Krysia Johnson - Editor

Leamside, near Durham

Freelance proofreader/copy-editor who also has first class information research and administrative skills. Non-native English specialist.

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I am a professionally qualified freelance proofreader/copy-editor (with the Society for Editors and Proofreaders and the Publishing Training Centre) and am proud to include OUP, CUP, Black Library (science fiction), Taylor and Francis, Palgrave Macmillan, Routledge and Caramel (children's books) among my publisher clients. Apart from these I specialise in editing non-native English for both students and academics and have regular clients at Durham University, the University of Neuchâtel in Switzerland and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

I can mark up hard copy and on screen (using either Track Changes or pdf mark up tools). I have both a PC and laptop with Adobe Acrobat XI reader, PDF-XChange viewer, unzipping software and PerfectIt editing software installed.

I have worked on fiction and nonfiction titles, children's books, travel guides, journal papers, magazines, essays, theses and dissertations. In addition, I have particular experience in dealing with multi-author volumes, and pre-submission editing of such manuscripts, and reference checking are particular specialities.

Subjects of particular interest for proofreading/copy-editing are as follows: library and information studies, social and economic history, local history, archaeology, business and manufacturing, all areas of hazard, risk and resilience (including security, technology, health, food, floods, landslides and volcanoes), geography, politics and international relations, education, travel and tourism, walking (over thirty years of experience in devising walk routes, leading group walks and walking intensively throughout the UK), cycling, wildlife (particularly birdwatching), flora and fauna, gardening, cookery, handicrafts (particularly knitting, crocheting and cross-stitch), folk music, theatre and Northern England (I spent nine years working for the local regional development agency and have a great deal of interest in local affairs). I read widely and would also be very interested in fiction, biography and memoir.

Services

Copy Editing Proofreading

Languages

English (UK) English (US)

Fiction

Adventure Classics Crime & Mystery Historical Fiction Holiday Literature Romance Science Fiction Short Story Women's Fiction

Non-Fiction

Biographies & Memoirs Business & Management Career Guides Cooking & Food Wine & Spirits DIY & Crafts Education & Reference Entertainment Health & wellbeing History Home & Garden Parenting & Families Politics & Current Affairs Self-help & Self-improvement Sports & outdoor recreation Transportation Travel Weddings

Certifications

Basic Proofreading by Distance Learning (Publishing Training Centre)
Proofreading Problems (Society for Editors and Proofreaders)
Copy-editing Skills (Publishing Training Centre)
Mentored Proofreading (SfEP)
Copy-editing 2 Progress (SfEP)

Work experience

Proofreader and Copy-editor

Blackman Proofreading

January, 2013 – Present (over 4 years)

Clients: OUP (ELT), CUP (ELT and academic), Taylor and Francis (academic), Routledge (academic), Palgrave Macmillan (academic), Black Library (science fiction), Caramel (children's books), Editions Jonglez (travel guides), Rogue Phoenix (romantic fiction), Durham University (Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience, staff and students), the University of Neuchâtel in Switzerland, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), private clients (health and nutrition websites including recipes, a guide for school governors, and essays, theses, dissertations and journal articles for non-native English speaking students and academics all over the world.

Administrator

Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience, Durham University

April, 2007 – December, 2012 (over 5 years)

Institute administrator and PA to Executive Director.

Portfolio (28 selected works)

Compact First for Schools - Second edition. Workbook with answers with Audio CD

Cultural Anthropology: 101

Jack David Eller

This concise and accessible introduction establishes the relevance of cultural anthropology for the modern world through an integrated, ethnographically informed approach. The book develops readers’ understanding and engagement by addressing key issues such as: What it means to be human The key characteristics of culture as a concept Relocation and dislocation of peoples The conflict between p... read more

Pariah (The Bequin Trilogy)

Dan Abnett

In the city of Queen Mab, nothing is quite as it seems. Pariah, spy and Inquisitorial agent, Alizebeth Bequin is all of these things and yet none of them. An enigma, even to herself, she is caught between Inquisitors Gregor Eisenhorn and Gideon Ravenor, former allies now enemies who are playing a shadow game against a mysterious and deadly foe. Coveted by the Archenemy, pursued by the Inquisit... read more

First & Only (Gaunt's Ghosts)

Dan Abnett

In the War-torn future of the 41st millennium, the Sabbat Worlds Crusade has begun. With the massed ranks of the Imperial Guard hard-pressed by the evil forces of Chaos, mankind must prevail - whatever the cost in lives. Commisar Ibram Gaunt has vowed to lead the men of the Tanith First-and-Only safely through this campaign, but they must evade the treacherous scheming of rival regiments just ... read more

Gotrek & Felix: The Serpent Queen

Josh Reynolds

The bestselling Gotrek & Felix series continuesGotrek and Felix: unsung heroes of the Empire, or nothing more than common thieves and murderers? The truth perhaps lies somewhere in between, and depends entirely upon whom you ask... Travelling to the mysterious south in search of a mighty death, the Slayer Gotrek Gurnisson and his human companion, Felix Jaeger, find themselves caught up in a ba... read more

Ahriman: Sorcerer

John French

Ahriman, greatest sorcerer of the Thousand Sons and architect of the Rubric that laid his Legion low, continues to walk the path towards salvation, or damnation. Searching for a cure for his Legion, he is forced to consider - was the great ritual somehow flawed from the very beginning? The answer may lie within the mysterious artefact known as the Athenaeum of Kallimakus, a grimoire of forgott... read more

Secret Copenhagen

Jonglez Publishing

A riding school in a former airship hangar, giant whale bones in a parking lot, a bunker under a school, an elevator that never stops, a vast network of tunnels in the bowels of a hospital, superb secret museums, little-known architectural wonders, hidden gardens ... Away from the crowds and the clichés, Copenhagen reserves its well-hidden treasures for those who venture off the beaten track, ... read more

Spirit of Love

J. L. Addicoat

Old buildings have an eerie haunting feeling, and the 17th Century Manor house in the Cornish countryside Julia intends to restore, is no exception. Originally her dead husband’s dream, she feels it’s up to her to complete it in his memory. When she arrives, she realizes it’ll take more than a quick clean to put the dilapidated old Manor to rights. While exploring the house, she feels as someo... read more