Services
Copy-editing
Identifying and correcting errors in the following:
- grammar and punctuation
- spelling and usage of common words
- consistency of language usage and structure
- basic fact-checking, including personal names, product names and trademarks
- text clarity, sense and flow
- missing/repeated words and phrases
- anachronisms, out-of-character expressions or behaviour
- technical concepts or special terms (appropriate explanations for intended readership)
- presentation and matching of illustrations, tables and captions
- removal of racial or gender bias
- ensuring absence of offensive matter, incitement to hatred, and plagiarism
Proofreading
Identifying inconsistencies and errors in the following areas:
- spelling, grammar and usage
- font sizes, line spacing, hyphenation, pagination, word and paragraph breaks
- formatting
- errors of fact
- page numbers, chapter headings, contents tables and indices
- illustrations, tables and figures
Formatting
You create the document content and I do the formatting:
- margins and layout
- font: style, size and colour
- paragraph: alignment, indents, line spacing, page breaks and section breaks
- lists: bullet points and numbering
- borders and shading
- table formatting