Answers to common questions:

 

How does it work?

 

What are your prices?

All texts are different and require varying amounts of work. Please contact me for a competitive quote. I charge for the job, not by the hour – so you keep control of the cost.

 

When can you deliver?

This depends on the length and complexity of the job, and your deadline. We can agree a completion date together.

 

Can I trust you?

Absolutely. Any information you send to me will be treated with utmost confidentiality. I regularly work with sensitive business material. See my testimonials page for satisfied clients.

 

English is not my first language. Can you help?

Yes. I work with people from all over the world. Trust me, your words will sound like those of a native English-speaker.

 

Can you check my website?

Yes! I’ll check the copy, and validate the links. I understand the principles of writing for the web and am familiar with content management systems. I wrote, designed and hand-coded this website myself.

 

What will you do to my writing?

I respect your writing and won’t make unnecessary changes. This is what I will do:

 

How will I see what you’ve done?

I will return your document with visible ‘tracked changes’ and/or comments. For websites I will supply a file that lists the corrections for each webpage.

 

No job too small?

Indeed. For some clients, I advise on single sentences!

 

No job too big?

I no longer work on book-length projects. But jobs up to 10,000 words are fine.

 

What files can you handle?

Microsoft Word, PDF, Google Docs, PowerPoint.

 

Can you improve my document’s layout?

Yes. I can apply consistent line-spacing, paragraphs, fonts and headings – to make it neat and tidy.

 

Can you write for me?

No, sorry. For that you’ll need to hire a copywriter.

 

What experience do you have?

15 years of copyediting for publishers, businesses and individuals:

 

What training have you had?

I have completed the Publishing Training Centre’s courses in Proofreading and Copyediting, passing both with distinction. These courses are regarded highly by the UK publishing industry.

 

Any subjects you can’t work with?

Sorry, no scientific, technical or medical texts.

 

Where are your contact details?

Just contact me and I will supply my address, email, phone and Skype. My business is located in Sheffield in northern England.

 

How will I pay you?

 

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