Your writing needs to be noticed for its message and impact, not mistakes. Poor grammar, misspellings, incorrect punctuation, typos, and faulty formatting hurts your credibility. Readers appreciate quality writing that is clear, correct, consistent, and coherent. It’s foolish to finalize print or digital writing for publication without having a copyeditor or proofreader edit it first….
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Writing Tip
Avoid using clichés (overused phrases that betray a lack or original thought). If you want to use the cliché form in your writing, rewrite it in your own unique way. For example, the old cliché “one man’s meat is another man’s poison” means: what one person likes another person does not like. To avoid the…
How to Write a Good Science Article
If you want to write a good science article, paper, or essay, make sure you follow these important tips: Outline your work. The outline is the foundation upon which your writing is built. Use a solid structure: introduction, body, and conclusion. Arranging your work in logical order will make it easier for readers to navigate….
Help With Homophones
What is a homophone? A homophone, as defined by the dictionary Merriam-Webster, is one of two or more words that sound the same when pronounced, but differ in meaning or spelling. For example, “ate” and “eight” or “by,” “buy,” and “bye.” Homophones that are spelled differently are also called heterographs. Here are fifteen homophones that commonly cause…
4 Tips for Crafting Good Sentences
Use active voice by using active verbs. When the verb is active, the subject of the verb is doing the action. For example, “He threw the ball” is active voice. (“The ball was thrown by him” is passive voice and should be used sparingly. Change sentence structure to prevent repetition and dullness. Alternate subject-verb pairs…
Copyediting or Proofreading?
Copyediting is not proofreading, and vice versa. Copyediting improves clarity, flow, word choice, and verifies facts. Source citations are also checked. During copyediting an editor may add or delete words, sentences, even paragraphs, or make suggestions depending on the level of editing desired by the author. Learn more about levels of copyediting on our Services…
5 Reasons to Hire an Editor
We are passionate about your prose—the same as you are We like making you look good We are a second set of eyes that catch simple mistakes We are fun to collaborate with—we have your back We are gentle with our opinions about grammar, word choice, punctuation, syntax, etc.
What Copyeditors Do
ESSENTIAL TASKS When it comes to copyediting, copyeditors focus on six essential tasks* to assist authors with publishing a final written product. Mechanical editing: spelling, punctuation, capitalization, hyphenation, abbreviations, etc. Correlation of parts: cross-checking references, lists, footnotes/endnotes, headings, etc. Language editing: correct errors in grammar, syntax, and usage; suggest revisions as needed. Content editing: verify…