Services

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All genres welcome.

Copy editing checks for:

· Mechanics:

     - Spelling and capitalization

     - Punctuation and hyphenation

     - Acronyms and abbreviations

     - Treatment of numbers and quotations

     - Italics, bold type, and underlining 

· Language: 

     - Grammar

     - Use of tenses

     - Phrasing and word choice

     - Wordiness

· Formatting:

     - Section breaks

     - Paragraph indentation

     - Heading style

·  Character-trait consistencies

All genres welcome.

Copy editing checks for: 

· Mechanics:

   - Spelling and capitalization

   - Punctuation and hyphenation

   - Acronyms and abbreviations

   - Treatment of numbers and quotations

   - Italics, bold type, and underlining 

   - Formatting of footnotes and endnotes

   - Formatting of references and 

     bibliography

   - Review of tables, figures, and other

     displayed material

· Language: 

    - Grammar

    - Use of tenses

    - Phrasing and word choice

    - Wordiness

· Formatting:

    - Section breaks

    - Paragraph indentation

    - Heading style

Proofreading is best for a manuscript that's already been edited and in its final form.

Proofreading checks for:

 · Grammar, spelling, and punctuation

· Formatting:

    - Section breaks

    - Paragraph indentation

    - Heading style

This option is good for writers preparing to engage an agent or who aren't ready for a full book edit. 

 ·  Available for both fiction and nonfiction

 ·  Includes the editing checks listed above

The style guide records decisions made about spelling, hyphenation, capitalization, punctuation, and numbers and helps us maintain consistency throughout your writing. I include a style guide with all edits.