Proofreading and copy editing services
"Accuracy is essential to beauty."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
BIO
I am an experienced and fully-qualified freelance proofreader and copy editor. I provide professional editing and proofreading services tailored to your requirements resulting in accurate, high-quality written material.
I work with independent authors, businesses, organisations, design agencies and publishers in many areas including websites, marketing literature, magazine articles and short stories. I specialise in the editing of academic essays, dissertations and theses.
I am proficient in British Standard Proofreading Symbols so can work with you during the publishing process. I also offer a bespoke editing service to help you to prepare your text for publishing or self-publishing. Contact me to discuss your needs.
"You write to communicate to the hearts and minds of others what's burning inside you, and we edit to let the fire show through the smoke."
- Arthur Plotnik
SERVICES
PROOFREADING
Even accomplished writers are not always well-equipped to proofread their own work; minor grammatical errors and inconsistencies in format, spacing or font can often be missed when one is immersed in language and style. I offer a final, word-by-word check to ensure accuracy, including:
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Consistency in punctuation
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Spelling
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Consistency in capitalisation and hyphenation
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Paragraphing
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Removal of extraneous spaces
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Consistency in design and layout
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Consistency in tense
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Sentence structure
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Pagination and sequencing.
COPY EDITING
Putting your ideas onto paper is only the beginning of the story. To enhance your words without losing your literary flourishes, sometimes an editorial professional is required. I can work with you to ensure that your work is clear, consistent and polished while retaining your narrative voice and integrity of style.