<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Professional Web Solutions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Check the Paige Professional Editing Services offers copyediting packages for fiction and nonfiction writers. For those who want additional services, Check the Paige Professional Editing Services also offers beta reading, line editing, proofreading, manuscript formatting, typesetting, and e-book formatting. Some additional services have a rate discount when purchased with a copyediting package. Let me check your page!]]></description><link>https://www.checkthepaige.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 05:38:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.checkthepaige.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Will You Proofread This for Me?]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Can you proofread this email and make sure it sounds okay before I send it?”

“I just finished writing my novella. I want a proofreader to clean up my grammar.”

None of these projects needs a proofreader . . .  yet. ]]></description><link>https://www.checkthepaige.com/post/will-you-proofread-this-for-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab823dc5334d89ee415f3ed</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:06:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c5ee7d_96bf8c148763407bba7c333d8cc97c93~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Check the Paige</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting Back on the Horse After a Writing Setback]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever missed a day on Duolingo, lost your streak, and deleted the app instead of just . . . starting over?

That same instinct shows up with writing.]]></description><link>https://www.checkthepaige.com/post/writer-s-block-getting-back-on-the-horse</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab572f5737efb98241bfa06</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 19:17:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c5ee7d_f9bbc534c20c49239403495222491f96~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Check the Paige</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Wrote a First Draft. Now What? Enter the Developmental Editor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Developmental editing is like looking at your entire manuscript on a giant corkboard so you can see how it all fits together. ]]></description><link>https://www.checkthepaige.com/post/what-is-developmental-editing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab53a23b84ad22e6843cfa3</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:02:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c5ee7d_02bbc4a21aa546d4bf152c4b7bdbe91e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Check the Paige</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Try-Before-You-Buy Sample Edit]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lot of copyeditors offer a free sample edit of about 1,000 words of your manuscript. Learn why.]]></description><link>https://www.checkthepaige.com/post/what-s-the-point-of-a-sample-edit</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8392b76f644c8dfb46b07e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:08:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c5ee7d_d3f3051bf91a45c39249f5e718d03543~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Check the Paige</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Testing Your Story: How to Find and Work With Beta Readers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A beta reader is like a test audience for a movie or a focus group for a new candy bar.]]></description><link>https://www.checkthepaige.com/post/what-does-a-beta-reader-do</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7268034c43b9b2d4c94ef1</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:34:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c5ee7d_74e3361632e447ed85ea10c0948df40a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Check the Paige</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Cheat Sheet For Your Manuscript: The Editorial Style Sheet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Does your publisher’s in-house style guide ban serial commas even though The Chicago Manual of Style suggests using them? What’s a writer to do?

Relax! Let me worry about it.]]></description><link>https://www.checkthepaige.com/post/what-is-a-style-sheet-and-what-does-it-do-for-you-as-a-writer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a62ba7c59dc3f2805c41f96</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:09:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c5ee7d_ccba6d8635ce4012b4c91581d4bf5120~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_414,h_562,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Check the Paige</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>