
Kah Ying Choo
Content Writing
Copy Editing
(Essays, Theses, Dissertations, Reports, and Books)
Writing Coach
www.kahyingchoo.com
COMPREHENSIVE COPY EDITING
Types of projects
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Academic writings: Essays and graduate-level theses
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Proposals
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White Paper
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Articles
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Case studies
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Websites
Copy editing process
Document reviewed TWICE before it is returned to the client: The two rounds of copy editing factors in the "big picture." that incorporates logical flow concerns.
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Micro-level: Correction of grammatical errors and expression, along with re-sequencing of paragraphs, whenever possible and authorised by client and
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Macro-level: Provide detailed feedback on logical flow of discussion, quality of content, and suggested outline of how 2nd draft can be improved.
Academic Work:
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Proofreading and correction of sentences
Providing feedback to improve quality of content and logical flow -
Proofreading and correction of sentences
Providing feedback to improve quality of content and discussion
Incorporating feedback to improve quality of content and logical flow
Undergraduate work and below: SGD0.075/word (word count of original document)
e.g., copy editing a 2,500-word essay would be SGD187.50.
Graduate work and above (Masters, Executive Masters, and PhD): SGD.10/word (word count of original document)
e.g., copy editing a 12,500-word essay would be SGD1,2500.
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Commercial Work:
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SGD100/hour, pro-rated to actual time spent
Proofreading, correction, and rewriting
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