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Books, articles, brochures, newspapers, magazines, thesis, corporate publishing,
scripts, screenplays, poems, lyrics, blogs, websites, marketing materials, letters,
proposals and reports for corporate, charity, and public sector clients, etc.
Honouring Great Projects that Last!
No: Suite #6 Homat Building 07065395379, 08183736400 parousiasolutions1@gmail.com
Woji-Elelenwo Road, Woji
Port-Harcourt/Rivers State
Improving the Readability1
of your Documents through Editing
1 Readability: the state of being easy, clear, interesting, and enjoyable to read.

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Parousia Edition is an agency that specialises in providing editorial services to publishers, authors, and
companies. Its services include ghost writing, book critiquing, development editing, copy-editing and
proofreading--everything you need to get a book from concept to print.
Proof-Reading
Ghost Writing
Book Critiquing
Development Editing
Copy-Editing

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Contents Page
Editorial Solutions…………………………………………………………………..…….4
Description of Solutions………………………………………………………………5
A. Proof-Reading……………………………………………………………5
B. Copy-Editing……………………….………………………………..6
C. Development Editing……………………………………………7
D. Book Critiquing……………………………………………..8
E. Ghost Writing…………………………………………..9
Our Prices……………………………………………10
List of Editorial Problems Solved…………….11

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An Editor is “a person who prepares a book to be published, for example by checking and correcting the
text, making improvements, etc.” (The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary)

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Editing WhatdoIplan toachieve
foryou?
Whatarethebenefitsforyou and
yourMinistry?
Proof-Reading We shall work at two levels:
1. Accuracy
We shall correct errors in
syntax, semantics, and lexis.
2. Consistency
We shall apply systematically
to every sentence the same
linguistic rules.
The book-writing process requires a
qualified and professional proof-reader.
Such a person is highly trained in
Linguistics, and he has a deep experience
in proof-reading.
We have, by God’s Grace, the
experience, the linguistic knowledge, and
the moral qualification necessary to do a
good job that will satisfy the most
stringent eyes and please the Lord.
With us, you get the peace of mind that
your books, articles, brochures,
magazines, letters will meet the
publishable requirements and standard
everywhere in the world.
Note:
Before the publication, the proof-reader does his job to make sure that there are not mistakes. This stage of
the writing process comes after the copy-editing process.

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The "five Cs" summarize the copy editor's job, which is to make the copy clear, correct, concise,
comprehensible, and consistent. Typically, copy editing involves correcting spelling, punctuation,
grammar, terminology, jargon, and semantics, and ensuring that the text adheres to the publisher's style.
Besides an excellent command of language, we have a high capacity for spotting factual errors; good
critical thinking skills in order to recognize inconsistencies or vagueness; interpersonal skills for dealing
with writers, other editors and designers; attention to detail; and a sense of style.
Editing WhatdoI plan toachieveforyou? Whatarethebenefits
foryou?
Copy-Editing We shall ensure that your text makes sense and
is pleasant to read. In that linguistic logic, my
role will be to improve your writing.
As a copy-editor, We do not look at what you
are saying but at HOW you are saying it. In a
word, I handle the COMMUNICATION aspect
of your writing.
Your message will be
clear, accessible,
interesting, memorable
and effective.
The communication
dimension of Copy-
Editing: writing to
communicate
What do Iplanto achieveforyou? Whatarethe
benefitsforyou?
ExpositoryWriting We shall ensure that your text respects
the principles of written communication:
clarity, conciseness, and density.
A communication
that is effective.
WritingStyle We shall ensure that your text respects
the five canons of style: Correctness
(following the rules of language), Clarity
(writing to be understood), Evidence
(vivid description), Propriety (using the
language that is suitable for the
situation), Ornateness (using elegance).
The books will
display a good style.
Note:
The copy-editor does not touch the subject matter of the book. He ensures that the writing respects the
canons of written communication.

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Development editing goes beyond the language-based approach of copy-editing and looks at the bigger
picture of the document--at elements such as structure, pace, and characterisation, for example. The
development editor copy-edits and makes plenty of detailed, helpful suggestions to guide the author in
developing the book. Light development editing sticks to flagging major issues; intensive development
editing works line by line to develop the book.
Editing Whatdo Iplanto achieveforyou? Whatarethebenefits
foryou?
Development
editing
(developmental or
contentediting)
We perform an intensive language and
development edit. We work through the
book sentence by sentence, intensively
editing and working to develop all aspects
of a document, including the plot,
characterisation, content, structure, and
overall writing style.
You will get documents
that are in good shape.

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We are equipped to assess all types of writing to see what's working, what could be improved, and to take
a view on publishing potential. As an author, you're too close to your book to spot most problems,
weaknesses and inconsistencies, but a professional critique helps you address issues, further develop your
book and get a better idea of its suitability for publication.
Editing Whatdo Iplanto achieveforyou? Whatarethebenefits
foryou?
BookCritique We go through the manuscript with a
fine-tooth comb, making detailed
comments and suggestions to help you
develop all aspects of the document:
genre, writing style, characterisation,
setting, plot, structure and readiness for
publication.
Your document will
meet the publishable
standard.

