“To write is human, to edit is divine.”

 

PROOFREADING OR EDITING?

People often ask me about the difference between proofreaders and copy editors.

In simple terms:

• A proofreader corrects
• A copy editor corrects and revises

As a proofreader, I only change errors. Not just because I believe they are wrong. I check the author’s style guide, dictionaries, grammar books, and reliable online sources of information.

Copy editing is more in-depth, much more than just proofreading. It may also include suggestions for changing text and formatting. It may include suggesting re-writes in places, changes to the writing style, and recommending improvements to develop the text’s voice to improve the reader’s experience.

Proofreading Service

• Identifying and correcting typesetting errors and mistakes in spelling, basic grammar, and punctuation
• Achieving consistency
• Ensuring your document follows your house style
• Checking for factual errors
• Ensuring illustrations and labels/captions correspond with each other and with the text
• Checking that page numbers, headings, etc, are consistent
• Ensuring that the fonts, font sizes and line spaces are correct and consistent
• Supplying a marked-up proof and a list of any queries

As a proofreader, I examine your text, discover what’s wrong, and fix it.

Copy Editing Service
Includes everything in the proofreading role, plus

• More detailed copy edits
• Restructuring or re-writing sentences/sections
• Identifying overused words and suggesting alternatives
• Ensuring consistency of voice, chronology, and fact
• Providing a detailed report

Costs
The costs shown here are only guidelines, as each project can differ. For some projects, I will calculate the price by word count; for others, the cost will be an hourly rate.

Usually, for proofreading a finished manuscript/project, the cost is per per word. I charge per hour when copy-editing, as this is much more detailed and usually involves more than one edit.

Typesetting and Self-Publishing

Once you have had your manuscript edited and proofread, what next?

You might approach large publishing houses and hope one of them likes your book and will publish it for you - usually taking away your rights to your hard written words.

Or

Why not self-publish?

I can help you with your typesetting, cover design and get your book self-published, ready for global distribution.

What are you waiting for?