10% Discount for Military & First Responders
I am pleased to now offer proofreading services to the following:
- Bloggers
- Fiction authors in the genres of: Romance, Contemporary Women’s Fiction, Chick-Lit, Thriller/Suspense, and Young Adult,
- Non-Fiction authors of: Self-Help, Inspirational, and Memoir
Of special interest to me is working with military/frontline, law enforcement/first responders who are interested in writing their stories. No matter what stage of the process, I can help.
What Exactly Does A Proofreader Do (and Not Do)?
The term “proofreader” refers to the person who literally reads the “galley proof,” which is the designed version of your book or article.
They typically:
- Reads the entire book or article and assures consistency.
- Marks all errors using standardized proofreading symbols and/or comments in the margins.
- Checks that running headers and page numbers are consistent and accurate.
- Keeps an eye on consistency of fonts and design.
- Searches for awkward hyphenations or sentence breaks.
- Checks the cover and book-jacket verbiage for accuracy and consistency with the body copy.
They Typically Do NOT:
- Reword or rewrite content, which should have been done in the edit stage. However, if the proofreader stumbles over awkward sentences or notices redundancies, s/he may flag those for you to address.
- Fact-check information; this should have been done at the copyedit stage.
*Source: Boulder Editors
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