Once you’ve written the draft, your book will need to be proofread and copy edited before it goes to the typesetter.

Proof reading:
There’s no point going to all the expense of getting your book professionally printed if it’s full of spelling mistakes and grammatical errors. It looks unprofessional – and can damage your posture.

This is where a Proof reader can help. They will read your manuscript, and change any spelling or grammatical errors. Sometimes a proof reader will tweak various sentences or change your wording – but it’s not technically what a proof reader does. However our proof readers, if they feel that the manuscript needs more work, then they will recommend it be copy edited.

Copy Editing:
The important thing to realise is that you know your subject matter better than anyone, but your readers don’t. (It’s the reason why they bought your book in the first place!)

So, whilst the book you’ve written makes perfect sense to you, the author, it may be  difficult for your readers to comprehend or understand. You may have inadvertently used phrases, words and tech speak that only long-standing industry insiders like yourself understand.

A professional copy editor should be able to clarify your document, and rewrite chunks, so your target audience doesn’t get lost in a sea of jargon!

Here is a guide line of our proof reading and copy editing services – but this is just a guide line. Each project is quoted separately – before the work commences.

Proof Reading: Per 1,000 words — £9.50
Copy Editing: Per 1,000 words — £25.50

If you would like a quote for your document – please email me directly at
alexa@thebookrefinery.com with your details – or alternatively you can fill out the enquiry form on the coaching page here.