Outsource your editorial work

Freelance editorial support is a perfect solution for small businesses, startups, larger organisations, freelance journalists, authors, and publishers. Freelancealot's services include:

• Proofreading corporate material, articles, books (fiction and non-fiction), web content, biographies, memoirs;
• Copy-editing and sub-editing;
• Formatting text and layout to house styles;
• Typing and proofing of manuscripts;
• Commissioning artwork or sourcing stock images;
• Research and fact checking.

Editorial Assistance

Hire Freelancealot as your virtual editorial assistant—or virtual author's assistant—to provide all-round support for your publishing project. This includes project management, copy-editing, document preparation, proofreading, handling email enquiries, research, picture sourcing, etc. If required Freelancealot can transcribe your manuscript from a voice recording or copy type from scanned handwriting.

We're not squeamish; we handle most subjects and cater to a wide range of sectors, such as science/technology, financial/economics, healthcare/wellness, energy/environment, legal, politics, retail/manufacturing, history, and the arts.

Freelance Proofreading

Checking for grammatical errors and spelling mistakes, as well as assessing overall sense and clarity, adherence to a specified style, and ensuring consistency of formatting. Please note that proofreading does not entail rewriting or subject matter verification.

We accept most file formats including print-ready PDF proofs for publishers.

Freelance Copy-editing

Reviewing a manuscript for spelling, grammar, completeness, and consistency of style and format (in text, tables, bibliographies, footnotes, etc.). Includes verifying the accuracy of in-text cross references to illustrations, captions, chapters and notes, citations to the reference list, etc.

Assessing a manuscript's content. Highlighting obscure, incoherent, misleading or ambiguous sentences; non sequiturs in factual passages; unintentional mixed metaphors; contradiction and illogicality in the argument or plot; etc. Copy-editing does not include extensive rewriting. Should your manuscript require extensive editing we do offer a substantive editing service.

Press Releases

Many small businesses and startups launch their website with a fizzle rather than a bang. As soon as a new website is published a press release should be issued to local newspapers, trade magazines, and online press-release distribution services. The same goes for a self-publishing author when their new book hits the shelves.

When this time comes Freelancealot can help you write an engaging press release.

For those who would prefer to have a go at writing their own press release, the advice in 'How to write the perfect press release for journalists' is a good place to start.