What We Do

Creative Book Editing

When a writer needs significant help sorting out theme, tone, direction, sense, and similar issues, he or she may ask us to dig very deep into the manuscript, taking it apart and putting it back together in a more effective fashion. Chapters may be rearranged or added (written by the author at the editor’s request), paragraphs or whole passages rewritten, sentences restructured, diction improved, or ideas and information added or subtracted. In the process, the editor will simultaneously execute a substantive edit of the manuscript.

Substantive Editing

At this level of editorial intervention, the editor may rewrite passages or paragraphs, improve transitions, and alter language — while making connections between various thoughts of the author. Grammatical and spelling errors will be detected and corrected.

Copy Editing

This is the basic service of editingcompany.com. The editor’s prime objective here is to correct spelling, grammar, and factual errors that may have crept into the manuscript or Web site. The material will read in the same order and style as delivered to us (in short, nothing substantive will be changed). But it will be error free.

Webiting

This service is designed for bloggers. We just invented this word. If web loggers can be called bloggers, then some one who edits the work of a blogger should be abbreviated too. Web editing, in short, becomes webiting (pronounced web-i-ting, not we biting).

Bloggers need this service. An editor is, essentially, the first reader of a manuscript. Web loggers need someone to read their material before it is posted. By catching and eliminating errors in fact and grammar, an editor can help a writer build his or her credibility online, just as editors have helped book, magazine, and newspaper writers over the years.

Web site Editing

Before you put all that effort into a Flash presentation with moving words and graphics, let the experts at editingcompany.com have a look-see. The tiniest, inappropriate word choice could trip you up — and cost thousands of dollars in rework time, not to mention the embarrassment of the world seeing your spelling errors in motion.

Proofreading

Contrary to the perception of many writers, publishers, and web-content creators, proofreading and copy editing are not synonymous. Proofreading means comparing an original manuscript (and all its corrections) with the version meant for final reading by the public, whether delivered in print or over the Internet. Just supply us the original and we’ll conform the final version to that original. For instance, if the original copy reads “it’s time” (meaning, “it is time”) and the Web site creator has typed “its time" (meaning something altogether different — “its” being a possessive form of it), our proofreaders will bring the error to your attention.

Book Design

James Vowell, the chief of the copydesk, also handles book design. He will design and layout a book that has already been edited. Or, he can edit your book and design it simultaneously if you desire. The latter is a great way to save if you’re planning to self-publish your book. If you provide a word-processing document, Vowell will work with it in QuarkXPress. You will receive a first draft as a printout or a PDF file. After you OK the editorial and graphic design, you will be provided with press-ready material.




	What We Do Creative Book Editing When a writer needs significant help sorting out theme, tone, direction, sense, and similar issues, he or she may ask us to dig very deep into the manuscript, taking it apart and putting it back together in a more effective fashion. Chapters may be rearranged or added (written by the author at the editor’s request), paragraphs or whole passages rewritten, sentences restructured, diction improved, or ideas and information added or subtracted. In the process, the editor will simultaneously execute a substantive edit of the manuscript. Substantive Editing At this level of editorial intervention, the editor may rewrite passages or paragraphs, improve transitions, and alter language — while making connections between various thoughts of the author. Grammatical and spelling errors will be detected and corrected. Copy Editing This is the basic service of editingcompany.com. The editor’s prime objective here is to correct spelling, grammar, and factual errors that may have crept into the manuscript or Web site. The material will read in the same order and style as delivered to us (in short, nothing substantive will be changed). But it will be error free. Webiting This service is designed for bloggers. We just invented this word. If web loggers can be called bloggers, then some one who edits the work of a blogger should be abbreviated too. Web editing, in short, becomes webiting (pronounced web-i-ting, not we biting). Bloggers need this service. An editor is, essentially, the first reader of a manuscript. Web loggers need someone to read their material before it is posted. By catching and eliminating errors in fact and grammar, an editor can help a writer build his or her credibility online, just as editors have helped book, magazine, and newspaper writers over the years. Web site Editing Before you put all that effort into a Flash presentation with moving words and graphics, let the experts at editingcompany.com have a look-see. The tiniest, inappropriate word choice could trip you up — and cost thousands of dollars in rework time, not to mention the embarrassment of the world seeing your spelling errors in motion. Proofreading Contrary to the perception of many writers, publishers, and web-content creators, proofreading and copy editing are not synonymous. Proofreading means comparing an original manuscript (and all its corrections) with the version meant for final reading by the public, whether delivered in print or over the Internet. Just supply us the original and we’ll conform the final version to that original. For instance, if the original copy reads “it’s time” (meaning, “it is time”) and the Web site creator has typed “its time" (meaning something altogether different — “its” being a possessive form of it), our proofreaders will bring the error to your attention. Book Design James Vowell, the chief of the copydesk, also handles book design. He will design and layout a book that has already been edited. Or, he can edit your book and design it simultaneously if you desire. The latter is a great way to save if you’re planning to self-publish your book. If you provide a word-processing document, Vowell will work with it in QuarkXPress. You will receive a first draft as a printout or a PDF file. After you OK the editorial and graphic design, you will be provided with press-ready material.

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