Copyeditors and proofreaders will create style sheets as they review a writer’s manuscript. It’s also helpful if the writer provides one that he has already created as a starting point. So what goes on a style sheet? I’m glad you asked. Style Decisions Funnily enough, style decisions are the first ...

Copyediting and proofreading are the same no matter the material, right? Wrong. Both fiction and nonfiction can bring their own challenges. Usually I talk about copyediting and proofreading simultaneously, but proofreading really is a different level of work and should be talked about as such for this topic. So let’s ...

You’re planning for the time when you’ll need a copyeditor or proofreader. You’re a few weeks or a couple of months away from needing one, but you want to make sure the one you select has availability to work on your project when you need her, so you’re trying to ...

You’re submitting your precious manuscript, which you’ve spent hours and hours on and into which you’ve poured your heart and soul, to your copyeditor or proofreader. When should you expect to get it back? Here are a few things that could impact the amount of time it takes your copyeditor/proofreader ...

When I tell people what I do, often the first question I am asked is, “How much do you charge?” I get a variety of responses to my answer from, “Oh, that’s not so bad,” to a blank face, to “Why so much?” Here I’ll explain how copyeditors and proofreaders ...

As a writer, you might wonder if hiring a copyeditor or proofreader means that your work will be perfect after she has finished reviewing it and you have made all of her suggested changes. Unfortunately, the answer is no. I’ll explore a few of the reasons that copyeditors and proofreaders ...