01 / EDITORIAL
Editing, proofreading & translation
Clear, accurate, publication-ready work — from everyday copy to specialist academic and long-form editorial projects.
Discuss an editorial projectWriting · manuscripts · books
Words. Books.
Manuscripts. Writing.
From an article that needs fixing to a manuscript that could become a book. Clear Copy Clinic helps people write better, develop manuscripts and prepare work for publication.
Two ways to make your writing stronger.
Work directly with us when the project needs human editorial judgement, or use one of our focused tools to diagnose and improve your own work.
01 / Human-led services
Work with us
Human editorial help with writing, manuscripts, books and publication — from close editing and translation to developmental work, coaching and urgent fixes.
Explore human-led services02 / Focused tools
Use our tools
Purpose-built clinics and utilities that help you examine your own writing, diagnose specific problems and make stronger editorial decisions yourself.
Open the tool shelf01 / Work with us
Bring us the difficult work.
For projects where context, voice, accuracy, structure or judgement matter too much to hand over to a generic tool.
02 / MANUSCRIPTS
Understand the whole book first
Whole-manuscript diagnosis, developmental editing and structured editorial planning before line-by-line polishing begins.
Start with the manuscript assessment03 / COACHING
Become your own better editor
Practical coaching for writers, students, journalists and professionals who want to improve the work rather than outsource it.
Explore coaching04 / EMERGENCY ROOM
Deadline gone wrong?
Fast editorial help for copy that needs to be checked, fixed, proofread, rewritten or translated quickly.
Get urgent helpCould your idea become a book?
You may have only an idea, a few chapters, years of research or a nearly finished manuscript. Our free initial assessment helps you work out where the project stands, what may need development and what the next sensible step could be.
Free · confidential · no obligation
Take the book assessment02 / Use our tools
Focused tools. One job at a time.
Use CCC when you want structured diagnosis, coaching or safe mechanical cleanup without asking a general chatbot to take over the work.
Live pilot · editorial coaching
Article Clinic
Bring a draft. Get a prioritised diagnosis of what is working, what matters most in revision and what questions you should answer next.
Open Article ClinicLive pilot · headlines
Headline Clinic
Test a proposed headline for accuracy, clarity, specificity, news value, style and fairness — then revise it yourself.
Open Headline ClinicUtility · Afrikaans Word files
Afrikaans Preflight
Conservative mechanical cleanup before human editing: quotation marks, apostrophes and other safe typography checks without overwriting the original.
Open Afrikaans PreflightSpecialist publishing extension
When the work is ready to become a book: House of Bojador.
Clear Copy Clinic develops editorial methods, tools and manuscript systems. House of Bojador is the specialist publishing extension for selected projects that move beyond editorial development into production, publication, distribution and richer book experiences.
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Technology for leverage. People for judgement.
Clear Copy Clinic uses technology where it genuinely helps: diagnosis, comparison, repetitive cleanup, retrieval and consistency. Meaning, voice, context, difficult editorial choices and final responsibility remain human. The goal is not to make the writer disappear; it is to help the work become clearer, stronger and more trustworthy.
Not sure which route fits?
Bring us the problem. If it belongs with a human editor, we will treat it that way. If one of the tools can do the job, we will point you there.
Tell us what you need