Proofreading and Editing English Texts
Do your texts need a "doctor"?
We provide editing an proofreading services by native English speakers.
 Language
Services in English
There services are useful to both native English speakers and
Czechs. If you are Czech company dealing with foreign clients or
business partners or if English is your second language, let us
help you polish your documents.
Proofreading Texts
Even good authors need proofreaders. Sure, you can
use your spellcheck program, but it doesn't catch everything
and what's left
may
be just enough
to
embarass
you. There's no need to let that happen, let us proofread your
texts!
- A proofreader checks typos and grammar, but
will not
edit your style, length of sentences or meaning.
- We offer proofreading only
for texts written by authors, who are native English speakers.
If you write in a second language or your text is translated,
you will need editing.
Editing Texts and Translations
Do you know who helped F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway and
Thomas Wolfe become famous? Max Perkins, their genius editor. There
is a difference between expressing a thought and expressing it
clearly. Many times, texts contain all the necessary information,
but they are too long or difficult to read.
As an author of the text (may it be a letter, scientific paper
or a book) it's your primary job to "put it on paper". It's your
editor's job to make it smooth.
This is especially important for texts written
in a second language or translated. With the exception
of translations provided by us, where we have the opportunity to
cooperate during translation, practically all translated
texts need editing, not just proofreading. Languages are
very different in their structure and a good editing job makes
all the difference in how people perceive you. Editors not only
fix mistakes, but make texts sound natural to a target audience.
- An editor fixes typos, grammar, word order and sentence
structure,
as well as the overall writing style.
- On larger or ongoing projects, editor maintains an overall
style, consistent terminology and information strucuture.
Pulling Together Your Work - Editorial Treatment of Delivered
Materials
We can take a pile of your notes, documents, quotes
or audio materials and turn them into a logical well structured
document. Whether you need an instruction manual, term paper or
a book, we can help you make sense of what materials you've written
already and suggest which pieces are missing.
- The editor will review all delivered materials and suggest
an outline (sections, chapters, lists) to help you prioritize
the information.
- Editor then implements delivered material into the suggested
structure, edits typos, grammar, formatting and overall style
of the document.
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