services

manuscript editing

I copyedit and proofread manuscripts, helping authors get their work ready to be published. I work broadly across fiction and non-fiction, with special interest in memoir, YA fiction and humanities non-fiction.

copyediting

A copyedit ensures that your writing is clear and logical, and that your sentences are strong. You’re after a copyedit if you’d like someone to check things like consistency of style, spelling and tone throughout your work.

It can also include rewriting to find a unifying voice in a document with many contributors, or to find the right tone for your audience. One thing I love to do for government and corporate clients is create clear messsages by reshaping any alienating jargon.

proofreading

You’re after a proofread if your piece of work just requires a final polish to check things like spelling, grammar, punctuation and layout.

production proofing

This is a check of the manuscript layout once it has been typeset, to check that everything is where it should be, the preferred styles were applied, elements are in the right positions, among other things. Depending on the length and features of the book, this usually only takes a couple of hours.

formatting word docs

Need a hand with headings, styles, contents pages and all the rest in your Word project? I can help.