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If you want to write, rewrite or develop a document, but you don't have the time, the inclination, the
know-how or the creative ability to do so, you need us.
Editing Whatdo Iplanto achieveforyou? Whatarethebenefits
foryou?
Ghost-writing We write/re-write documents for you. We write the documents
you want written.

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Service Overview N per 100 words
Proofreading Ensuring accuracy and
consistency in language.
N 1500
Copy-editing Tidying language and
flagging major issues.
N 2850
Development editing Intensive editing to develop
all aspects of a document.
N 6000
Book Critique In-depth analysis to inform
the document development.
N 3800
Ghost-writing Writing or rewriting a
document.
N 4800

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During the editorial process, we shall solve the following problems:
Structure’s Problems
1. No or Unclear Thesis 2e "Overture" introduction
2. Poor Introduction 3 Poor Middle Development
2a Misleading introduction 4. Passage Not Clearly Related to Thesis
2b Underdeveloped introduction 5. Poor Transitions between Paragraphs
2c Introduction not self-explanatory 6. Poor or No Conclusion
2d Poorly focused introduction
Content’s Problems
1 Insufficient length 3c False analogy
2 Lack of Substance 3d Self-Contradiction
2a Thin Content 3e Circular argument
2b Repetition 4 Off Topic
3 Logic 5 Inadequate or Inappropriate Sense of
Audience
3a Inappropriate generalization 5a Inappropriate writing strategy
3b Unsuitable method of argument 5b Inappropriate tone
Sentence’s Problems
1 Sentence Fragment 9a Shift of number
1a Misplaced period 9b Shift of person
1b Incomplete sentence 10 Shift of Tense, Mood or Voice
2 Comma Splice (Comma Fault/Run-on) 10a Shift of Tense
3 Fused Sentences 10b Shift of Mood
4 Overloaded Sentence 10 c Shift of Voice
4a Overloaded grammatical structure 11 Omissions
4b Too many ideas 11 a Omitted connectives
5 Mixed Construction 11b Incomplete compound constructions
5a General mixed constructions 11c Incomplete comparisons
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This list is not exhaustive. It is just an overview of the type of linguistic and communication problems we solve.

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5b "This-is-when" construction 12 Lack of Variety
5c "Reason-is-because" construction 13 Illogical Sentence
5d Doubled preposition 13a Unclear logical connections
6 Faulty Parallelism 13b No apparent logical connection
7 Dangling Modifier 13c Co-ordination of logical unequal
8 Misplacement of Sentence Elements 13d Illogical predication
8a Misplaced modifier 13e Ambiguity
8b Misplaced example 13f Faulty co-ordination
9 Shift of Number or Person 13g Faulty subordination
Word’s Problems
1 Wrong Word 3a Over-compressed meaning
1a Wrong word 3b Headline English
1b Synonyms 4 Repetitious Diction
1c Invented words 5 Inappropriate Diction
1d Omnibus words 5a Slang
2 Too Many Words 5b Trite expressions
2a Padding 5c Jargon
2b Redundancy 5d Pretentious diction
2c Unnecessary Complexity 5e Mixed or inappropriate metaphor
2d Artificial variation 6 Immature Diction
3 Excessive compression
Punctuation’s Problems
1 Comma [,] 5 Parentheses
1a Introductory words/phrases 6 Quotation Marks
1b Items in a list 6a Direct quotation
1c Appositives 6b Quotations within quotations
1d Non-essential clauses 6c Special sense
1e Preventing misreading 6d Italics and underlining
2 Semicolon [;] 7 Hyphen [-]
2a Join independent clauses 7a Division between syllables
2b Conjunctive adverbs 7b Joining words
2c Long items in a list 8 Question Mark
3 Colon [:] 9 Exclamation Mark
3a Lists 10 Period
3b Quotation or phrase 11 No Punctuation Needed
4 Dash
4a Interrupt a sentence
4b Emphasize appositives

13. 13Paragraph’s Problems
1 No New Paragraph Needed 4a Poor unity
2 New Paragraph Needed 4b "Hook" structure
3 Poorly Developed Paragraph 4c Poor order of sentences
3a Underdeveloped ideas 5 Poor Coherence
3b Elliptical paragraph (Omission of logical steps) 5a Poor coherence
3c Extended definition needed 5b Shifts
4 Poor Unity or Order 5c Transitions
Grammar’s Problems
1 Idiomatic grammatical constructions 5b Correctness
1 a Articles 6 Faulty Reference
1b Prepositions 6a Faulty or Absent Back Reference
1c Plurals 6b Pronoun Reference
1d Other idiomatic constructions 6c Vague "This" or "Which"
2 Syntax 6d Agreement of Demonstratives
3 Usage 6e Pronoun Agreement
4 Case 7 Subject-Verb Agreement
4a Subjective/Objective 8 Wrong Part of Speech
4b Possessive 8a Adverb/Adjective Confusion
5 Verb Form 8b Other Confusions
5a Context 8c Infinitive/Gerund Confusion
Spelling’s Problems
1 Commonly Confused Pairs 3b Capitalization
2 Apostrophes 3c Spacing
2a Possessives 3d Syllabication
2b Simple plurals 3e Rules
2c Possessive personal pronouns 3f Abbreviations
3 Spelling Errors 4 Proofreading

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About the Editor
“But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was
bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than
they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.”
1 Corinthians 15:10
King James Version (KJV)
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