Eye Spy Proofreading & Editing is a freelance, client-friendly service that helps you get to the point in all of your written material — and do it cleanly, crisply, and without errors that detract from your message.
Do you need proofreading and editing services?
Yes, you do! Proofreading everything you write is a critical last step that’s best done by someone other than yourself. Your mind already knows what you mean to write, so that's what it's trained to see. No matter what you write, if someone else will be reading it, you need a proofreader to ferret out those nasty typos, punctuation, grammar, and spelling errors that are all too easy to miss until it's too late. Don't be fooled into thinking your spellchecker or editing software will catch your mistakes. They're just not up to it. Technology cannot replace the human eye and brain. Remember: even proofreaders need a proofreader.
Before you reach the final stage of proofreading, unless you are a highly skilled writer, you probably need a copy editor. Sentence construction, known as “syntax,” is both an art and a science. Clauses, phrases, dangling and misplaced modifiers, changes in voice and tense — all of these and more can obscure your meaning and confuse your readers. This quote from Lynne Truss, author of the best-seller Eats Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation, is one of my favorites: “...punctuation marks are the traffic signals of language: they tell us to slow down, notice this, take a detour, and stop.” But I also believe that language is more than a series of rules: It’s an art that connects the writer to her reader. It can be formal, informal, serious, humorous, even colloquial. But it need not be redundant, fussy, laden with jargon, or downright muddled.
I want you to look your best. These are some of the important projects I can help you with, ensuring that whatever you write is clear, concise, and accurate:
· Brochures
· Annual reports
· Press releases
· Conference and event materials
· Presentations
· Sales materials
· Grant applications
· Journal articles
· Publications
· Websites
· Ads
· White papers
· Letters
· Direct mail
Estimates are free, of course, and I can provide a sample of my work so that you know what to expect. Just give me a call at 304-676-9014 or email me now at nancy@eyespyproofreading.com to discuss your project. Let's get started!