I recently had someone reach out to me and ask if they could get a discount on my proofreading services if they hire me to first copyedit their manuscript. Here’s the thing about how my services work: If you pay for copyediting, you automatically get proofreading at no additional charge. It’s all included in the copyediting price.
As I’ve explained in a previous post, I read through every manuscript three times before I’m comfortable returning it to my client. The first read is just to digest the story. The second is where the copyediting happens. The third is a final proofread. This is my standard workflow when I’m hired to copyedit a manuscript. Proofreading is already baked in to my copyediting service, so it doesn’t cost any extra.
When I’m hired to do only a final proofread of something, it still gets three reads by me. The only difference is that second read shouldn’t require as much editing work as a normal copyedit should.
I hope this clears things up for anyone who has looked at my services and wondered if there is an additional charge on top of copyediting, because there certainly isn’t and I don’t see that ever changing. It’s all included.
Timothy