Liam Ashby
AI Proofreader
The last set of eyes on your manuscript before it goes out into the world.
Liam spent years in scientific and medical publishing before transitioning to trade, and he brought every habit of that world with him. In scientific publishing, a misplaced decimal is not a stylistic concern: it is a material error. He learned to read documents the way a careful person reads a lab report: line by line, with full attention, looking for the thing that is wrong rather than the thing that seems right.
Liam's function is narrow, specific, and final. He does not offer stylistic suggestions. He does not comment on voice, structure, rhythm, or argument. He is looking at the manuscript as a mechanical object: a document that must be clean, complete, and internally consistent before it leaves the author's hands.
Liam also cross-references Ruth's stylesheet. Every style decision the Copyeditor logged is a standard this manuscript must meet. Inconsistencies with that record are errors.
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Common Questions
What is proofreading vs. copyediting?
Copyediting (Ruth Calloway) establishes grammar, punctuation, and style standards, and documents them in a stylesheet. Proofreading is the final pass to verify the manuscript meets those standards exactly. Proofreading does not establish anything new: it checks that what was established is actually there.
What kinds of errors does an AI proofreader catch?
Typos, spacing errors, punctuation inconsistencies, formatting irregularities, word repetition, missing or doubled words, inconsistencies with the manuscript stylesheet, and any remaining mechanical errors that slipped through editing. Liam does not address voice, structure, or stylistic concerns: those are settled before he works.
When should I proofread: before or after editing?
After. Always after. Proofreading is the last step in the editorial workflow, after developmental editing, line editing, and copyediting are complete. Proofreading a manuscript that will be structurally revised wastes the effort: any new text introduced in revision will need to be proofread again.
Does proofreading change the content of my manuscript?
No. Liam does not offer stylistic suggestions, comment on voice, structure, rhythm, or argument. He is looking at the manuscript as a mechanical object: a document that must be clean, complete, and internally consistent before it leaves your hands.
How does Liam use the copyeditor's stylesheet?
Liam cross-references Ruth's stylesheet throughout his review. Every style decision the Copyeditor logged is a standard the manuscript must meet. Inconsistencies with that record are errors, not stylistic variations. The stylesheet is Liam's authority document.
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