copy-editing

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December Sale!

I’m running a sale throughout December on ALL my editing services and finishing 2019 with a bang!! Until 1st January 2020, you will receive 10% off ANY of my services. Finished your NaNoWriMo manuscript and not sure what to do next? Try my writing advice, beta service, or developmental editing. Finally got through the last … Read More

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How to Edit on a Budget (Or with No Budget at All)

In my last blog post, I discussed why I feel it’s worth paying for good editorial work; my opinion (unsurprisingly) still stands, and if you are wavering at all on whether to pay for editing, please do read it before deciding. However, as I mentioned, I’m fully aware that some writers just literally don’t have … Read More

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Why Should I Pay for Professional Editing?

I recently made posts on Instagram and Twitter asking the writing community a question that is pretty important to me: if they hadn’t used or didn’t plan to use a professional editor, what was their reasoning? I got a lot of responses, which was awesome, and incredibly enlightening. I had (somewhat naïvely, it transpires) assumed … Read More

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Copy-editing vs. Proofreading: A Simple Guide for New Authors

As you’ve probably just discovered, a search for ‘copy-editing vs. proofreading’ brings up hundreds of different results, from ‘line editing’ to ‘proofreading’, and words such as ‘developmental’, ‘opinionated’ and ‘beta reading’ get thrown around, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and confused. If you’re unsure where to start with getting your manuscript edited, it’s worth understanding … Read More