Hello,


I received a notification indicating that you are hiring, and I'm interested in joining your team of editors. Below is a summary of my qualifications.


I have a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from San Diego State University, and a BA in English from the University at Albany. While obtaining my MFA, I taught Creative Writing and Rhetoric & Writing courses at the university level. I have nine years of experience in freelance writing and editing, and I am currently a fiction editor for Virtual Tales, an eBook publishing company. I am an experienced writer and editor who will provide extensive commentary and editing to your documents and manuscripts.


I am a seasoned writer whose publications include articles, poetry and reviews, found in print and online. I have nine years of experience in a variety of positions such as book editing, proofreading, copy-writing, and document designing. As a proofreader, I have proficiency in AP, Chicago, Harvard, and MLA styles. However, I can easily adapt to any in-house style guides.

I provide editing and proofreading services for e-books and book-length manuscripts, web content, academic papers, and business documents. My working method is to improve written content by assessing the written style of the text and fixing it up so that the writer's voice comes through. For professional websites, I seize the keywords essential in attracting an audience and use direct, jargon-free language to expand on the provided content.


I've vast experience in using the Track Changes tool, and I use Microsoft Office Word 2007. Since I'm a full time freelance editor, I have a home office. I have one desktop and two laptops with stable Internet connection (DSL). I check my email frequently. I've also set my smartphone in such a way that when there is a new mail it alerts me (even if I'm asleep). Currently, I'm in Kenya and I'm likely to spend some few more years here (I like Kenya!), and I'm available to work from Monday to Monday. I only break up for some few hours on Sundays. However, I'm always willing to put in extra time (I work for at least 13 hours a day). I edit an average of 15,000 words per day, depending on the type of paper (i.e., whether the paper needs substantive editing or proofreading). 


Attached is my resume and a sample of one of my edited projects (both tracked revised and clean revised copies). I'm also readily available to take up any tests and ready to commit myself as a full time editor.
I look forward to your reply.

Yours sincerely,
Allison B.