Final Polish Proofreading

for self publishing & indie fantasy authors

Publish-ready proofreading that honours your author voice and style

Itching to publish your story but need that final set of eyes to catch any last typos and errors?

You’ve spent hours upon hours crafting your story, turning it into a manuscript. Through blood, sweat, and tears you finally reached a point where you can say “the end” and now your manuscript is ready for the world to see.

Or is it?

While previous rounds of editing are likely to have flagged up typos and spelling mistakes, it doesn’t mean your now formatted book is error-free.

A final polish proofread is designed to be the very last stage of the editing process, done right before you publish your book — once formatting and any rewriting has been done.

It is the last chance to catch any errors before your story goes out into the publishing world — it is the final quality control check and the last opportunity to fix any mistakes.

Final polish proofreading is a simple process as it doesn’t aim to change anything rather its purpose lies with catching errors (from spelling and syntax to orphans and chapter title consistencies).

A final polish proofread’s main focus is to change as little as possible and keep your voice as the author over strict grammar rules.

What you get

By choosing a final polish proofread from me, you will receive:

• A thorough line by line proofread, checking for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and typos while honouring your unique author voice
• Consistency checks and fixes (for example: names, hyphens, formatting, capitalisation, UK vs US English)
• Formatting check and fixes (for example: chapter names, orphans and widows, scene breaks etc)
• Highlighting repeated words or awkward phrasing which may have slipped through earlier rounds of editing
• A clean marked up Word document with all corrections visible with “track changes”
• A clean separate document with all errors fixed ready for the next stage (formatting and/or publishing!)
• A short summary highlighting anything notable or confirmation that everything is clean
• Clear, open, honest communication — I would rather query things with you than assume and make a wrong correction

If you’re serious about a final polish proofread which focuses on correcting errors and honouring your author’s voice then get in touch.

Don’t let a typo or inconsistency with the spelling of a character’s name be what your readers focus on. Get your final polish proofread now.

“I want to thank Stacey at The Fantasy Wordslinger (TFW) for the content edit of my first manuscript. Stacey was prompt and responsive to all my questions, despite a significant time difference (Stacey is in the UK; I am in the US).

Prior to hiring TFW, we communicated several times via email to be sure we would be a good fit. TFW asked detailed questions about the theme, characters, and main issues where I wanted feedback.

With a content edit, TFW provided a 10-page editorial letter, as well as in-manuscript notes for the first section of the MS. I was promised comments in 6-8 weeks, and received them in just over 6 weeks, well within the agreed-upon deadline.

I especially appreciated the notes provided within the manuscript. Those comments fleshed out the themes she made in her editorial letter, and helped give me a better idea of where and how I could implement specific suggestions. Because of the review, I now have a clearer vision for the character arc of my protagonist, as well as ideas to better create and resolve tension within the manuscript.

If you are a first-time author like me looking for a professional editor, I suggest reaching out to The Fantasy Wordslinger to see if they are a good fit for you.”

– Dan Martin
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