SERVICES
We provide professional editing, proofreading, indexing, translation, and writing services for nonfiction, academic, legal, scholarly, and trade publications. We also perform taxonomy and vocabulary control services.
Copyediting
Copyediting involves the mechanical editing of a manuscript, applying the styles that you, the client, stipulate.
Copyediting, in general, is divided into three simple categories: light, medium, and heavy. We provide service in all three categories.
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We provide copyediting services for scholarly and trade books, journal articles, reports, business publications, resumes, websites, and other materials. We aim to polish your writing so it is clean, clear, and error-free. We work on the mechanics of the language you have used in your writing, including
- Syntax
- Citations
- Grammar
- References
- Spelling
- Bibliography
- Punctuation
In English, we are well-versed in the Chicago Manual of Style and the Associated Press stylebooks, as well as with the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Online dictionary. We are also very familiar with widely accepted grammatical norms and standards for Portuguese and Spanish languages.
We enforce your house style as required, and should you not have one, we will work to create one for you. We work in a variety of subject matter, including government, information systems, law and law enforcement, linguistics, medicine, pharmaceuticals, psychology, social sciences, and others.
In our work, we concern ourselves with the mechanics of language and the tone and voice, ensuring you are saying what you mean to say.
In no way do we alter your voice. We may, however, suggest changes that will ensure that your voice is clear. Using the Track Changes feature, we generally work in Microsoft Word, placing queries throughout where unauthorized outright changes would be inappropriate.
Please contact us for customized rates.
“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” – Ernest Hemingway
Proofreading
Proofreading, one of the last steps in the publishing process, involves checking the final document for errors that may have been missed—or that were perhaps even introduced—during the editing process and includes the following tasks
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- Typography
- Punctuation
- Misspellings
- Line breaks
- Formatting
- Pagination
- Line spacing
- Other infelicities
We proofread within Microsoft Word, or, more commonly, in Adobe Acrobat PDF or InCopy. As with copyediting, we place important queries throughout the manuscript to help authors analyze whether they have actually expressed themselves as intended.
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“You should edit before and after editing.” – Dwayne Fry
Indexing
The human brain is a pattern-recognition machine. However, dense and extensive information can confuse the brain, causing it to miss important information.
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A good index can serve as a map for your reader, making your book more accessible and valuable. It can help readers access key ideas through multiple access points.
People often look at the index in their decision to buy a book. Let us help your readers see the patterns you intend them to see by having a good index.
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“Can’t see the forest for the trees.” – Anonymous
Translation
Translation is a science, but it’s not mathematics. There isn’t always an exact equivalency of words or terms between two different languages.
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Translation is not just a science; it’s an art.
We can help you make your message sound as artful in Portuguese or Spanish as it is in English—and vice versa.
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“Translation is that which transforms everything so that nothing changes.” – Gunter Grass