Copyediting


Let us know what you need! We offer:

  • Light to medium editing of all types of blog content
  • Editing of college papers into MLA or APA style
  • Technical editing for creating easy to understand manuals
  • Light to heavy editing of author manuscripts- Whether you’re creating an e-book or a book for print, we can help you get your book completed!

Light Copyediting (baseline editing)

  • Correcting faulty spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
  • Correcting incorrect usage (such as can for may).
  • Ensuring consistency in spelling, hyphenation, numerals, fonts, and capitalization.

Medium Copyediting

  • Performing all tasks for light copyediting.
  • Changing text and headings to achieve parallel structure.
  • Flagging inappropriate figures of speech.
  • Tracking the continuity of plot, setting, and character traits in manuscripts.
  • Enforcing consistent style and tone in a multi-author manuscript.
  • Changing passive voice to active voice, if requested.
  • Flagging ambiguous or incorrect statements.

Heavy Copyediting (substantive editing)

  • Performing all tasks for medium copyediting.
  • Eliminating wordiness, triteness, and inappropriate jargon.
  • Smoothing transitions and moving sentences to improve readability.
  • Suggesting additions and deletions, noting them at the sentence and paragraph level.

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