Services
Services
As a copyeditor, I will be looking for and correcting mechanical errors and inconsistencies; errors of grammar, usage, and syntax; and errors or inconsistencies in content. Copyediting includes the following tasks as well:
Working with your preferred style guide—for example, The Chicago Manual of Style, Turabian’s Manual for Writers, The Christian Writer’s Manual of Style, or an in-house style guide—to produce a polished manuscript that reflects your preferences
Making sure elements in the text, such as cross-references; numbering of footnotes, endnotes, tables, and illustrations; the table of contents; and footnotes/endnotes and bibliographies are internally consistent
Correcting (or pointing them out so you can correct them) errors or lapses in grammar, syntax, usage, and diction
Calling your attention to any internal inconsistencies or discrepancies in content, as well as structural and organizational problems, so that you may resolve them or so that you can direct me to resolve them by heavy editing or rewriting
As a developmental editor, I will help you structure or restructure your manuscript before it enters the publication process. This includes the following:
Helping an author develop a “big picture” for a manuscript and then coaching him or her with organizing content to make sure this vision is executed successfully
Rewriting or suggesting rewrites at the chapter, section, paragraph, and sentence levels
As a proofreader, I will read your typeset proofs to find errors and mark them for correction, including the following:
Using standard proofreading marks to accurately and clearly indicate errors
Using your preferred dictionary to correct misspellings
Reading and following the copyeditor’s style sheet to guarantee consistency
Checking formatting, including items such as folios, running heads, indents, word and line spacings, coordination of the contents page with the chapters—and other design elements