Proofreading

I tend to edit more than I proofread, but following you’ll find a very small selection.

Proofreading is the final check, once the material is ready to be published. Often an author will believe they need a proofread, when an edit is really needed. If in doubt I’ll be happy to talk to you to see what stage of the editing process you are at.

I proofread for businesses as well as individual authors and publishers.

You’ll find me in these directories:

CIEP (Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading) 

PTC (The Publishing Training Centre)

ProCopywriters (the alliance of commercial writers)

Featured in / contributed to:

Contributed to: Why Editing Matters Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading, 2020

Being Freelance: NEOTW Award number 9, 2019

ProCopywriters: member spotlight, 2018

The Perfectpreneur, 2018

Top five fiction editors in Scotland, 2016

Guest posts:

Bookmachine 2017

• Fact Checking: Vital or a waste of time?
• Stop the race to the bottom, value your writing services
• Anonymity and the copy editor

Bookmachine 2016

• 10 reasons why being an editor sucks
• How to work with freelancers: 8 tips for publishers
• Imposter syndrome: 5 steps to kill the monster

Bookmachine 2015

• Top 5 tips for Freelancing in 2015

Bookmachine 2014

• 5 tips to break the freelance famine

Client List:

Lily Publications (including: Isle of Man Government, Rushen Heritage Trust, many of the Island’s chefs to create three popular cookery books showcasing the Islands culinary expertise)

Ferry Publications (including: working closely with Cunard, Brittany Ferries, P&O, Irish Ferries, Northlink)

Sandstone Press

The Literary Consultancy

Whitefox

Bookmachine

Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP)

Dunnet Bay Distillers

Private businesses and authors