Our Services
At HPES we offer three levels of service. Contact us and we can work together to decide which is the best level for your needs.
Our default editing approach is based on the Guardian style guide and the recommendations of the Plain English Campaign. If you have particular preferences in terms of style and tone we will, of course, accommodate them.
Level 1 - proofreading
This first level of checking involves a very careful check to make sure that your spelling, punctuation and grammar are correct. Some clients are not looking for any substantial changes to their text and just want to make sure that their readers will not see any mistakes in their documents. It is very important that clients create a positive impression on their readers, and errors in writing basics can undermine that impression. Level 1 checking will help you to be confident that your readership sees that you pay careful attention to detail.
Level 2 - initial copy editing
The second level of checking also includes proofreading of spelling, punctuation and grammar, but goes a stage further. At this level we will work with you to make sure that your writing has a consistent and appropriate tone. We will make suggestions about sentence structures and will comment, for example, on your use of humour or supporting examples. In a work of fiction this will include checking to make sure, for example, that your characterisation is consistent and that your descriptions of setting are clear and accurate. In a company brochure, this level of editing will include careful checking that all of your statements are accurate and that your readers are completely clear about what you are offering.
Level 3 - full copy editing
The third level of work we do at HPES includes the previous two levels but goes a stage further. At this level we work with you to consider the overall structure of your writing and the sequencing of information or plot. This level of editing can include checking indexing, footnotes, endnotes and bibliographies. As with the previous two levels, we will always work with you to make sure that our suggestions are in line with how you want your document to be understood by your readership.
Get a quotation
Please see our pricing page for details of costs for each of the three levels. When you contact us with a potential project, we will discuss which of the three levels is best suited to your needs. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with us to discuss a potential project, and we can decide together how HPES can deliver what you need for your writing. Also, check our FAQs page, which gives more information about what we offer.