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EDITING CLIENTS

I'd love to help you with your projects!

Together, we can ensure your written and spoken business communications are clear, compelling, and error-free.

I work with individuals and teams of people from around the world – mainly in Europe, Asia, and North America. For many of my clients, English is not their first language.

Some of the projects we work on together are long and complex; others take just a few hours. Clients often book a few months in advance; however, if your project is urgent, please contact me to see how I can help. I try to be as flexible as possible with my work diary – it's important to me that I meet the deadlines of all my clients.

Business writers & organisations,
I can help you with your project – let's ship it!

Business writers

Work with someone who understands your business

I understand business jargon

I began my career in a steel plant implementing SPC (statistical process control) techniques to manage product quality specs. I also worked throughout Europe for a consulting firm for 14 years, delivering improvement projects in the automotive, chemical, FMCG, food, energy, and manufacturing sectors. So I know my way around factories, processing plants, and the corporate lingo and "management speak" often used in industry.

Methodologies I've used include:

Supply Chain Management
Asset Management
Organisational Effectiveness (OE)
New Product Development (NPD)
Total Quality Management (TQM)
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
Design for Manufacture (DFM)
Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing – including Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, Kanban, Poka-Yoke, 5S, Just-in-time, Level Scheduling, "Takt" time, and SMED (single minute exchange of die).

I can deliver what you need: on-time-in-full

My experience includes:

ensuring written and spoken corporate communications are clear, coherent, and compelling, as well as free from embarrassing errors
working with teams of writers from diverse business functions
editing for non-fluent English writers from a broad range of countries and cultures
working in Word with track changes, using PowerPoint for presentations and diagrams, and marking up PDFs in Adobe
creating style sheets or working with your business house style
offering quick turnaround for urgent work
delivering to tight timeframes
always meeting client deadlines
delivering large, complex projects
providing voice-overs for audio and video scripts, particularly for clients who are non-native English speakers

FAQs

I need some help to write case studies and business blogs. Can you give me some advice?

That's no problem. I can help you bring your thoughts and ideas to life, and make sure your text has the appropriate tone – perhaps more formal for case studies and reports, but more casual and quirky for things such as training material and blogs.

We've decided to make a marketing video to promote the company. Can you help us with the script?

Yes, I work on audio and video scripts and would be happy to help. Spoken text is very different from written text. I can edit your script so that it has a compelling message and is engaging for your audience. I’ll ensure it is the desired length and has an appealing flow that is easy for the narrator to deliver.

I'm a non-native English speaker and I'm trying to sell products/services to English-speaking customers. Can you help me make sure my English is correct?

Yes, I'd be happy to help you. I'll ensure your sales and marketing material is of a high standard, the language you use is correct and appropriate, your message appeals to an English-speaking audience and your website content is polished and professional.

Non-fiction authors & independent writers,
I'll make you feel confident that your text is the best it can be.

Non-fiction authors

Work with someone who knows the publishing process

I provide a friendly professional service

If you're a non-fiction author, I can help you get your manuscript ready for submission to a publisher or support you with those tedious editorial tasks on your self-publishing journey.

If you're an independent writer (perhaps posting articles or blogs online), I can help to make sure your text is correct, your message is compelling, and you're a credible communicator.

My experience includes:

editing and proofreading
editing for non-native English speakers
working with authors from a diverse range of countries and cultures
creating style sheets and working to style guides
working with different styles of English (UK, US, Canadian, etc.)
working on-screen using Word with track changes and Adobe when marking up PDFs
always meeting client deadlines

FAQs

I'd like to write a personal blog, but I'm worried about making mistakes with my spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Can you help?

Yes, I can help you with all of those things. Plus, I can make sure your personal style (i.e. your voice ) comes through loud and clear. As a writer, you should always put your readers first by making sure they can easily understand your thoughts and ideas. That means using a certain style of writing often referred to as Plain English. Some writers just try too hard, thinking they need to make their text sound intellectual. As a result, their writing becomes too wordy and over-complicated, leaving the reader confused. When creating your blog, you need to make your writing easy for the reader to grasp and enjoy. Reading should be a pleasurable experience, not a chore. I can help you with all that, too.

I've written an article for my LinkedIn page, but I'm worried that I've missed some embarrassing errors. I need someone to check it over before I post it. Is this something you do?

Yes, definitely. People are engaging more and more online, and articles with spelling mistakes and grammatical errors do tend to stand out – for the wrong reason! We all like to have the reassurance that what we're sharing is correct; it helps with credibility. I'd be happy to help!

Which software do you use?

I use Microsoft Word for Mac – always with the track changes function on. When working with PDFs, I use Adobe with markup tools.

How much will it cost?

Before I can give you a price for working on your manuscript, I need to assess it – or at least a sample of it (min. 4000 words). When preparing a quotation I consider the length of the document, its complexity, and the level of editing or proofreading required. The price I offer you will be expressed either as an hourly rate or as a price per 1000 words, depending on the material being assessed.

Publishers

Publishers,
I can help if you outsource editing and proofreading activities.

Work with an experienced editor

I can provide the professional service you need

I work with a broad range of publishing houses, large and small. I'm familiar with your processes and understand the time pressures you face. I am thorough, reliable, and always deliver high-quality work.

My experience includes:

editing, proofreading, and proof collation for a range of global publishing houses
editing Word templates by adding styles and links that correspond directly to the structure of the XML file and checking/correcting existing coding and links of the XML file
working with multiple authors (e.g. 60 contributing authors for a single book)
editing for non-native English speakers from a diverse range of countries and cultures
following your brief
checking/correcting different referencing styles
following a range of style guides and creating and working to style sheets
working with different styles of English (UK, US, Canadian, etc.)
working on-screen using Word with track changes and Adobe (or on paper if required)
delivering to tight timeframes
always meeting production deadlines

FAQs

We need to move courses online for schools and universities. Can you help with educational content?

Yes, I work with a variety of clients who produce educational content. I edit books and digital content for school pupils, college/university students, and employees seeking continuing professional development (CPD). I've worked with production teams to deliver content for various UK educational exam boards: AQA, Eduqas, Edexcel, and OCR. I can cover a broad range of subjects, including sciences, languages, humanities, and maths.

Do you have any experience in ELT?

Yes, I have an ELT qualification and have taught English in the UK, France, and Switzerland.

I work in academic publishing and we're looking for freelance copyeditors. Do you have experience in this area?

Yes, I work with many academic publishers and university presses on a wide range of subjects including mathematics, statistics, economics, psychology, engineering, environmental studies, history, music, film and theatre, English literature, archaeology, finance, technology, and business.

I'm a trade publisher looking for someone to proofread non-fiction books. Can you help?

Yes, I proofread trade non-fiction. Some of the genres I cover are autobiography/biography/memoir, business, philosophy, history, music, sport, and well-being. I also proofread some fiction genres – fantasy, crime, dystopian, science fiction, classic, and historical – so I can help with fiction, too!