Proofreading

A proofread is a crucial final check of your manuscript before publication. It is always obvious to me when a proofread has been skipped, and those remaining typos can be very off-putting to readers.

What is included in a proofread?

I offer proofreading services for both fiction and non-fiction manuscripts, and this includes:

• A careful line-by-line read of your manuscript for any remaining errors of spelling, grammar and punctuation.

• Removing any inconsistencies in punctuation use and formatting, such as heading styles.

• Checking page numbers, table of contents entries, headers and footers, image captions and weblinks.

• For non-fiction, checking that in-text citations and references/bibliography pages are correct and consistently formatted.

I mark-up using Adobe Acrobat Pro if working on a PDF, or tracked changes in Word.

If you’re interested in this service for your manuscript, please drop me a line using my contact page here.