Children's Book Editing and Proofreading

When you engage WordsRU’s online service for children's book editing and proofreading you can be certain of the benefit our editors will bring to your work.  The editor assigned to your children's book will be someone highly experienced in the genre who will work with you on the proofreading and editing on a one-to-one basis through to completion.  Our chief editor will oversee your job to ensure that your deadline is met and that our high editing standards are maintained. Why not obtain a complimentary assessment along with your detailed quote.

 

 

"When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, “it means what I choose it to mean, neither more nor less." "The question is," said Alice, "whether you CAN make words mean so many different things." "The question is,” said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master — that's all."

Alice in Wonderland
— Lewis Carroll


 
WordsRU - Children's Book Editing and Proofreading

Whether we choose to express it or not, there is a children’s story writer within each of us. We have all been children and can remember the stories we were told and read for ourselves; we remember the things that made us happy. For those writers who explore the genre, writing for children can be a very rewarding experience though there are many pitfalls lurking for the unwary in the seeming simplicity of a story for a child. WordsRU’s children’s book editors and proofreaders understand these pitfalls and their experience will make sure your work avoids them.     

 

It has been observed that writing children’s books shares some of the features of writing poetry — the need for precisely the right words, and the paring down of the story to its essentials. It can take many revisions to reduce the words to the few that will give a children’s story the desired simplicity, insight and brevity. It may also take some time to find your own unique voice, but the key is in opening the door to your own experiences as a child, then recreating them in a new way for your youthful audience.

 

WordsRU’s professional children's book editors are available for all types of documents including the following:

 

We are proud of the quality outcomes achieved for many of our authors who come to us from around the world, including Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea, China - as well as the UK, Europe, Africa, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Spain and the USA.

 

Tips from WordsRU's professional editors on writing children's books:

  • Keep titles short and snappy.

  • Grab children’s attention right from the very start.

  • Paint a picture in the minds of children using words.

  • Use active verbs to enliven the story.

  • Play with rhyme and alliteration and use catchy sounds.

  • Show the personalities of your characters by what they do.

  • For young children use illustrations to help them picture the action.

  • Avoid long descriptive passages.

  • Don't talk down to children.

  • Develop a sound plot.

  • Give your characters plenty of dialogue – children love it!

 

Max and the Gatekeeper

 

I was extremely pleased with the work done by WordsRU on my first novel and the editor who was assigned to my manuscript did a great job. I have, and will continue to recommend their services to all of my writing associates. WordsRU were professional and friendly. They not only corrected grammar mistakes but gave excellent suggestions for improvements with descriptions and content generally.
James Todd Cochrane, Author, Max and the Gatekeeper
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