Meticulosity offers lively writing and rigorous editorial services.

Susan M. Carini, the owner of Meticulosity, is a veteran writer and editor serving clients with editorial and marketing needs. Step up the stairs or, even better, click the button below to discover how your project needs can be met.

About that rigorous editing

So the writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads.
—Dr. Seuss

Truth is, all writing, even that flowing from the best writers, benefits from editing.

Editing is both a mechanical process — keeping those pesky parts of speech in line — and a creative one — making a story or argument more compelling.

In the end, the success of the relationship between writer and editor is dependent on the editor’s ability to foster trust in the author.

Meticulosity’s editing services include:

  • a high-level analysis of the state of readiness of your manuscript

  • guidance on voice and on fine-tuning logic, length, and structure

  • a sentence-level check of grammar, spelling, and factual accuracy, according to the desired style (APA, Chicago, or AP)

  • helping an argument be more clear and concise, ensuring proper formatting of references and footnotes according to the desired style (APA, Chicago, or AP)

  • elimination of typos or errors

About that lively writing

I am out with lanterns, looking for myself.
—Emily Dickinson

Writing is many things to me, but two things in particular: a means of self-expression and a way to shine a light on — to give color, shape, and meaning to — what I have discovered.

Wrapping one’s arms around a subject, sparking the same interest in others that the topic has for you: that has no equal in my experience. And as much as writing has been my job over many decades, it has expressly been my joy.

Meticulosity’s writing services include:

  • including background research and interviews

  • researched and written on a suggested theme

  • crafted with an eye toward SEO as well as informing and converting readers

  • selling a product, service, or program through email, social media, flyers, posters, invitations, or brochures

To get started:

If you have a writing or editing project in mind, please explore my extensive background in higher education as well as past projects. I welcome you to be in touch.