proofreading
Everyone makes mistakes.
Let me find them for you.
A proofreader comes in after your project has gone through a professional line- and copyedit, and before the project gets sent to the designers, printers or before it goes live.
Proofreading is the final tidy up before your project goes out into the world. It’s more than checking spellings, dates, numbers, facts and tenses. If you’ve worked on a project for months on end, you’re likely to skim over text reading what you believe is there, not what’s actually there. So it’s wise to get someone external to take a look and sense-check what you’ve written. If you’re close to a piece of work, it’s harder to be objective.
*If your project hasn’t been professionally edited, this probably isn’t the service for you. You can check out my editing services to figure out the best fit.
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You want your business to come across as top-notch, so don’t compromise on this vital role!
All files and content will be treated confidentially and no work will be subcontracted or passed to a third party.
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I track changes and comments in Microsoft Word.
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I edit or suggest in Google Docs.
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For PDF documents I edit or suggest in Adobe Acrobat using digital markups.
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At the end of this, you’ll get a full word-by-word check of your document which focuses on:
Ensuring no missing materials including pagination, illustration and sequences
Consistency in design big picture including font, indentations, running heads, tight and loose lines, hyphenations, chapter headings, running heads
Consistency in hyphenation and capitalisation
Consistent referencing and citations
Consistency in spelling, grammar and punctuations
Dialogue punctuations
Problematic representation, stereotyping and othering
Widows, orphans and short lines
You will receive two versions of your document:
An edited clean version with all of the changes applied and a corrected version with track changes and comments.
testimonials
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The care and attention Suad invests in each project makes her not just an editor or a mentor, but a true ally in the storytelling process.
Fatima
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Suad has an amazing way with words and unlike others, who will stop at grammar and spelling, she goes above and beyond.
Fatoumata
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As the saying goes: to write is holy, to edit is divine. There’s a kind of blessing given to Suad as she works holding your hand along the way.
Hannah Alkadi
RATES AND PRICES
Prices start from £35 per hour, but most of the time I’ll give a fixed project fee based on a sample review.