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I am a qualified, high-quality freelance proofreader and copy-editor with experience in working with businesses, authors, students and publishers. Offering a friendly customer service and focusing on your needs, I work with you to make sure your documents create the greatest impact and stand out from your competitors. Whether it's for that all-important business tender, your award-winning novel, or your PhD submission, using thorough and insightful proofreading and editing skills I will ensure that your written work is of the highest possible standard to get your message across to your intended audience clearly and professionally. If English is not your first language, I can edit your work to read as clearly and fluently as if it were written by a native speaker. I have over ten years' experience in proofreading and editing. During that time, I have worked with:
Editorial Excellence
As an advanced professional member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading, I follow their Code of Practice. The CIEP encourage their members to reach "Editorial Excellence" through training, professional qualifications, continued professional development and a formal Code of Practice.
This means that I offer high-quality work, not only in the standard of editing, but in every aspect of my commitment to you. Reliability, professionalism and accuracy are all valued, as are friendliness and flexibility.
What Next?There are many different ways a proofreader and editor can assist you. A brief explanation of each service I offer, to give you an idea of what you may require, is on the right of this page. More in-depth information is on the services' explanation page. Information on how I can help your particular needs is detailed on the relevant pages:
And if you can't find the information you are looking for on those pages, please contact me at claire@handyeditorials.co.uk and I will do everything I can to help.
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What Service Do I Need? |
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Proofreading |
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Proofreading polishes your text A proofreader corrects spelling, punctuation and grammar errors, and ensures consistency throughout your document. They do not edit your work. |
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Proof-Editing |
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Some clients need more than a basic proofread, but don't require (or don't know that they require) the full edit a copy-editor will provide. This extra "polish" is done during a proofread, where a small amount of grammatical editing is also included. |
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Copy-Editing |
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Copy-editing styles your text Copy-editing is a more in-depth process, which looks at maintaining your style and structure, and ensures the correctness of the document and checks that it is easy to read. A copy-editor may need to rewrite part of your work with your co-operation. | |
Project Managing |
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Ghostwriting, Document management, Publishing assistance, etc. There are many other factors involved in presenting your document, ranging from page layout and formatting, to time management and more. Whether you are self-publishing for the first time, co-ordinating a multi-person report or are a publisher with a new project, contact me to see how I can help further. |