Proofread Editing
A proofread is the final edit a manuscript needs before it can be sent through to formatting.
This is where an editor will look at the forest, and the trees and branches, together, admiring it all. By this stage, the story should be completed and no new information added.
P.S. - This service does not substitute a Line/Copy edit
Completion Timeframe
One round of editing will take an average of one week per round.
After this edit, the manuscript can be sent off to formatting, if not done yet. Additionally, the manuscript can be sent to ARC readers.
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— Clarity, Correctness, Conciseness, Coherence, and Completion (which would have been checked during an L/C edit) are looked at again in this stage to ensure they were edited fully.
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— This usually happens in non-fiction books, but can also take place during the editing of a fiction book.
— Ensure that any information that directly corresponds with or mirrors reality is correct.
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— Australian/UK “British” English rules v.s. American English rules for spelling, ‘re’ words, and hyphens
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— No editor is perfect, so the proofreader makes sure nothing was accidentally overlooked or missed during the first two types of editing.