We bring clarity to the written word.

Susan E. Lindsey, owner of Savvy Communication, has been a writer and editor for more than twenty years. She has editing and proofreading experience in history, biography, memoir, “how-to” books, fiction, short stories and essays, anthologies, cookbooks, corporate publications, and more. She is the former director of Women Who Write, and a member of the Author Guild, Talking Story, the American Copy Editors Society, Editorial Freelancers Association, and several historical and genealogical societies. 

Several other editors also work on Savvy Communication projects to help meet our clients' objectives and deadlines. They have extensive experience editing the following:

• Nonfiction: biography, history, memoir, politics, culture and society, true crime, travel, education, the arts, religion and spirituality
• Fiction: short stories, historical fiction, romance, young adult, and speculative fiction      
• Articles, theses, dissertations 
• Website content, brochures, business articles, marketing materials

Many publishers require that manuscripts comply with a specific set of style guidelines. Savvy Experts have experience using:

• Chicago Manual of Style 
• Associated Press Stylebook (AP)
• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA)
• Modern Language Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (MLA)