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How many times have you read over your writing, convinced it was ready to go, only to spot a glaring mistake in what seems like seconds?
We all make mistakes. After all, we’re only human.
Now think of all those words you’ve typed while writing your book. We’re talking at least 50,000, if not double that. It’s almost inevitable that a handful of typos will have slipped through, no matter how careful you are.
The cold hard reality is that an error-ridden manuscript won’t give off the best impression. It’s your duty as a self-publishing writer to make your book the best it can be. This is a golden age for writers and you are a pioneer. If you do this correctly, if you publish with dignity, attention to detail and professionalism, you have a chance to really make a difference. If self-publishing is to become a viable option for future writers we need to get it right now. Only by convincing readers that self-published books can be as good, if not better than, traditionally published books, can you pave the way.
It’s well documented that many agents have rejected books because of typos. But imagine the horror of self-publishing your book, only to find too late that it contains mistakes.
… Worse still, imagine what the reviewers would say.
Worse still, what will readers think? These are the only ones that really matter – the people who have parted with their hard earned cash just to read your book.
Here’s a secret about the people who make their living checking books for errors. They are weird.
I don’t mean dress-up-as-a-bunny-rabbit weird.
See, normal people like you and me will look at a block of text and say, ‘Yeah looks great to me.’
However, proofreaders will look at the same text and ‘feel’ the errors.
I’m not joking…
They have this error-spotting super power thing going on.
So, let me keep it simple. Our proofreaders will check over your book and correct grammar and spelling issues.
Actually, I’m lying. Our proofreaders will not read your book once, but TWICE.
The single most important aspect of our proofreading service is that we look at each word of your book AND then fix any problems.
One question we get asked a lot is how do we know what is right and what is wrong?
The answer – Style Guides.
Style guides are big old books that tell our proofreaders the correct grammar and punctuation.
Depending on the country of publication, the style guide will differ. If you intend to publish in the US, we will use a US style guide. However, if you are preparing your book for the UK, then we will use a UK style guide.
We charge just $6 per 1000 words.
At BubbleCow we understand that each writer’s needs are different, and therefore we have a minimum word count of just 5000 words. This means that you can send a short sample to ‘try out’ our editing service.
We aim to return the completed manuscript within 21 working days, if not sooner. Upon payment you will be sent an email with the latest date on which your book will be returned. However, as a rough rule of thumb you should allow a full calendar month.
We want to make sure that it’s BubbleCow that’s taking all the risk, not you.
Therefore, we make a simple promise: If our edit fails to improve your book we will give you your money back.
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