Hi, I’m Ceylan Ozguner, founder of Oz Editorial Services. I’ve been an avid reader since I was a kid. As a result, I’ve always had a good vocabulary and great grasp on grammar. Although I’m a native US-English speaker, growing up bilingual was also extremely beneficial to my understanding of language.

In high school, my love of words and grammar started showing. By the time I was in college, at The Ohio State University-Newark branch, one of my English professors handpicked me to help her create the branch’s first interdisciplinary student journal, Taproot, with another professor and student. I spent months proofreading and copyediting submissions under my professor’s guidance. I ended up being involved in the process of creating the journal every step of the way—from announcements requesting submissions to the publication process. It was quite an experience.

College exposed me to several different styles of writing. Initially, I learned the Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) and the Modern Language Association (MLA) style, then the American Psychological Association (APA), and the Associated Press (AP) style.

Later, I worked for a small engineering consulting and R&D firm. I served as their technical editor, copy editing and proofreading documents for the business (e.g., proposals for grants, business communications, etc.). I also contracted out as the Editorial Assistant for two scholarly publications about intelligent vehicles for eight years. I frequently helped authors who were preparing to submit papers to the journals by proofreading or copy editing their papers before they went through the peer review process.

I finally decided to open my own editing business. I took a few of courses to make sure I was still current on copy editing and proofreading standards. I am a member of the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA) and the Society for Editing (ACES), both reputable editing organizations. As a freelancer, I’ve copy edited and proofread adult fiction (action/adventure, fantasy, sci fi, mysteries) and YA books, essays, blogs, and marketing materials.

I truly enjoy helping people cultivate and refine their writing, whether it’s for a book, blog, article, paper, transcript, or any other written work; fiction is my favorite (especially low fantasy), and I enjoy writing too. I can help you create a document without distracting errors so that your customers, clients, and readers can focus on your message instead of your mistakes.

If you’d like to discuss your work with me or have other questions, please email me at ceylano@ozeditorialservices.com or click the button below to fill out our contact form. Thanks for visiting and keep writing!