Looking for a detailed and professional final polish-up, with confidentiality assured?
All written text requires editing and/or proofreading by an objective third party for best quality. This is not only true for individual writers, but even more when multiple authors have been involved with the writing (e.g. in annual reports, joint research papers and Cabinet papers).
As a professional editor of 10 years' experience, and a professional member of the Institute of Professional Editors, I am in increasing demand by government departments, corporations, not-for-profit organisations and students. My keen eye for detail and knowledge of Australian Commonwealth Editing standards is much appreciated by my clients, plus my flexibility regarding time frames, especially when urgent projects come in.
Government clients include: Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy, CSIRO (Qld & Corporate), Arts Qld and Qld Museum.
Academic: Churchie Grammar and various university and post-grad students (both Australian and abroad).
An individual quote will be provided for each project. One of three types of edits can be applied. See below regarding Proofreading, Copy Editing and Comprehensive Micro-Editing.
If your documents require re-writing or ghostwriting, I am more than happy to oblige! Please contact me to discuss an individual quote.
Document Editing
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Annual reports
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Research papers
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PhD / Masters (proofreading & copyediting)
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Book proposals
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Newsletters
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University assignments
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Resumes/CVs
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Book proposals
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Magazines
proofreading
A precise and detailed polish-up of a final draft to catch typos and ensure consistency and accuracy in grammar, spelling, punctuation, formatting and design.
A last chance for quality control to ensure your final draft will go to print in the best shape possible.
For Government documents I will follow the Commonwealth Style Guide or individual department style sheets.
Areas addressed
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spelling and typos
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punctuation
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exclamation and question marks
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dialogue marks
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hyphenation
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dashes
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commas, colons, semi-colons, full stops
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basic grammar
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repetition
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typographical errors
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basic format consistency
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bullet points
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headings & subheadings
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referencing
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capitalisation
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numerals
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hyperlinks
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contents list
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headers & footers
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page numbers
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drop caps
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paragraph spacing and formatting
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line and word spacing
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capitalisation
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illustration and picture placement
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copyright and publishing details
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attention will be drawn to awkward or unclear writing and any need for further revision for clarity
You will receive
Your proofreader will do two run-throughs of your electronic version before returning the document to you. You will receive 1 x copy of document showing detailed trackchanged revisions and comments for improvement PLUS 1 x copy of clean manuscript with no trackchanges if requested
Cost
$AU
2.5 - 3c / word depending on document complexity. An individual quote will be drawn up for each client.
If using an hourly rate, the cost is (AUS) $50-$55 / hour
Copy editing
A word-by-word technical edit to review and correct language to ensure consistency and accuracy in grammar, spelling, punctuation, word choice, text formatting, sentence syntax, paragraph length and more.
A final opportunity to flag ambiguous or incorrect facts and pick up internal inconsistencies.
Applied once a document is relatively sound in content and structure.
Areas addressed
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spelling and typos
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punctuation including exclamation and question marks, dialogue marks, hyphenation
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basic grammar
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repetition
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typographical errors
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basic format consistency
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bullet points
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use of italics
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capitalisation
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headings & subheadings
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referencing
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paragraph spacing
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line and word spacing
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numerals
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hyperlinks
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contents list
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basic fact checking
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word choice
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basic sentence structure & phrasing
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basic tone and voice
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paragraph length
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basic consistency, cohesiveness and completeness
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check for potential legal liability e.g. copyright or referencing issues
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basic tone & voice
You will receive
Your editor will do two run-throughs of your electronic version before returning the document to you with all changes shown through tracking. You will also receive one clean copy with no trackchanges.
You may then re-submit the document one more time for a check of any new changes you make if you wish.
Cost
$AU
From 3.5c / word depending on document complexity. An individual quote will be drawn up for each client.
If using an hourly rate, the cost is (AUS) $60/hour
Comprehensive
micro-edit
This is a comprehensive micro edit that incorporates 3 types of editing: Proofreading. Copy editing and aspects of Line Editing.
The addition of line editing means that some attention is also given to any unclear, clunky or inappropriate writing and to fact checking.
Line editing areas addressed beyond proofreading and copyeding:
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awkward, unclear or bland writing
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sentence length
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paragraph length and flow
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inappropriate clichés
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wordiness, redundancy, poor word choice
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verb tense usage
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changes in point of view
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passive vs active writing
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remaining big-picture issues
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incorrect facts or inconsistent facts
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tonal shifts and unnatural phrasing
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structural and developments issues may be pointed out
You will receive
Your editor will do two run-throughs of your electronic version before returning the document to you with all changes shown through tracking. You will also receive one clean copy with no trackchanges.
You may then re-submit the document one more time for a check of any new changes you make if you wish.
Cost
$AU
From 4.5c / word depending on document complexity. An individual quote will be drawn up for each client.
If using an hourly rate, the cost if (AUS) $65 an hour.