Which service would be best?
The aim is for people to read your writing and understand your message easily. You don't want to leave them floundering or fed up.
Which service best matches your project?
Giving the words a final polish
If you wish me to proofread your writing, I will be:
- checking spelling, grammar, and punctuation
- checking consistent use of already correctly-spelt words (such as —ise or —ize endings, and —t or —ed endings; such as southeast or south-east or south east)
- checking capital letters are used consistently and correctly
- checking numbers are presented consistently
- checking fonts are used consistently
- checking page numbers
- checking quotes are referenced
- checking illustrations and figures are in the right place, and labelled correctly
- checking your organisation's house style has been applied correctly, if it has one
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Proofreading servicePulling a text together at a draft stage
If you wish me to copy-edit your text, I will be:
- making sure the text hangs together and is internally consistent
- making sure the level of language is appropriate for its target audience
- making sure the text is the right length for the job
- making sure page numbers, headings, sub-headings, footnotes, references, and the running headers and footers on each page are all present and correct
- making sure the contents page matches the section headings, and that headings and sub-headings help readers' understanding
- suggesting minor re-wording, to make the language easier to read or to avoid ambiguity
- suggesting structural improvements, if needed
- suggesting possible improvements for communicating facts, for example, where a block of text could perhaps be replaced by an illustration or figure, or a hyperlink to another web page
- flagging up anything that seems unclear
- flagging up where there appear to be bits missing from the text
- flagging up any obvious factual mistakes or dubious statements
- flagging up any obvious copyright, moral or libel issues
- and carrying out all the checks included in the proofreading list
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Copy-editing servicePresenting text in a certain style, e.g. shorter, simpler, or suitable for the web
If you wish me to do a re-write, I will be following your brief as to how your existing text needs altering to suit its new purpose.
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Re-writing serviceTurning raw information into logical and fluent text
If you wish me to write some text or web content using information you have already sourced, I will be following your brief as to its intended audience, style of language, house style, length, etc.
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Writing service