I am a proofreader with a particular focus on non-fiction. My aim is to be a helping hand to ensure your written texts are polished and shining bright. We can work together to get your message across effectively to your audience. I’ll make sure the whole proofreading process is as streamlined and hassle-free as possible.

How will I proofread your text?

I will find and correct any errors in a document before it is released to the intended audience. Proofreading will involve:

• checking the edited text in its final layout

• finding essential errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation

• making minor changes to ensure it makes sense

• ensuring all page elements are consistent and correctly placed and that the chosen style is followed

• checking that tables and illustrations are consecutively numbered and placed correctly

• checking all references, citations and indexes are correctly formatted.

How will I mark the changes?

I will ask for your preferred format. I can mark the changes:

• on paper (using the BSI standard proofreading marks)

• in Microsoft Word (using track changes)

• on PDFs by annotating with text mark-up and commenting tools

• on PDFs by using stamps to replicate the BSI standard proofreading marks

• in a content management system (CMS).