Anna Bradbury
Writer/Proofreader/Copy Editor
What you will get:
A committed and passionate writer and proofreader who knows that passion starts and drives writers... and destroys them if not backed up with strong technical support such as copy-editing and proofreading.
The current business climate expects respect for customers, staff, the business, ourselves and has no respect for incompetence.
A committed and passionate writer and proofreader who knows that passion starts and drives writers... and destroys them if not backed up with strong technical support such as copy-editing and proofreading.
The current business climate expects respect for customers, staff, the business, ourselves and has no respect for incompetence.
You will also get:
- A competent, accurate and intelligent virtual freelancer who loves her craft
- A punctual individual who always delivers on, or before, deadline
- An experienced and articulate person who loves detail
- An editor with a unique feel for the flow of words, paragraphs, chapters and the overall feel of a written work of art.
- Someone with a flexible attitude and a sense of humour
- Checking draft books, articles, documents for correct spelling, grammar and punctuation
- Improving the structure of sentences to enhance clarity and conciseness, using either British or US English - depending on your market.
- Providing advice on style, layout and format
- Ensuring consistency of style and fact
- Revising, rewriting and consensing material.
Using my tested - and successful – method of editing and proofreading, along with a mature respect for any author, I’ll enhance your work, providing quality editing and proofreading services. My strengths in research, analysis and attention to detail, will enhance any organisation’s competitiveness and sustainability and ensure happy authors.
See Anna's blog - The Wisdom Midwife
Work experience:
Currently:
- Proofreading articles and blogs for a writer whose work is posted on the websites of an accountant, a workshop presenter, and a business/life coach.
- Writing,
editing and proofreading for a life coach who has her business in Los Angeles.
- I have also recently written press releases for a US-based therapist and a London-based skin clinic.
Previously:
- Edited and proofread an ebook for women through Elance.com.
- Re-writing articles through the Elance.com.
- Copy-editing and proofreading personal development course material which is available online.
- Editing and proofreading the above personal development website.
- Copy-editing, re-writing and proofreading and liasing with clients of a finance organisation who are applying for funding.
- Co-owner (with Philip) and publisher of a monthly, national magazine for two years which included copy-editing and proofreading submitted articles and advertising copy, advisor for the graphic design, marketing, selling advertising and accounting.
- Edited, proofread and restructured the first edition of Enid Holst’s book, “Women of the Cloak – one NZ woman’s journey out of abuse” (ISBN 0473114240)
