Security officer You've decided, after a lot of painstaking thought and indecision, to hand your cherished manuscript to a third party, either for editing, assessing, or beta-reading. But how safe will your document be? Recently, I've had a number of enquiries from potential clients (and I've seen the question raised on social media quite a few times) asking how safe their book would be. With the rise of scammers and AI, they fear that their manuscript will be copied, pirated

It is currently mid-May and some people might not be aware of the Special Offers running on the ProofwriteUK website. Some are only available for a limited period of time, others are offers that run year-round. Let's start with the current 'limited time' offer - For all customers seeking either book copy/line editing or proofreading (or any combination), there is a straight 20% discount on the already reasonable rates. I offer fixed prices per project (based on a free sample

FREE Sample Edits logo Authors are probably familiar with adverts for "Free Sample Edits" but what exactly are they? What do you get? And what are the advantages (for the author and the editor)? A "sample edit" is exactly what the name suggests - a copy/line edit of a short section of your manuscript. But how long is long? This will vary, depending on the author. At ProofwriteUK, the FREE sample edit is 1000 words (but it is flexible). Other editors might suggest 2000 words o