04 — Services
Proofreading & Quality Assurance
The last read before the world reads it.
Proofreading is not a light skim. It is a systematic final check of text, layout and consistency, carried out when the writing itself is settled.
Who this is for
- Authors about to publish or print
- Writers submitting to agents and publishers
- Anyone who needs certainty that the text is clean
Services
8 services in this discipline.
Proofreading
A thorough final check of the complete text.
Read more →Final Proofreading
The last pass on typeset pages before print or upload.
Read more →Grammar Review
Correcting grammatical errors without flattening your voice.
Read more →Spelling Review
Consistent, correct spelling in your chosen variety of English.
Read more →Punctuation Review
Punctuation that reads cleanly and follows one logic throughout.
Read more →Consistency Review
Names, dates, terms, capitalisation and formatting brought into line.
Read more →Formatting Review
Checking that the document's formatting is correct and uniform.
Read more →Quality Assurance
A structured final check across text, files and specification.
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What we examine
- Spelling, grammar, punctuation and typography
- Consistency of names, terms, numbers and style
- Headings, running heads, captions and front matter
- Layout errors introduced during typesetting
What you receive
- A corrected file with every change tracked or marked
- A style sheet recording the decisions applied
- A list of queries where the correct choice is yours
- A final confirmation pass after corrections
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