' enough to use them in the first place.

Use SPi GLobal instead. http://www.adirondackediting.com/ Much more professional, shows usage of proper definition of both simple and difficult words, gives free estimates, and does a lot more in a real 'warm, friendly, engaging manner'.