Copyediting Sites

When children are learning the idiosyncrasies of the English language, they can get tripped up by some of the different ways singular nouns become plural. This is especially true when they're learning about the animal world. Why don't we add an S to make deer and sheep plural? If it's one goose and … [Read more...]. Quite a number of adjectives can be created by adding the suffix -ive to a noun...

Ne of the side effects of the growth of desktop publishing during the 1990s was that people absorbed much of the jargon of printing and typesetting, often without ever realizing its source. Today we can talk of fonts and typefaces, alignment, and even (for those who really got into it) leading and … [Read more...]. One of my favorite things about the end of the year is looking back and...

RB: Touch on the copy-editing aspect of this collection a bit. We both know Richard Shealy through twitter, how helpful was he and what kind of suggestions (in brief) did you provide to you? AM: Without Richard’s copyediting, I couldn’t have looked you straight in the eye and tell you that Tide of Shadows and Other Stories was a professional product. He took an unpolished stone and turned it...

Freelance copyeditor/proofreader available for long- and short-term projects. All texts, all academic levels. Reasonable rates, quality service. I offer a variety of services at fair and reasonable rates. For more information about the services you are most interested in, please use the links as shown. If you have questions that remain unanswered after you browse through my web site, please...

Using her eagle-eye attention to detail, Jessica reads through your work and hones in on proofreading issues—such as typos, missing or transposed words, and omitted punctuation—as well as copyediting issues—such as clumsy sentence structure and tense and continuity errors. She also checks the accuracy of facts and figures. Thanks to her innate proofreading skills and meticulous attention to...

Do you strive for perfection in your documents? Do things like confusing its and it’s, en dashes and em dashes, and who’s and whose drive you crazy? Do you value proper spelling and grammar? Then you have come to the right place. I am a freelance proofreader and copyeditor. In my 25-plus years of experience, I have worked with all types of material, and clients from individuals to large...

I am a professional freelance copy editor with years of experience in editing academic writing for the social sciences and humanities. I have worked with authors in the fields of psychology, education, and linguistics, among others. I also have experience working with non-native English speaking authors, and I understand the importance of balancing the author’s voice with the readers’ needs. I...

Managed Editing offers copyediting and proofreading for nonprofit organizations, government agencies, publishers, and others. We typically serve clients who regularly need editorial work and want to be assured of consistent high quality and quick turnarounds. Managed Editing provides editorial services—mainly copyediting and proofreading—for nonprofits, government agencies, publishers, and...

As a former teacher, grammar and punctuation enthusiast, and lifelong student, I offer my skills to those who seek to make their writing effective and polished. I invite you to call or e-mail me for more information about how I can give you the academic, professional, and artistic edge on your next written work. Below is a sample contract that can be customized to fit your individual project.

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Thanks for stopping by Rickrack Books, where you can find quality affordable copy editing, books, and more. For information on copy editing services, please see the “Services” page, and to find out about my qualifications, please go to the “About” page. I look forward to hearing from you.

Freelance editorial services for businesses, authors and literary agents: copyediting, proofreading, manuscript evaluations and writing. Self-help writing guide. Small business copywriter specialist. "Nancy Johanson is one of the most creative and dedicated communications professionals that I have ever had the opportunity to work with. While I was the CEO of a medical information company, Nancy...

My passion is communication. I love both the written word as well as visual communication, namely mapmaking. My favorite job was working for ESRI in Redlands, California, as the Desktop Course Manager, Knowledge Base Manager, and Instructor. I was the managing editor as well. I managed the update of GIS course textbooks as the field of GIS and our user base evolved. My greatest achievement was...

My services My background Fee schedule Projects and Testimonials Dear author, I would love to talk with you about your project, to get specific info so I can give you specific answers. Until then, here's a general picture of what I do for authors like yourself. Because I'm working on your "baby" and you don't know me from Adam (or Eve) yet, I usually start out doing only proofreading, putting...

A long time ago in the Austro-Hungarian empire lived lords and peasants. A peasant was granted a plot of land by the lord to work. This included for the peasant to work their land and the lord who gave them the land. The bigger the plot, the longer the peasant had to work. This system was called robot and was abolished in 1848 by Emperor Josef II. For those who can speak Dutch, German, or...

What Publishing Synthesis does is everything about the early life of a book, up to the time when paper meets press: editing and copyediting, design, art, typesetting, proofreading. Mostly you'll think of us as typesetters--and that's fine with us--but our long experience in the book world (since 1975) distinguishes us from other typesetters. We have tempered the vicissitudes of the computer...

Freelance proofreading & copy editing services for busy authors. Chicago, IL freelance editor services clients in Illinois & nationwide. Writing is a lonely endeavor. As you scribble away in your silent garret, a single candle burning at the corner of your desk, you may feel all alone in the world. You might wonder whether your writing really says what you want it to say, whether you’ve chosen...