Editorial service · 04
Copyediting
Correctness and consistency, done after major structural issues have been addressed. Delivered with tracked changes and a style sheet.
What this means for your manuscript
Copyediting is a careful consistency and correctness pass for a manuscript whose structure and wording are largely settled. It catches errors while respecting deliberate departures from convention and the language of your genre.
The approach
How the work unfolds
- 01
We confirm the language variant and any house or publisher style requirements.
- 02
The text is checked for grammar, punctuation, spelling, usage, terminology and internal consistency.
- 03
A style sheet records decisions about names, spellings and recurring conventions.
What you receive
A clear outcome
A manuscript with tracked changes and queries, plus a style sheet for future reference.
What happens next
After the edit
After layout or final formatting, a proofread is the final opportunity to catch surface errors.
Editorial demonstration · fictional example
See the thinking in context
This scenario is invented to illustrate the kind of editorial question we might explore. It is not a client project or testimonial.
A fictional science-fiction manuscript uses three spellings for one invented place. A style sheet establishes the chosen form and the copyedit applies it consistently.