Proofreading Services
The Proofreading Girl accepts work both electronically and in hard copy. Documents can be uploaded in either MS Word or OpenOffice format. Hard copies can be submitted by USPS, FedEx or UPS. Please see the Contact page for more information about uploading and delivery.
Style Options
Whichever writing and formatting style your project requires, The Proofreading Girl ensures letter-perfect proofreading.
If you aren’t sure which style to use, The Proofreading Girl can help you pick the best one for your project.
Resume and Curriculum Vitae Proofreading
The average American goes through more than ten jobs in his or her working life, and changes careers an average of three times. That means you’re likely to produce dozens of resumes before retirement. Hiring a professional proofreader to edit your resume or CV is relatively inexpensive, and it’s money well spent, because errors on your resume could cost you a job interview:
“Forty-seven percent of respondents said a single goof eliminates candidates from consideration. Thirty-seven percent said two goofs and you’re gone.”
The Proofreading Girl can proofread your resume or CV and help save your application from the trash bin known as unemployment.
Manuscript and Galley Proofreading
As a former proofreader and copyeditor in the cut-throat world of NYC publishing, The Proofreading Girl is ideally experienced to proofread your manuscript prior to submission to literary agents and publishers. Mark Twain once said,
“I don’t give a damn for a man who can only spell a word one way.”
Presumably Mark Twain was already published when he adopted this cavalier attitude, because the fact is that poor grammar, spelling and punctuation will not endear you to prospective agents or editors. The Proofreading Girl has years of experience proofreading both unbound manuscripts and bound galley proofs, giving authors the edge they need to get closer to publication.
Web Content Proofreading
Give website copy the polished, professional finish it needs to stand out among competing sites. The Proofreading Girl can work from hard copy, electronic copy, or existing HTML.
Legal Document Proofreading
The Proofreading Girl is highly skilled at reviewing legal documents, briefs, and memoranda for formatting and citation compliance with The Bluebook.
Proofreading for Academic Papers and Projects
From undergraduate term papers to graduate theses and dissertations, The Proofreading Girl helps ensure that your work meets the most rigorous academic standards. In addition to editing grammar, punctuation, and spelling, The Proofreading Girl also ensures that your citations, bibliography and appendices comply with the style guide for your area of study.
ESL and Learning Disabled Writers
Some of us struggle more than others to produce word-perfect documents, and for writers who learned English as a second language or who contend with disorders such as dyslexia, self-editing can be nearly impossible. One of the hardest written languages to master, English is filled with hundreds of odd spellings, quirky idioms, and grammatical rules and their exceptions. As an inquisitive poem asks:
“If a box in the plural becomes several boxes,
Why doesn’t an ox in the plural becomes several oxes?”
That’s a fair question, but nevertheless, we are stuck with oxen. The Proofreading Girl helps you turn out better papers, reports, and business documents whether you struggle with a learning disability or are just learning English for the first time.
Invitation and Announcement Proofreading
Invitations and announcements usually mark a momentous occasion — a wedding, birth, significant corporate bash — and commemorate an event you’re proud to share with the world. It’s not unusual for these print jobs to cost thousands of dollars to design, print and mail. Sadly, errors found after printing can mar even the most beautiful wedding invitation or birth announcement. These errors are costly to correct, cause stressful delays, and are especially embarrassing when the mailing has already gone out to friends, family, and business associates.
Proofreading small documents like invitations can take as little as an hour, making it very affordable. Nevertheless, this small expense is a huge investment in the time, money and anxiety you will save yourself by doing the job right the first time.
