Editing

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I started editing role-playing games professionally in 2008.

My business strategy is simple: Edit about five pages or 3000 words of a manuscript at no charge. This free edit pass proves to customers that I know my craft, shows them what they get for their money, and helps me estimate projects more accurately. My rates are competitive. Perhaps most important: I am an editor who understands role-playing game design.


I offer a substantive editing pass as my premier service:

  • Copy Editing: I improve spelling and grammar, fix punctuation, tighten up and clarify the language, and verify proper word usage. For D&D products, I can ensure stat blocks are formatted correctly.
  • Heavy Editing: I ensure uniformity of voice and style, smooth out transitions, and check references.
  • Text Flow: I examine the whole text to ensure that it flows well and suggest ways to reorganize the text and improve readability.
  • Design Advice: If I see glaring holes in game design, I will point these out to the author.


I also offer services for subsequent editing passes before and after layout. I can also help an author with a text outline and organization before he or she writes the manuscript.


I prefer to edit on-screen using Microsoft Word's "change tracking" feature. Google Docs has a similar, but far weaker, change tracking feature that I can use in a pinch.


Contact me at adamdray@gmail.com to discuss your project.


Editing Credits

My list of editing credits is growing all the time. I have edited indie games and more traditional style games, including products for Dungeons & Dragons 4E (all the stuff I did for One Bad Egg, for example).

  • Annalise, Hamster Prophet Games (Nathan Paoletta), 2008. Final edition, 2010 (coming soon).
  • Misspent Youth, Rob Bohl, 2008. Final edition, 2010 (coming soon).
  • Happy Birthday, Robot!, Daniel Solis, 2010.
  • The Dresden Files RPG (Assistant Managing Editor), Evil Hat Productions, 2010. Three early chapters: Playing the Game, Spellcasting, Skills.

D&D 4E Stuff

* One Bad Egg sold rights to sell its products to Highmoon Games.

Editing Work in Progress

I edited these games but they are not yet available in any form.

  • Tenra Bansho Zero, Junichi Inoue and F.E.A.R. (English translation by Andy Kitkowski).
  • Other Worlds, Mark Humphreys.
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