Personalized editing services — 100% human.

SkratchThat offers thoughtful, human editing for writers who want clarity, cohesion, and confidence in their work. Whether you’re shaping a story from scratch or polishing a finished manuscript, I help bring your writing into focus.

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Good writing deserves great editing.

SkratchThat helps writers refine ideas, strengthen structure, and eliminate distractions—without rewriting your work into something unrecognizable. My approach balances technical precision with respect for your voice, genre, and goals.

From early-stage concept development to final proofreads, SkratchThat meets you where you are in the writing process.

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Meet Abigail

Behind SkratchThat is Abigail, a detail-oriented editor with a sharp eye, a love for language, and a deep respect for storytelling.

“I believe editing should feel collaborative—not intimidating. My job isn’t to ‘fix’ your writing, but to help it say what you meant to say, more clearly and more confidently.”

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What Clients Have to Say

  • George M.

    "It’s been my pleasure and privilege to work with Abigail Matteson on 3 novels to date. She’s a pleasure to work with, reliable, punctual, and engaging. Of course, and as expected, she excels at the basics, catching my typos and corralling my run-on sentences. But what I wasn’t expecting was Abigail diving into the story, making valuable suggestions about flow and whether my character’s words or actions are really, well, in character. And, when such things were intentional, graciously working with me to fully realize my intent. Working with Abigail will help you realize your vision for your work. But, please, if you do engage her for a project (and you should), please don’t do so when my next book’s ready for editing!"

  • Roy H.

    “I recently was working on my final paper for my doctoral work at NOBTS. I had honestly reached a point where I didn’t think I was going to make it in time because of editing. A local editor said that I should reach out to Abigail Matteson and see if she could help. In short, she was amazing. I was pleased with every aspect of the editing work she did. Her communication was great, she did exactly what she said she would do, and did it in a timely manner and at a fair price. I would recommend using her for any editing work you need done. I will be using her again if I ever need something edited.”

  • Andrew K.

    “Abigail has edited much of my PhD dissertation, our newly launched theological journal, and is currently working on a book manuscript of mine. 

    Here are some reasons that I have been very happy with Abigail's work, and so heartily recommend her to others that need an editor.

    1. Abigail has a heart for ministry, and her determination to get details right is confirmation of her approach to editing. 

    2. Abigail is very professional and pleasant to work with on writing projects. 

    3. She is very responsible when working with someone's writing project. She picks up her phone or calls back in a responsible time period.

    4. After writing and publishing, and working with editors, Abigail is, by far, the most competent, hard working editor that I have ever worked with. 

    I continue to use her services and highly recommend that you call on her when you need a writing project edited.”

Core Offerings

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  • Big-picture structure, plot, and pacing.

  • Voice, flow, and narrative consistency.

  • Grammar, mechanics, and style standards.

  • Final checks before submission or publication.

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Whether you’re just getting started or nearly finished, I’d love to hear about your work and see how I can help.

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