Our proof-reading service

After spending so much time writing your book, you don’t want to have it let down by spelling and grammatical errors. Writers can often get too close to the words they’ve written to the point where they become blind to simple mistakes. It happens to the professionals, it happens to everyone. Spire Publishing has created a proof-reading service to make sure that all errors are identified and you are left with a flawless manuscript ready to publish.

What does the Spire proof-reading service cover?

Spire’s professional proof-readers will meticulously review your entire manuscript. They will look for and comment upon the following areas:

• Spelling.
• Grammar including pronoun usage, misplaced modifiers, hyphenation.
• Punctuation including full stops, commas, colons and semicolons, question and exclamation marks, quotation marks, dashes and apostrophes.
• Capitalization.
• Consistent use of acronyms and abbreviations.
• Notes, references and bibliography.

Who is proofing my manuscript?

Spire uses a large team of professional proof-readers and copy editors. Many of our proof-readers and editors specialize in a particular type of publishing – such as fiction or reference – but they have one thing in common. All our proof-readers and editors have years of experience within the publishing industry. You can be sure that you are receiving a service of the highest quality.

What dictionary do you use?

Spire proof-readers use the Oxford English Dictionary as standard. However, if you have a preferred dictionary, we are happy to perform our proof-reading service using that dictionary.

Pricing

The cost of the Spire Publishing proof-reading service varies, depending on the length and quality of the manuscript in question.

Please e-mail info@spirepublishing to place an order or discuss your requirements further.