• Is writing your ongoing means of self-expression in a blog or on a message board? Do you review books, movies or consumer products on websites that publish users' critiques?

• Maybe you're a reluctant author of e-mail messages that are too important to contain mistakes.

• Perhaps you need to create attractive and effective Web content to sell products or services—or to auction merchandise—over the Internet.

• Your business duties could include drafting error-free documents and making effective presentations.
  

Even if English isn't your native language, its preeminence in global commerce and on the Internet means you probably use it for all of those tasks. And if you're outside the U.S. and using English to establish a presence or promote a product, you may already be thinking about localization of your language to target an American audience.

When people don't know you or can't see you, your words determine the impression you make. They convey who you are. Does your language send the right message? Might it contain potentially embarrassing—or even costly—slip-ups that a sharp editor could quickly find and fix?

My name is Steven Otto, and sharper messages are my business. I have comprehensive knowledge of the rules and subtleties of U.S. English grammar and composition as they apply to diverse writing styles and situations. I also understand how thoughtful manipulation of graphic elements affects perception and, consequently, comprehension.

You deserve an editor who's an expert in all the details of English usage that frustrate writers, and gets even the finest nuances just right, too—an editor who honors the English language and treats communication like a craft. You'll be confident that the grammar, punctuation and structure of your writing are correct—and that visual elements are successful, too.