Hi! Welcome to my profile. For more than 30 years, I have been a professional fiction and nonfiction editor and proofreader. In addition to six in-house years with a publisher, I have more than twenty years of freelance experience and have worked with publishers, companies, and writers all over the world. As a Chicago style expert, I edit and proofread fiction (all genres, children's, YA, and adult) and nonfiction (educational and marketing materials, business books, and self-help books). With a strong background in fiction editing, I am--unlike many editors--an expert at dialogue punctuation and paragraph breaks. I edit MS Word documents using track changes, PDF files using Adobe's highlight/note function, and hard copy using the old-fashioned red pen. If you hire me, you'll get a detail- and deadline-oriented editor and proofreader who is easy to work with.

As a proofreader and copyeditor, I edit novels and non-fiction in British English and US English. A professional member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading, I received a merit for their Proofreading 3 course. With many repeat clients, a few of my 5* reviews are below. Proofreader of 14 Community Magazines: "My go-to proofreader; I've been working with Becky on and off for over a year now. She's an excellent communicator, very reliable - she always delivers on time, and working with her is a stress-free process. Her work is of excellent quality and it's always disappointing when she's unavailable for one of my projects - it's difficult to find someone of her caliber!" Copyeditor for an Economics and Business Publisher: "Becky did a brilliant job of editing a high level of output and her communication was excellent. Highly recommended copyeditor!" Proofreader of 16 Historical Spiritual Fiction Books: "We are very satisfied with Becky's work as the proofreader for several of our historical fiction books. She has consistently demonstrated exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, and professionalism. Every deadline was met without delay, and communication was always prompt and reliable. The quality of the revisions reflected both care and expertise. It was a pleasure to work with Becky."

I'm an Australian full service editor, writer, and certified proofreader with broad experience and high standards. I blend natural creativity with academic rigour. I offer you developmental editing and copy editing as well as final proofreading. From blogs to books—especially books, I am your secret sauce! I write for a growing subscriber network regularly on Substack (Sarah Newton-John) and for clients on topics that I care about. I am a member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (UK) where I participate in ongoing professional development. I will significantly raise the quality and impact of your writing. If you are using AI, I bring humanity to the content. I am (hopefully)—your new hire—and here, in a nutshell, are some more good reasons why: In an eclectic 30-year in-house career in Sydney and London, I held various roles in magazine, newspaper, and book publishing, settling in the medical sector, with editorial work a constant thread. I am a qualified librarian who worked in a newspaper library; then my career took a different direction. I have proofread dozens of medical textbooks for the global science publisher, Elsevier since 2008. Medical content is a constant and current theme in my career. I have experience writing news articles, blogs, social media posts, and newsletters. I copy edit books, two medical journals, reports, academic papers, and social media posts. I am familiar with SEO and have experience with WordPress, Yoast, SurferSEO, and Dibbly. I often humanize AI-generated text and do not utilize the technology in my creative output unless you ask me to. Let me know your brief, and I will roll up my sleeves! Warm regards, Sarah :)

With a lifelong love of the written word and an eagle eye when it comes to finding errors, I can't even read a menu without proofreading it! I have years of proven success in proofreading and copy editing print and digital materials for clients in the healthcare, hospitality, financial, legal, real estate, retail, telecommunications, higher-education, and publishing industries. From proofing and editing websites, landing pages, blog articles, and e-books—to ads, marketing collateral, newsletters, and press releases—to post-graduate textbooks, academic papers, and medical and legal documents—I have a sharp eye for detail and am meticulous about accuracy. With impeccable knowledge of spelling, grammar, punctuation, word usage, content flow, message tone, style, and consistency, and expertise in The Chicago Manual of Style, I’m also skilled in SEO and online fact-checking.

