Copy Editing

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This involves: -

An Enquiry Form for you to fill out about your writing experience, your story, and your preferred style. This enables me to cater my editing to your specific needs.

Several readthroughs of your story to establish what requires editing.

A style sheet with your chosen style of writing, including a table of your characters, important words, places, and a timeline.

A marked-up copy of your manuscript with comments and corrections.

An Editorial Report of:-

* Errors -

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* Repetition -

* Plot and Pacing –

* Readability –

* Characters –

* Fact-checking -

* Appropriateness -

spelling, punctuation, grammar, and formatting mistakes.

is it clear, appropriate, and are you sticking to the correct tense?

names, ages, timeline, appearance of characters etc are all correct.

you aren't repeating things such as names, places, information, or filler words in your sentence, which can interrupt the action and disrupt the flow.

the plot is followed through, and the pace is consistent.

is it clear, is the exposition to scene balance right, and is there enough conflict to keep the reader turning the page?

are they believable, relatable, and represented accurately in terms of appearance, history, and background?

are facts accurate and attributed correctly?

the material is appropriate for the intended reader.