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Looking for an editor who can improve your writing without making it lose its personality? I specialize in refining clarity, flow, and consistency while PRESERVING YOUR VOICE. I bring several years of professional proofreading and copyediting experience, supported by a lifelong attention to detail, a passion for perfectly crafted sentences, and a habit of spotting errors and inconsistencies others often miss, including in much of the published work I read. My goal is to make every piece of writing feel polished, engaging, and effortless to read without changing the author's original voice and intent. 💼 My experience includes: ✦ Proofreading and editing training through the College of Media and Publishing ✦ Press releases, marketing materials, and business copy ✦ Articles for a student-run online publication ✦ Short stories, narrative projects, and scripts ✦ Historical research and fact-checking ✦ Research across a wide range of topics and niches 🔍 My services include: ✦ Proofreading and copyediting ✦ Line editing for clarity, flow, and voice ✦ Story and narrative editing for dialogue, pacing, and character consistency ✦ Beta reading and reader reports ✦ Developmental feedback and editorial reports ✦ Fact-checking and research support ✦ AI content editing, refinement, and humanization ✦ Style and consistency checks 🖊️ Projects include: 📖 Fiction: novels, novellas, short stories, visual novels, and game narratives 🎬 Scripts: film & TV screenplays, podcasts, YouTube, and other video scripts 💻 Web content: articles, blogs, websites, newsletters, and educational materials 📋 Business content: marketing copy, press releases, product descriptions, and instruction manuals Research and fact-checking are important parts of my editing process. I enjoy investigating unfamiliar topics, comparing information from multiple sources, and ensuring details are accurate, consistent, and well supported—particularly for historical, technical, or specialized projects. As a US English native speaker living in the UK, I'm experienced in adapting to an author's chosen English convention and style, ensuring consistency in spelling, tone, and usage while preserving the manuscript's intended voice. Feel free to explore my portfolios, where you'll find organized examples of my editing work across narrative and content-focused projects. Each sample highlights my attention to detail, editing process, and ability to strengthen writing while preserving the author's voice. Great editing is a collaborative process. I work with each client's goals in mind, adapting my approach to the type of writing and level of editing required. If you're looking for an editor who can strengthen your writing while respecting your voice and vision, I would love to discuss your project!

Welcome to the profile of one of Upwork’s longest-serving Top-rated freelancers. My name's David, I'm a proofreader, editor, and graphic designer. I'm also a former teacher of English. Why I stand out? Professionalism, creativity, and decades of experience - that's what my clients value. I've been in the field for 20 years, providing the following services: • Proofreading and editing business, technical, and creative content in British and American English • Professional document formatting. I guarantee: • Exceptional dedication to every project • Timely delivery & revisions upon client's request • Quick response to every client, no matter what time zone they're in. I enjoy working with texts on a wide range of topics. My clients include individuals, businesses, global companies (Microsoft, SAP), and government organizations. Web copy, reports, presentations, press releases, instruction manuals, and much more besides – my perfect grammar and my natural command of the language ensure that your content is clear, concise, and error-free. As a creative individual, I edit blogs, video scripts, dialogues for games, and more so that they are never generic, often amusing, and always engaging. GRAPHIC DESIGN (custom artwork): I design/typeset brochures, posters, books (cover, page layout, pre-press), etc. I was born in England, in Grantham, a town where my family have lived for at least two hundred years. I went to school in Cambridge and university in Leeds, from where I graduated with a BA (Hons) degree. I'm very much looking forward to helping you with your project!

Having worked as a professional proof reader and copy editor for 18 years and with a First Class Honours English Language degree, you can be assured of my technical ability to undertake all proof reading and copy editing tasks - including humanising AI content. I am passionate about English being used to best effect so every sentence will come under scrutiny and your words will be returned to you thoroughly checked and perfectly polished.

