Proofreading

My proofreading package includes:

• Removing any spelling, grammar and punctuation errors.
• Vanquishing all and any typos (typographical errors).
• Ensuring that your document follows the “house style”, eg that capital letters and spellings are formatted in a consistent way. This will be according to which style guide you choose to use. (Please see FAQs for what style guide I use as a default.)
• Querying any typesetting errors or mistakes within formatting, eg, if the wrong font size or font-family style has been used.
• Making sure everything is spelled using the “British English” version of English (as opposed to “American English”).
  • Verifying that any illustrations and their labels or captions correspond correctly with each other and with the rest of the text.
  • Confirming that page numbers, headings, line spacings etc are presented in a consistent way and that the document as a whole is presented consistently and within the brief you provide.
  • Querying factual inconsistencies, like names and addresses that may not have been used correctly.
  • Using the internet and other resources to check the legitimacy of phone numbers, URLs and other links that may be included in your text.
  • Checking that any cross-references within the text have been applied correctly.
  • Following the brief that you have given me as accurately as possible.
  • Working and collaborating with the other editors or proofreaders included in the process (if there are any), including the productions editor, commissioning editor and typesetter.
  • Ensuring your work is written in a consistent tense and voice, eg not shifting from first to third person.