Our services

Non-fiction editing

We specialise in copyediting, particularly of scientific documents. We can also proofread. This service is ideal for students and academics without access to an editing service through their institution, or for those self-publishing non-fiction books.

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Fiction editing

We specialise in copyediting, particularly in the genres of fantasy, science fiction, and romance. We can also proofread typeset books. This service is ideal for self-published authors.

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Style sheet service

Is a full edit out of your price range, but you still need some help polishing your manuscript? We provide a style sheet–only service that will guide you while you self-edit your own book. This service is ideal for self-publishers on a tight budget.

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Typesetting – coming soon

We will soon be launching a novel typesetting service. If you need typesetting or design of smaller projects, we can help on a case-by-case basis.

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Templates and printables

We sell templates and printables to help you with your writing projects.

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About

My name is Catherine, and I hold a BSc in Biology and a Graduate Diploma in Publishing. I have 12 years of experience editing scientific documents for a research institute. I am also a fiction writer, and I am familiar with the particular needs of fiction editing, with a strength in the genres of fantasy, science fiction, and romance. My particular editing specialty is copyediting. I am also keenly interested in typesetting.

In my opinion, while professional styles and traditions are important in editing, the author’s voice is most important of all. I balance my editing so that the edited manuscript is tidy, accurate, and presentable, but also the author’s voice hasn’t been stifled and is able to shine through.

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  • What is the difference between copyediting and proofreading?

    What many people call 'proofreading' is actually copyediting.

    Copyediting is checking a manuscript for errors, inconsistencies, style, grammar, punctuation, etc. Copyediting is done late in the production of a document.

    Proofreading is done even later than copyediting. It involves checking the typeset file that has already been laid out in a print-ready form. As well as last-minute corrections to the text, proofreaders also check for correct pagination, font styles, margins, table of contents, and other such potential formatting issues.

    There are a few other types of editing, such as book coaching and developmental editing, that are done earlier in the process, but here at Centauri Publishing Services we specialise in those late-stage editing tasks.

  • Do you do developmental editing?

    No, not at this time. We specialise in the later stages of editing.

  • Do you publish books?

    No, we are not a publishing imprint.

  • What is a style sheet?

    A style sheet is a document that is usually prepared by the copyeditor. It contains the fixed styles that the publisher will be using, usually based on a published style manual such as The Chicago Manual of Style. It also includes lists of character and place names (for fiction and narrative non-fiction), and terms and jargon used in the particular manuscript. Attention is paid to acronyms and capitalisation. If the author has particular styles or quirks to their writing, these are also noted.

    The style sheet is used as a reference document by the copyeditor and proofreader to ensure that the writing style is consistent throughout the manuscript. Particularly for long documents, it may take the editor weeks to get to the end, and without a style sheet, they may make different editing choices at the end than they did at the beginning.

    A style sheet can also be used by the author. It is particularly useful for authors who are writing a series of books.

    In our style sheet service, we prepare a style sheet that can be used by you to self-edit your own manuscript, if your budget doesn't stretch to a full editing service. Our style sheet comes with tailored recommendations and a list of tips that will help you apply the styles to your work.