Our services

I divide the services I can offer into four broad categories.  

1. Writing:

• producing finished written material for e.g. blogs, articles, B2B communications, marketing literature etc., tailored to a detailed brief from you, the client

2. Copy-editing:

• getting involved early in the process, dealing with your first draft or ‘raw’ material and working closely with authors and editors through the various stages of the process
• substantial restructuring and rewriting where necessary
• rewriting copy produced by non-native English speakers
• ‘translating’ technical or complex work into accessible language for non-expert audiences

3. Proof-editing:

• halfway between editing and proofreading: some rewriting and reordering if necessary
• collating contributions from different contributors and ensuring the style and format of the final piece is consistent throughout
• marking up text for a typesetter

4. Proofreading:  

• the vital check for the accuracy of spelling and punctuation
• that essential ‘extra pair of eyes’ to check that it all makes sense and that the formatting and presentation are consistent
• proofreading ‘to copy’ (checking the final version matches the original)