Included in Boost Publishing Package
A copyeditor goes over your manuscript line by line, inspecting the language for errors of spelling, grammar, and punctuation, smoothing out the syntax, ensuring stylistic consistency, and providing any necessary fact checking.
A proofreader goes over the final copy of your manuscript right before it goes to print, making sure no typographical errors were overlooked by the previous editor or have been introduced in a revision.
In a substantive edit, your editor will go over your manuscript at a deeper level, performing a copyedit, flagging problem areas in the prose, and providing a detailed critique of your work with both small- and large-scale suggestions for improvement. This process can include: