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Copyediting

Copyediting is the one most commonly confused with proofreading. It's not unusual to come across many clients who ask for a proofreader but actually need a copyeditor. I can’t stress enough that copyediting and proofreading are VERY different from each other. If someone approaches you for a proofreading job but wants words changed or sentence structure fixed, that is NOT proofreading -- that’s copyediting.

A copyeditor works on the following:

· Grammar

· Punctuation

· Spelling

· Fact-checking

· Double-checking the table of contents,

footnotes, bibliography, etc. (if applicable)

· Double-checking consistency with actions

· Fixing echo words (when the author uses

the same word repeatedly)

· Ensuring the timeline is accurate

· Checking chapter and page numbers

are correctly numbered