Overview
I have 20 years experience working as a freelance proofreader and copy-editor on a wide range of genres. I count among my clients some of the UK's largest publishers, including Penguin/Random House and Pan Macmillan. I specialise in general fiction and Sci-Fi/Fantasy providing services to specialist publishers such as Aconyte Books, Angry Robot, Flame Tree Press and e-publishers Bookouture and Aria, Head of Zeus. I have worked with many self-publishers, helping authors in refining their work and preparing it for publication. For a sample list of specific projects, please see the portfolio below.
Services
Fiction
Languages
Certifications
- PTC Diploma - Proofreading
- Maple Diploma in Professional Proofreading and Editing
Work experience
Self employed
Prior to turning freelance in 2004 I was a communications and publications manager for BT working on events management and internal publications. Over the past twenty years I have developed my freelance portfolio to include some of the UK's largest publishers, e.g. Flame Tree Press, Angry Robot, Bookouture, and Aconyte. A full CV can be provided on request. For sample projects I have worked on, see portfolio below.
Portfolio
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