Professional editing services

Proofreading

  • A final check of your work to pick up errors in spelling, grammar, sentence structure and punctuation.

  • An integrity check to correct inconsistencies of style, language and design elements.

  • Ensuring your document is complete with appropriate headings, pagination, referencing and contents.

Copyediting

  • In addition to proofreading, a deeper type of edit to ensure clarity of expression and the document is fit for purpose, including accessibility.

  • Checking your language is appropriate for the audience and your tone sounds right, including respectfully highlighting any content that may not be inclusive and/or sensitive.

  • Ensuring your style is applied consistently. Also, imposing a house style if you have one.

  • Correcting formatting issues.

  • Suggesting improvements to design, including accessibility.

  • Ensuring citation and reference style is consistent and correct.

  • Cross referencing in-text citations against reference lists.

  • Further corrections to the overuse of italics, bold, capitals and exclamation marks.

  • I will query doubtful facts and weak arguments.

Writing assistance

  • Plain English rewriting.

  • Writing with inclusive and accessible language.

  • Removing repetition and avoiding overstating the point.

  • Help with citations and referencing.

  • If English isn’t your first language, I can assist in jumping over the language barriers that might get in the way of your argument.