Editing
Dilev Limited is composed of a team of excellent editors who have worked in different publishing companies. Our editors understand the need for quality in every manuscript they handle. We simply make our clients succeed by polishing their works to the best quality needed by the readers. We ensure that we follow the right procedure in dealing with any manuscript. Depending on the timeline given, we follow the following procedure to give out an alluring result out of a manuscript: Call Us Today On 0728662418 STEP ONE: Client-Editor Discussion After receipt of your work, we assign it to one of our competent editors for evaluation. Before this, we arrange a discussion with the client to discuss on important matters that should be addressed in the manuscript handed over. This step is important in setting a styles sheet, discussing expected outcomes and a follow up order that a client is given in accordance with what should be checked by the editor. We ensure that the client’s needs are first discussed so that it is used to evaluate achievement of editing purpose and probably to create good working relations between the editor and the client. The client is briefed on the need of editing, areas that require overhaul and any other matter that the manuscript is required to go through. We will help you identify the right audience for your manuscript and the level of language relevant to the would-be readers among other considerations. All these plus other required processes shall be the questions we will be working to give answers to. Call Us Today On 0728662418 STEP TWO: Initial Edit/First Edit/Substantive Editing The initial or first edit is the most fundamental of our editing process. Our substantive editors are responsible for first edit. Here, we take into account the following:
Our substantive editors ensure that the manuscripts are well reorganized to include every detail required. They work hard to improve the quality of content and structure of the manuscript. After the first edit, we arrange to meet the client or send the edited copy with all changes recorded through the "Track Changes" function of MS Word or in any format desired by the client. When you receive the document, you will check against the recommended changes and respond to the comments. This will be very helpful in taking the next step. Call Us Today On 0728662418 STEP THREE: Second Edit/Copyediting Copyediting follows after we receive the manuscript from the client with the necessary recommendations to be effected. Our copyeditors will include all the changes you feel are necessary. This is also the stage where finer details are checked to ensure that such simple mistakes as grammar, misspellings and style error are corrected. STEP FOUR: Final Editing and Proofreading Before we hand the document to our clients, we take it through our proofreaders to give it a final touch. This is important especially in ensuring that the document comes out clean and perfect for any targeted readers. A final proofread includes the following:
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Proofreading
Proofreading involves careful and keen checking of the document to ensure that it is mistakes-free or error free. This process is done by our proofreaders who understand the need for fine-details-check. For manuscripts we have not handled from initial stages, the proofreading process involves the following:
Our proofreaders make sure that no errors pass or are introduced during this process. They set the document with correct tone to the targeted audience. They may also read typeset pages a final time to catch any typographical errors before the pages are sent to print. Call Us Today On 0728662418 Designing and Layout This is the process that involves the formatting, design and layout of the manuscript in a readable form by experienced designers. The kind of layout and design is chosen on accounts of the type of the book and the target readers. For instance, the layout and design of a Nursery School book is different from that of a Secondary School book. Filming Before a book is presented for binding and printing, it is taken for filming as the last stage. Printing and binding When all the above processes are done, the book is ready for printing and biding. The print run will depend on the number agreed upon by the author and the publisher. A bigger number (bulk printing) is advised to cut on costs of printing. |