Fresh Eyes for every kind of writing, every kind of mistake. Kurt Florman: 928-427-0329, or editor@proof-it.com.

The Whole Nine Yards...

Quality proofreading, 
Quality copyediting,
Quality editing—
Proof-It.com offers it all...

What's the difference between proofreading, copyediting, and editing? Well, there may be big differences, or there may be virtually no difference; it depends on the definitions and your understanding of the terms.

You probably don't need to know the exact meanings of proofreading, copyediting and editing, because the chances are your document—whatever is it—will need all three. But, if you're interested in specifics, simply go to these pages:

• What is Proofreading?

• What is Copyediting?

• What is Editing?

Depending on the professionalism of the writer, documents usually need several types of corrections and suggestions. Proofreading, copyediting and editing are often done simultaneously, rather than one at a time. For instance, following are just some of the corrections that may be required on your manuscript:

• Errors: Correct typos, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and poor grammar
  
• Style: Adjust formatting inconsistencies, debatable grammar, and awkward syntax
  
• Clarity: Improve sentence or paragraph clearness, resolve redundancies, modify questionable word choices
  
• Consistency: Cure capitalization non-uniformity, regularity of tone and character, and paragraph and sentence spacing, indenting, margins, tabs, and fonts
  
• References: Verify chapter numbers, table and graph citations, quotes, footnotes, and endnotes

And all this must be done in a way that doesn't significantly change the writing style—it must remain your own, or that of your company.

Our Slogan: "Bee caws yore come-pewter cant duet awl" 

Spell checkers are great—as far as they go. But the human eye and brain are irreplaceable and essential to document perfection. 

Proofreading, copyediting, and editing are interrelated arts, not sciences. While misspelled words are often obvious even to the untrained eye (and sometimes to the computer) grammar, punctuation, and formatting inconsistencies need a trained professional—preferably an outsider with "fresh eyes" that has not been involved in the project previously.

You will have the choice as to what you'd like us to do—how deeply you'd like us to be involved. Do you want a quick, inexpensive, once-over, an in-depth total analysis and rewrite, or something in between? We can even do the work in stages if you prefer. For instance, we could do a quick once-over with a few extra comments, send it back to you to fix some things with our guidance on your own "nickel," then take it back for another go-through. Check our Rates to see how this might work for you.

Proof-It has the fresh eyes you need. Given the chance, we can turn your work toward perfection. Simply go to Reach Us for contact information.

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