Refine Your Writing with Expert Copyediting Services

My light copyediting service focuses on certain mechanical corrections to eliminate basic errors and enhance readability. It covers the following:

• Correcting Common Spelling, Capitalization, Punctuation, Hyphenation, and Grammar Mistakes
• Fixing Subject-Verb Agreement and Syntax Errors
• Identifying and Correcting Incorrect Word Usage
• Ensuring Uniformity in How Numbers Are Presented
• Identifying and Correcting the Misuse of Homophone Words
• Checking the Table of Contents against Figures and Tables to Ensure All Elements Are in the Correct Order
• Preparing a Style Guide on the Chicago Manual of Style or Other Style Manuals to Maintain Consistency throughout Your Document
• Clarifying Any Conflicting Statements, Factual Inconsistencies, or Suspected Factual Errors with the Author

Building on the coverage of my light copyediting services, this level of copyediting goes further to enhance clarity and coherence. It involves the following tasks:

• Proposing a Rephrasing of Convoluted Writing
• Identifying Inappropriate, Inaccurate, or Ambiguous Statements
• Adjusting Text and Headings to Ensure a Parallel Style Structure
• Ensuring Consistent Style, Voice, and Tone throughout Your Document
• Asking for Definitions of Terms That Need Clarification
• Suggesting Better Word Options for Enhanced Clarity and Engagement
• Recommending Alternative Versions to Confusing or Awkward Phrases and Sentences
• Clarifying Instances of Word Repetition with the Author

This substantive copyediting service provides a deep, thorough review and edit of your manuscript. It involves more judgment calls and rewrites, including:

• Proposing a Rephrasing of Convoluted Writing
• Cutting Unnecessary Words and Industry-Specific Jargon That Might Confuse Readers
• Changing Passive Voice to Active Voice, If Requested
• Enhancing the Flow between Sentences and Paragraphs for Improved Readability
• Suggesting New or Reworded Headings and Redistributing Heading Levels for a More Logical Structure
• Suggesting and Possibly Implementing Additions and Deletions, Noting Them at the Sentence and Paragraph Level
• Fact-Checking to Ensure Accuracy
• Moving Relevant Materials from Long Notes into Text and Ancillary Materials from Text into Notes
• Adding or Removing Tables and Other Illustrations
• Removing Non-essential Words to Tighten and Polish Your Writing
• Formatting Your Manuscript and Creating a Bibliography from Documented Notes