Full-length Manuscript Copyediting

A copyeditor’s job is to make corrections and edits for clarity, flow, and stylistic conventions.

Copyediting consists of all of the following:

• Eliminating unnecessary words and phrases

• Replacing jargon with plain language

• Improve syntax, usage, parallel construction, pronoun references, and other matters of clarity

• Flags ambiguous or factually incorrect statements (especially important for nonfiction)

• Correcting for errors including misspellings, typos, and errors in punctuation, including but not limited to commas, dashes, semicolons, and quotation marks