PROOFREADING AND PROOF-EDITING
From £40/hour
I work with independent publishers, self-publishing authors and businesses of all sizes.
My motto is clarity, communication and consistency.
- Do your readers understand what you mean?
- Do you deliver real value, or do you waffle?
- Do you always use the same language in the same way everywhere?
My job is to help your audience understand the value of your content or offerings with clear and concise communication.
To do this, I work to strict guidelines and give helpful feedback. You’ll learn a lot by reading the edits. And the best part? You get to improve your mastery and grammar knowledge along the way.
1-2-1 GRAMMAR TRAINING
Do you worry about posting on social media because of the keyboard defenders of the ‘grammatical purity’ of the English language?
Do you cringe every time you send an email in case you’re sending grammar mistakes that will make you look less professional?
Do you procrastinate about blogging because you worry your language skills don’t match your subject expertise?
Do you wish there was something you could do about this doubt and fear you’re allowing it to stifle your writing?
You could take advantage of my 1-2-1 grammar audit and mentoring package.
I will:
- analyse around 3,000 words of your writing
- draw up an appraisal of how you’re using grammar and punctuation
- develop a guide for how to improve your grammar and punctuation use
- schedule a Zoom to talk it all through with you
- include some advice on how to do a basic proofread yourself.
All for only £300.
GRAMMAR WORKSHOPS
Does your business produce a lot of written content in many different forms?
Is that content written by a range of people from across your business?
Are you happy with the quality and consistency of that content?
Are you happy with the professionalism and tone of voice?
Do you have tight timescales for that content to be written and published, so you don’t have time to include professional proofreading in the process?
Do you want to know that the type of language specific to your content for your business in your industry or sector is being used consistently and being used well?
My bespoke package for business starts with thorough preparation. You send me samples – 30,000 words’ worth – of the typical content produced by your company. I perform:
- an analysis of the language needed for your business to produce high-quality written content
- an audit of how your employees are using language in comparison with that need
- an audit of the gaps in grammar knowledge of your content creators.
Based on what I find, I develop a half-day workshop covering:
- punctuation
- grammar
- production of documents that are easy to read and understand
- guidance on how to proofread one’s own writing.
Then I come to your offices and deliver the workshop (subject to payment of expenses), or I can deliver it online.
Prices start from £1000 for a half-day session for up to 10 people.
Optional extras:
- development of a writing style guide for your company from £250
- an easy-to-use grammar guide from £300.
