- Initial discussions on document layout and design
- Big-Picture Edit: review initial/early draft to address structure and overall effectiveness of the message to the targeted audience
- Paragraph-Level Edit: review draft to address clarity and flow between sentences and paragraphs
- This edit takes a closer look at the fit of the text with the audience and addresses global stylistic issues
- Sentence-Level Edit: reviews the draft for grammar, consistency, and usage
- This edit will focus on consistency of word choice and punctuation; references to tables, figures, appendices; and sentence structure and voice
- Word-Level Edit: reviews the “final” draft for remaining typos and misspellings, as well as punctuation and formatting issues