+ Proofreading is for documents at a very final stage. Your manuscript will have already been through developmental or structural editing, line editing, maybe beta reading, and of course, your own edits as an author.

+ Every manuscript is different, so the scope of what I do can vary from job to job. But I will always check for spelling, typos, grammar, spacing, punctuation, adherence to style guides such as CMOS, and consistency of formatting and capitalisation. I don't use any AI in my work, but I love a good old-fashioned macro to pick up those pesky details like variances in spelling of character names.

 

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+ What does copyediting cover?​

+ Copyediting takes a closer look at sentence structure, word repetition, character and plot continuity and timelines. It usually includes building a style sheet – and sometimes (especially for multi-book series) character bios and plot chronology records.​

+ When I do a copyediting project, I also proofread as I go. ​

+ Fact-checking by arrangement.

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