Attention to detail

Can you imagine a world where written work you produced was perfect? It could mean a 5-20% higher grade. It could mean embarrassing mistakes aren’t found that can reduce businesses to seemingly, ‘unprofessional with little aptitude’. It means a respectable reputation and public confidence.

Proofreading can help immeasurably. Your job is to get the words down. My job as proofreader is the attention to detail, to tidy it up, make it faultless and get you that better grade, perfect English and superior reputation. Editing, is also a service that can make a huge difference to your documents, projects, theses, brochures and so on. Just one or two errors in an essay or piece of work can change the meaning and sentence structure that might come across in a way you didn’t intend.

Online proofreading saves you time and effort to get your work proofed or edited without leaving home, Uni or work. The job can be completed fast and more efficiently and emailed back for you to go over and resend back if needed before the due date.  It also ensures there is a trail via email should you misplace a hardcopy. Many people feel that they can proofread their own copy but this isn’t as easy as you think. Proofreading and editing work that has been completed by a professional will provide you with a much better job. When you are too familiar with the work, it is hard to pick out typos and other errors that a professional will see immediately. Work can be done on hard copy and scanned and emailed or using tracked changes and emailed.

For ESL (English second language) students in particular, conversational English can differ greatly when it comes to putting information down on paper. It can be incredibly daunting for these students who know their content well but require some editing or proofreading to assist in tying it together.

When talking about attention to detail you don't want to come across as sounding redundant by getting sentences back to front or being repetitious but it’s not always easy to be resourceful in prose. Editing and then proofreading your work who is trained to be detailed and particular is what will enhance your work. detail is what makes a masterpiece. For an affordable quote, see my website at http://kirstieanders16.wix.com/editingproofreading

Editors do!

Why do we edit something? For the reader of course. The writer and editor work together to put something out there that is clear, elegant and correct. It's all about readability. We have all read something that feels uncomfortable to read; too many capitals, inconsistencies, poor grammar, confusing sentence structure or ambiguity, waffle and spelling mistakes. A poorly written piece of work can grate on nerves and in all likeliness prevent someone from finishing the rest of your work. Sometimes all it needs is a fresh pair of eyes from someone who knows what to scan for.

Editors can edit anything from essays, dissertations, books, brochures, websites, reports, resumes, letters, newsletter articles, and advertisements. An editor is able to improve effectiveness in terms of reading the target audience to convey information. Skills needed by an editor is reading skills, social skills to be tactful and patient, concentration, initiative and good attention to detail.

Copy editing occurs to remove mistakes, inconsistencies, or meagre styles of expression that could irritate or mislead readers and humiliate the author. During copy editing, the editor will check out all the aspects of that paper that makes for good reading and remove mistakes. Substantive editing focuses on the content, structure, language and style of a document. Some restructuring and rewording might also be done in the interests of accessibility, clarity, a cohesive style and tone, and a tighter reader focus.

As the writer, there are a few things to keep in mind. It is incredibly hard to get a draft right the first time around. You overlook errors because you are so familiar with the work. Don't make excuses or apologise, see it as a work in progress, not a final piece. Don't expect an editor or a proofreader to re-write your work. They can make suggestions, research or fact check and recommend alterations but they won't write your paper. You need to know what you might need. If you are writing a novel and you think your characters aren't interesting enough or possibly too one dimensional, a developmental editor can assist you to create depth and make them come to life, make your story line punchier and help with writers block. An editor can certainly make your paper, book, brochure more appealing and readable but they can't guarantee you an A+, High distinction or sell your book any more successfully. A professional editor and or proofreader can make your work the best it can be all the same.

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