Proofreading
What does a proofreader do?
A proofreader looks at your designed and formatted novel in publication layout.
As a proofreader, I look for line- and page-level text and formatting issues and make sure the material is ready to be published: typos, punctuation, and spelling; consistency of margins, indentation, justification; page breaks; placement of illustrations; headers & footers; page numbering and table of contents; glossary format; front matter, back matter, cover copy. All of these things need one last set of eyes before your manuscript– now nearly a book!– goes to press.
I proofread texts in English, French, Italian, and Spanish.
Make sure you've done steps 1-18 to get your manuscript ready for proofreading.
How much will it cost?
Anny Ewing, retired proofreader
Anny Ewing has retired from editing Language Learner Literature. Over the past year, Lauren Fosnight (Spanish, Portuguese, & English) and Pamela Vasquez (French), have trained extensively with Anny on all aspects of the editing process. Please contact one of them for your editing needs.
I charge by the hour for proofreading, at $38 per hour.
This covers my reading of your publication-ready text in PDF format, flagging issues and making suggestions directly on the document. I will return the document to you with my comments, summarizing the major issues and any overarching observations via email.
Any follow-up conversation, reading, and commentary is also billed at $38 per hour.
If your text has been professionally edited and copy edited, it should take no more than 2-3 hours to proofread.