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The inspiration for the agency name yinfluence stems from merging Emma's Chinese name '盈' (Yin - abundance or surplus) with the English word 'influence', aiming to blend her writing and editorial skills to uplift and influence emerging creatives.
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Emma understands the significance of aligning with someone who cherishes your creative vision. As an editor, Emma is committed to enhancing your writing, ensuring it resonates authentically with its purpose. Her feedback is clear and concise while offering constructive guidance on advancing to the next phase of your creative journey.
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Emma is not a good fit for non-fiction and poetry. ​
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Services Guide
Complimentary 30-minute consults available for new clients
Structural Edit
A structural edit is the first and most in-depth stage of editing, focusing on the big-picture elements of your story—such as plot, structure, characters, theme, setting, and narration. It helps shape your manuscript into a strong, cohesive, and engaging read.
Copyedit
Copyediting is the second step in the editing process, focusing on sentence-level details like grammar, spelling, punctuation, word choice, flow, and consistency. It helps refine your writing for clarity, ensuring your style shines while catching anything that feels off or repetitive.
Proofreading
Proofreading is the final step in the editing process, focusing on catching typos, formatting issues, and other small errors that may have been missed. Unlike editing, which shapes and polishes the content, proofreading ensures the manuscript is clean and publication-ready.
The First 10k
A manuscript assessment of the first 10,000 words provides big-picture feedback on your story’s opening, focusing on structure, pacing, character introductions, and overall impact, with a detailed report to help strengthen your beginning and engage readers from the start.
Submissions Ready
A Submission Ready service reviews your query letter and synopsis to ensure they are clear, compelling, and professionally presented. It focuses on polishing language, tightening structure, and highlighting your story’s strengths to help you make a strong impression on agents or publishers.
Collab Sessions
A 1-hour editor–writer collaboration session is a focused, real-time meeting—usually over video call or phone—where you and an editor dive into your manuscript together. It’s a chance to ask questions, get immediate feedback, brainstorm solutions to story issues, or talk through revisions.
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