Hello, I strive to optimize your written work to its full potential. I've edited and proofread a range of materials: from a doctoral candidate's cover letter and a leadership booklet to numerous blog posts, articles, and a six-month daily devotional. I have edited two children’s books and a self-help book. I'm a native English speaker from the USA. I hold a bachelor's degree in history, with teacher's certification and a minor in social science. My teaching credentials included History, Political Science, Sociology, English, and Language Arts. I hold certificates from The Poynter Institute for Media Studies in editing, namely: • Poynter ACES Certificate in Editing • Poynter ACES Certificate in Accurate, Audience-focused Editing While accuracy is my top priority, I'm also mindful of budgetary constraints and deadlines. Tamara Austin

I have a Bachelor's Degree in Creative Writing (with a Minor in Communications) from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. I took rigorous courses in both academic writing, research, and creative writing. I specialized in poetry. I served on the school's literary journal, the Sheepshead Review, for two years, or four semesters. For three of those semesters I was on the editing team. I was the nonfiction editor one semester, and then co-chief and chief copyeditor for two semesters, respectively. I'm very good at looking through things and finding flaws, as well as rewording sentences so they make more sense. I'm also very good at casual writing and writing poetry, short stories, and articles for newspapers, which would translate over to blogs. If I have to do a little research, that's no problem. I once had to write a ten page research paper, so this is no big deal! I have been on Upwork for over 6 years now and I have edited over 160 manuscripts. I am the listed editor on the book AEGIS by Aether Quinn and registered in Bowker's databases (where the ISBNs for the book came from). One think I would really like to work on is ghostwriting small pieces or parts of books. I really want to strengthen that skill and would be honored if you let me do that in your manuscript. In my downtime I'm a huge nerd who reads, plays video games, and is into other geeky culture. I'm also a wife and have an adorable calico cat named Leliana. I very much look forward to working with anyone who is interested. I look forward to hearing from you!

"Melissa is amazing! She edited my work wonderfully. She has a great eye for small grammatical errors, and the ability to rework complete sentences and sections so they are clean, clear and effective. I highly recommend her work . . ." --Karlee I like to let my clients' feedback speak for itself. As a well-rounded, experienced editor and proofreader, I have the tools to make your written words flawless!

Hello, My name is Charles Beuk. I am an American, and I have 12 years of experience as an editor/proofreader. I have edited 171 eBook manuscripts so far, which have all been formatted for publishing, including the chapters, hyperlinks for the table of contents, text spacing and alignment, image alignment, and proper font sizes. I have also edited website content and articles for many different companies and organizations. I am very familiar with the rules of American, British, Australian, and Canadian English writing. I understand the essential characteristics of writing designed for professional and non-professional readers. As for informational cohesion, I have great strength in choosing appropriate terms and building logical structures in technical and scientific writing to produce clear and concise sentences. This technique efficiently mediates essential information, including study design, study background, statistical analyses, etc. I have extensive knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word and PowerPoint, including experience with checking terms and knowing the importance of maintaining layouts and reference links in Word from the viewpoint of an academic editor, revising any broken designs or links.

I am an efficient and reliable editor and proofreader with a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, History and Psychology and a Graduate Certificate in Editing and Publishing. I demonstrate an excellent eye for detail and deliver quality work at a reasonable rate. Equally adept in Australian, British and American English, I have had extensive experience editing and proofreading novels, e-books, children's books, website content and a wide variety of documents. My objective is to edit and proofread projects that will enable others to clearly communicate varied subject matter to the public. I offer accurate and enthusiastic proofreading and editing on any fiction or non-fiction project that requires word perfection.

Your writing is a reflection of your image. To make a good impression, it must be free of grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors. I am a professional proofreader, copy editor, and self-proclaimed word nerd who will spot mistakes you may have missed and ensure your content adheres to your style or brand guidelines, so your writing is the best it can be. I have experience proofreading traditional and eBook manuscripts, AI-generated content, podcast transcripts, essays, applications, business plans, marketing materials, blog posts, product packaging, slide decks, PowerPoint presentations, magazine content, and websites.