Do you need help with an important piece of text? I'm here to help your writing be as accessible, engaging and grammatically correct as it can possibly be! I am native English speaker, able to work with UK and US texts, and a trained member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading. I specialise in the arts and humanities, in particular history, cultural heritage and archaeology, but I am curious by nature and interested in many different topics. My recent projects have included editing meta descriptions, website content and blogs, history essays, quiz questions and university applications, as well as working with non-native speakers and neurodivergent writers. Who I work with: ⭐️ Students and academics ⭐️ Copywriters ⭐️ Businesses ⭐️ Entrepreneurs ⭐️ Non-fiction authors ⭐️ Museums and heritage organisations ⭐️ Charities and non-profits What you will receive: ✅ Your document edited using MS Word Track Change (or equivalent for Google Docs, PDFs, PowerPoint etc.) ✅ A copy with all the changes accepted and comments removed ✅ One round of revisions (if required) ✅ Delivery within the agreed deadline Please get in touch to discuss pricing and sample edits.

Hi, I'm James Bellis. Welcome to my profile. ✍️ I'm an internal SEO writer for the SEO brand, Search Engine Land ✍️Ghostwriter for SalesPanel since 2023 (A B2B Marketing Automation & Ad Tracking Provider). 🤝SEO Blog Writer for AvaHR since 2024, a human resource provider and consultant. 🤝Copywriter for JB CONTENTLAB, an SEO Agency in Essex, UK Content isn't just king, it's the KINGDOM! You want content that ranks on Google, in AI search, and in AI Overviews. Content that builds your reputation, gets seen, gets clicked, and actually gets read. That's exactly what I deliver. Proven time and time again. The game has changed. Your blog posts now need to perform in traditional search AND get cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and other LLMs. If not, it simply doesn't get read. And when it does, then you need the readers to engage. I write for that balance. With 10+ years of experience and strategies built for the new search landscape, my SEO blog writing and article writing: ✔ Claims top Google spots and drives organic traffic ✔ Gets picked up and cited by AI search engines ✔ Positions you as the authority in your space ✔ Converts readers into customers No fluff. No AI-generated filler. Just strategic content that ranks everywhere it matters. I write singular topics or create entire strategies and all the content involved. 150+ successfully completed projects. 1100+ hours helping businesses like yours. Full strategy or working to your briefs. Has a Native English Copywriter based in London, with over 10 years of professional experience managing my own brand and working with global businesses, quality content is the bare minimum I settle for. Over the years, I've worked with a handful of businesses and brands globally. Some of these websites and businesses where my articles and blog posts have been published include: ✔ JB CONTENTLAB (I'm the founder, In-house SEO Agency) ✔ Indigo Research (US Education Research Website) ✔ Aim Outdoors (UK's Outdoor Brand) ✔ GoDaddy (Domain, Website and Hosting UK's Business) ✔ BadCredit (Finance Website) ✔ Slotozilla (Casino Website) ✔ Modest Money (Review Website) ✔ Eating In London ✔ AdWeek ✔ Entrepreneur (Social Media & Entrepreneurship Industry) ✔ Forcepoint (Tech and Cryptocurrency Industry) ✔ Pilot Plans (Travel Website) ✔ WonderDays (UAE's Gift Experience Website) Here is what you get when you hire me: ✔ Polished content on topics relevant to your audience ✔ Attention-getting headlines and subheadings ✔ Relevant keywords used strategically and naturally ✔ Copy that fits your brand voice and connects with your ideal buyer ✔ 100% original content - absolutely no spun, plagiarism, recycled, or reused text ✔ Grammarly Premium vetted ✔ Dedicated and professional customer service ✔ Advice on future content My Category Expertise: ✔Articles ✔Blog Posts ✔eBooks ✔Web Content ✔Press Releases ✔Landing Pages ✔Product Descriptions I not only write the content, but also ensure that it reaches your audience, with my supplementary services covering ✔Content Posting on WordPress (or other CMS) ✔Blog Management ✔Web Design 5 Reasons to hire me: 1. Receive SEO-friendly, ready-to-publish content 2. Have your work completed within the given deadline 3. Select from a range of content services 4. My unbeatable prices (and I throw in CopyScape, Grammarly, and SEMRush report, free of charge) 5. Native English speaker Thanks for getting to know me, I look forward to collaborating with you and building a long-term working relationship. Cheers!

I have a proven track record of publication - two novels and over 50 short stories, as well as multiple articles in magazines. I have long provided developmental feedback, copy editing and proofreading services to other writers and authors, many of whom have gone on to be published. I have also worked as an editor for several short story anthologies on behalf of small independent presses and many memoirs for a specialist publisher. I can provide a very quick turnaround time, high levels of accuracy and detailed comments on the flow and general effect of the writing.