The Write Editor offers the following services:

PROOFREADING

Once your manuscript has been edited and formatted and is ready for publication, your next step is to have it professionally proofread. It’s a good idea to have your typeset galley proofread, also. These are the problems The Write Editor looks for while proofreading:

Typeset copy against the copyedited manuscript

Nonstandard grammar

Incorrect punctuation

Inconsistent editorial style

Incorrect math

Factual errors

Inconsistency of running heads

Bad breaks between lines and pages

Bad spacing between words and lines

Errors in page numbering

Misspells and typos

Misnumbering and mislabeling

Word usage (such as affect for effect)

COPYEDITING

Copyediting is the process of turning a manuscript into a fine-tuned, publishable product. All manuscripts deserve a thorough copyediting to ensure authors successfully communicate their ideas to readers. Once you’ve completed writing and self-editing your manuscript, it’s time to have a professional copyeditor look it over. The Write Editor conforms your manuscript to meet the publisher’s style. Some manuscripts need more work than others. Following are the three basic levels of copyediting The Write Editor offers.

Light copyediting

            Correct spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation errors

            Correct usage

            Check cross-references

            Note egregious errors

            Query factual inconsistencies

            Check consistency of hyphenation, abbreviating, and format of lists

            Check Contents page against chapters

            Check numbering of footnotes, endnotes, tables, and figures

Medium Copyediting

            All items listed above

            Check for parallelism

            Note/change offensive or inappropriate speech

            Note wordy paragraphs and suggest changes

            Note faulty organization and logic

            Change passive voice to active

            Note ambiguity

            In fiction, trace plot, characters, setting and note any discrepancies

Heavy Copyediting (Substantive editing)

            All items listed above

            Correct wordiness, infelicities, and jargon

            Correct faulty organization

            Correct ambiguity

 
To accurately determine the level of editing your manuscript requires, The Write Editor offers a free, no-obligation sample edit. This allows you to evaluate my work. When I return the sample to you, I will include a project fee and estimated turnaround.

Contact me today and let's discuss your manuscript needs!

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