{"id":649,"date":"2022-09-23T12:01:24","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T12:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/proofsdetective.com\/?page_id=649"},"modified":"2025-05-07T10:10:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T09:10:28","slug":"general-proofreading","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/proofsdetective.com\/index.php\/services\/general-proofreading\/","title":{"rendered":"Proofreading for Plays, Fiction, Non-Fiction and Marketing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"649\" class=\"elementor elementor-649\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1252183 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1252183\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6ea26d\" data-id=\"a6ea26d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a355ac6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a355ac6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Proofreading and Beyond<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ed1a02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ed1a02\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa895c3\" data-id=\"aa895c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d0574d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d0574d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From books to scripts, blog posts to brochures, anything that&#8217;s heading out to find a readership should be as error-free as it can be. I work with publishers and writers of all kinds to make sure that their texts are ready to be read. If you&#8217;re about to self-publish a novel, print a programme, submit a manuscript or send out a report, <a href=\"https:\/\/proofsdetective.com\/index.php\/contact\/\">call in the Proofs Detective<\/a> to track down and eliminate those last lurking problems.<\/p><p>Proofreading involves different things, depending on the individual project and its needs. The amount and type of intervention that you want from me will vary, so <a href=\"https:\/\/proofsdetective.com\/index.php\/contact\/\">let&#8217;s chat!<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-2ac5437 ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight );\">All my work is confidential and guided by the <\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight );\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ciep.uk\/standards\/code-of-practice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CIEP Code of Practice<\/a><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-2ac5437 ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight );\"> so you can be confident that you&#8217;re getting a high standard of professional, ethical service.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2775dd2 elementor-section-boxed 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