If you haven't taken a course from us before, this will help you navigate.

"Proofreading" is the only term most people know but there are at least 5 distinct stages of quality control for the words in any product, editorially speaking.

Proofreading is often an entry-point into publishing yet as the person with the last eyes on a product, it's important that this person be extremely well versed in all the domains of knowledge. Not a specific set of rules, but knowledge of the variety of guidelines in a range of areas to do with words.

Once you know what you're looking for, here's how to find problems, and what to do if you do find some.

It's time to put your knowledge to the test. Grab the table of proofreader's marks, and try your hand!