The Green Pencil offers two types of services at the moment. Check below to find a suitable match for your work, or, if you’re confused about which one you need, reach out to get an opinion for free!
Copyediting
If you’re not sure your version is really the final version yet, and would like someone to go through it with a fine-toothed comb. Includes all the checks part of proofreading, plus:
✓ Tense check
✓ Clarity check
✓ Tone appropriateness as per target audience
✓ Flow (cohesion) check
✓ Coherence of information
✓ Consistency of information and style
✓ Factual accuracy of information
✓ Accuracy of words with respect to context
✓ Removal of unnecessary verbosity
Proofreading
You’re done with your work (multiple drafts of it probably) and just want someone to iron out any wrinkles that might be left undetected. Choose this if your work has already gone through the editing stage and has been typeset. Includes:
✓ Punctuation check
✓ Spellings (correctness and consistency with your chosen style)
✓ Capitalisation and hyphenation check
✓ Typographical consistency
✓ Formatting
✓ Grammatical correctness
Sample edits
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