editing services
Good editing is all about making it easy for readers to grasp what you’re trying to say. Editors are often called ‘the reader’s advocate’ – if anyone wants to make your book, brochure or website read a little better, it’s an editor with some spare time on their hands!
Editing is not a quick process – it involves reading through your content any number of times to address specific issues: plain english, acronyms, punctuation marks, passive ‘voice’, capitalisation, incomplete sentences, unexplained terms and jargon, etc. – the list is extensive.
Did you know that an editor’s work is at its best when the reader doesn’t notice it?
It is also a repetitive process – your content might go through several stages, each addressing different editorial aspects, that culminate with a look at the finest details. Each stage will require your input – I will send you a copy of the edited content and ask you to review my suggested changes as well as answer any questions I may have about the meaning of your words.
Editing may require specialist knowledge – if your content is outside my fields of expertise, I can recommend an editor with experience in that area and liaise with them on your behalf.
Please contact me to arrange an obligation free quote.
Editing should be completed before any design, development or desktop publishing takes place.
It makes sense to get your content spick and span before spending time developing a detailed design or placing your content into a specific layout or page template – otherwise the design, layout or webpage may have to be redone after the editing is complete (which will result in further costs to you!).
Also, the editing process may uncover specific requirements that would not otherwise have been addressed until much later in the project (this can be a real cost saver).
proofreading services
Proofreading is a separate process to editing – it happens after your content has been desktopped or converted into a website.
Proofreading is the process of checking the final publication to make sure that designers, desktoppers and developers have followed editorial instructions, that heading levels have been applied correctly, that no spelling or typing mistakes have crept into the layout, etc.
Proofreading is a very different process to editing because, at this final stage of the publication process, it is assumed that the language, structure and grammar of your content is already correct.