Consistency builds trust. Inconsistent tense, dialogue formatting, capitalization, or hyphenation quietly undermines professionalism.

Proofreading standardizes mechanics across the whole manuscript. Copyediting ensures stylistic choices (serial commas, numbers, em-dashes) remain intentional and uniform.

Wednesday tip: Make a quick style sheet (e.g., “toward” vs “towards,” “OK” vs “okay”). Search your document for mismatches and fix them in one pass.

Consistency is a small habit with big payoff—readers notice.

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