Copy-Editing
Diogenes Communications offers a comprehensive copy-editing and website content-management service, helping you create great writing.
Copy-editing service
In addition to basic proofreading, the Diogenes copy-editing service involves:
- enhancing the overall readability of the text, improving the use of vocabulary and sentence structure to ensure clarity
- ensuring that the text flows fluidly and logically between sentences
- ensuring that the overall tone is appropriately formal, amending the text where necessary
- ensuring consistency throughout the document
- suggesting alternative wording where necessary
- providing appropriately detailed feedback on the overall text
How I copy-edit
I use Track Changes, a built-in tool in Microsoft Office. It records any changes — such as deletions, insertions and formatting — made in a document. It is useful in the proofreading and copy-editing process because it allows the document’s original author to see what changes have been made to a document by the proofreader/copy-editor and to accept or reject them.
When I return your document to you, I will include an easy-to-follow guide on using Track Changes.
Formats
I can copy-edit documents in most formats, including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher, PDFs and Adobe InDesign.
Pricing
Depending on the exact nature of the document and the agreed deadline, the enhanced copy-editing service is £12 per 1,000 words. This assumes a 72-hour turnaround at a maximum of 3,000 words per day.
Get in touch
Contact me to discuss the service you are looking for.