Services
Offering:
- high-quality proofreading and copyediting customized to your needs
- comparison proofreading and cold reading
- hard copy proofreading using traditional proofreader's marks or on-screen proofreading
- clear, concise writing based on customer-supplied information, or based on research and/or
interviews
- layout and design of collateral pieces, including (but not limited to) newsletters, postcards, forms,
resumes, business documents and manuals
- affordable rates
- reliable service with fast turnaround
- flexible delivery of final product
Proofreading or Copyediting?
Proofreading will entail:
- correcting spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors
- marking incorrect word breaks
- marking or querying widows/orphans and word or hyphen stacks
- checking chapter heads and subheads against table of contents and references within main text
- checking tables, figures, photo captions, pull-quotes, etc., for errors, location and consistency with
main text
- confirming consistency of style throughout document and with style guide (in-house style guide or
manual such as The Chicago Manual of Style or The AP Stylebook) and design specs
- checking running heads and page numbers for placement, style and accuracy
Copyediting will entail:
- all proofreading functions described above
- rewriting sentences for clarification and/or simplification
- editing for brevity
