Proofreading/Light Copyediting

Word by word review for the following:

  • Spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors

  • Hyphenation, numerals, and capitalizations - based on author’s preferred style - to ensure consistency throughout

  • Word redundancy or missing words

  • Inconsistencies in font size or style

  • Correct word usage (homophones, homonyms)

  • Overuse of dialogue tags

  • Timeline and character description consistency

  • Style and formatting consistency

  • Check book covers, front and back, for any errors or suggestions

.02/word with additional charge if work contains graphs, images or other non-word related items.


Proofreading only

This is the final step prior to publication. Minor changes are made that don’t affect the typeset of the manuscript. You will receive recommendations and/or suggestions.

  • Final grammar, spelling, punctuation, typo check

  • Ensure any corrections made by a previous Editor or Typesetter are accurate

  • Ensure chapter numbers and titles correspond with Table of Contents

  • Ensure pages are consecutively numbered

  • Ensure URLs get you where you want to be

.01/word