Typos
The misspelling the eye skipped because it knew the word.
Proofreading is what you order when the book is finished and the pages can still embarrass you. Typos, punctuation, a repeated word, a heading that does not match the chapter. We do not reopen the plot.
The misspelling the eye skipped because it knew the word.
A mark that changes who is speaking, or whether the sentence ended.
Bad breaks, a missing header, a list that lost its number.
Someone who has not been living inside the draft for a year.
The brief
Proofreading assumes the sentences are the ones you intend to publish. We read for what is wrong on the surface: spelling, punctuation, a repeated word, a character’s name that slipped, a page that starts with a widow or a heading in the wrong style.
We mark the fault. We do not improve the prose. If we notice that a chapter is repeating itself, we will say so in a note and stop. Fixing that inside a proofread is how a finished book becomes unfinished again.
How the pass runs
We proof the version that will be published, not an earlier draft beside it.
Spelling, punctuation, and the word typed twice.
The details that have to match the rest of the book.
Breaks, headings, captions, and a list that fell apart in layout.
You take the marks. We do not keep editing after the proof is in.
Before you send the manuscript
After line editing and copy editing, and after the pages look like the book. Proofreading a draft you are still rewriting means paying twice for the same typos.
Yes, if that is the file that will print or upload. A Word draft and a laid-out PDF hide different mistakes. Tell us which one is final.
No. We will mention one if it is obvious, and we will not repair it inside this pass. That repair belongs to developmental editing or a rewrite.
You do. The marked file is yours. We do not claim a credit.
When you are ready
If you are still moving chapters, wait. This pass is for the last version. Call (833) 688-4166 or write [email protected].
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