
SUMMARY OF SERVICES
I have worked on thousands of fiction and nonfiction texts during my long career. Editing is at the very core of my work, but I also offer all the other services required to take a book to publication. Don't think of me as a "jack of all trades, master of none", though - I have been doing all these things for years, to a high level of expertise. My clients feel safe with me on their side, as their reliable, engaged, objective ally. What's more, I have the ability to de-stress a normally difficult experience by guiding clients expertly, demystifying the technicalities, and taking care of everything they cannot do themselves. Always sympathetic and sensitive, I develop powerful, trusting, efficient working relationships.
EDITING & WRITING
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Fiction, nonfiction, academic
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Development editing
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Substantive editing
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Stylistic editing
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Paragraph and line editing
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Content editing
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Copy editing
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Specialist subject editing
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Sensitivity editing
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Language editing (ESL)
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Medical/science editing
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Manuscript mark-up
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Updating editions
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Technical databases
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Promo materials
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Individual book chapters
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Multi-author works
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Writing
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Copy writing
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Technical writing
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Re-writing and re-purposing
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In-text feature writing
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Caption writing
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Blurb writing
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Promotional writing
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Educational writing
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Fiction re-writing
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TYPESETTING & DESIGN
​Typesetting and design
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Whole book design
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Page design
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Cover design
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Artwork and illustrations
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Complex text layouts
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Print-ready proof prep
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Mock-up creation
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Pre-press coding
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E-book coding and prep
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POD spec fulfilment
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ISBN barcode generation
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Suitable for:​
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Books, manuals and reports
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Training materials
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Questionnaires and forms
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Author-support materials
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Leaflets and brochures
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Single-page documents
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Posters and display banners
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Monochrome and colour documents
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Book launch and promo material
- Educational material
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Conference material
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Advertising material
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PROOFING & INDEXING
Proofreading
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Any document (single page
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Hard copy and on-screen
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Web and online content
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Fiction, nonfiction and academic
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Digital book checks
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Complex and illustrated texts bursting with features
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Proof 'editing'
If you are not sure about the difference between proofing and editing, look at this CIEP guide: CIEP-Proofreading-or-Editing-free-ebook.pdf
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Indexing​
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Back-of-the-book indexes
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Nonfiction, academic and fiction
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Subject and author indexes
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Special indexes (e.g. legal cases)
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Key word/term selection
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Image and data indexing
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Corporate material
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Manuals and guidelines
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Loose documents
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Online resources
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STM and clinical documents
PUBLISHING EXTRAS
Other practical help
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I do all this for my own books, and those of clients (individuals or organisations) who ask:
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Full project management
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Streamlining with in-house teams
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Team recruitment for big projects
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Print-buying
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Printer liaison
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Agent liaison
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Press releases
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Style-guides (housestlye)
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Fact-checking
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Content research
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Picture research​
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Author contracts
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Legalese and jargon
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Author and book promotion
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Printing options
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Publishing options
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Digital publishing
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Storage and distribution
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Order fulfillment
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Customs requirements
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ISBN requirements
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Library lending payments
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Book classification coding (e.g. BIC, Amazon)
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Setting up accounts for e-pubs and print-on-demand services