<p>I&rsquo;m a full-time, home-based copy-editor, proofreader and copywriter with about 20 years&rsquo; experience under my belt. I initially undertook a comprehensive, two-year, in-house training programme with a medical publisher (W.B. Saunders, of the CBS Group). That company demanded very exacting standards. As a consequence, I can now spot a typo at a thousand paces (annoying to so many, but extremely useful in this profession).</p>
<p>I've since gained broad experience of editing both American and British English, and of editing&nbsp;copy written by speakers of non-native English. I&rsquo;m also very experienced in formatting/editing copy to comply with the guidelines set by target journals &ndash; so vital for increasing the likelihood of a journal article being accepted for publication.</p>
<p>I&rsquo;ve copy-edited books (some multi-author), journal articles, abstracts, conference proceedings, university publications (prospectuses, reports, etc.), web content, and a host of other material.</p>
<p>I&rsquo;m an advanced Word user and comfortable with technology, and I&rsquo;m very, <em>very</em> close to completing a diploma in copywriting. Almost all of my work is carried out on screen using the &lsquo;Track Changes&rsquo; feature. I&rsquo;m flexible in terms of both subject matter and working hours (my partner does 95% of the cooking and the kids have left home, so you could say the world's my oyster). I treat deadlines with the utmost respect.</p>
<p>Last, but not least, <em>I love what I do</em>. Contrary to popular opinion, crafting copy into something that flows well and conveys the author&rsquo;s intended meaning is actually a very creative process. But I know I&rsquo;ve got my work cut out in convincing my friends of that&hellip; :-)<br /><br />&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-dunstall-13b3587" target="_blank">View my LinkedIn profile here</a><br /><br /></p>