Proofreading of a short story (private)

Hello again, I'm ready for work! I requested seven days to make sure we have enough time to send our comments back and forth. Kind regards, Tanya

Hi. The bulk of my freelancer work involves editing and proofreading fiction and nonfiction. You will be very happy with my work on your short story. Please take a look at the writing and editing samples in my Freelancer portfolio and let me know if you'd like to work together. Best, Jon Rauch

A proposal has not yet been provided

I can commence this project immediately. Over the last 25 years I have had the good fortune to write for a number of magazines, newspapers and websites. My writing experience includes, but is not limited to; News writing Feature writing Fiction writing Speech writing Press Releases Ghost writing Funding applications Business plans I have a strong background in research for a wide range of business' and organisations. I can work as part of a team or individually. I have the experience and skills required for your projects and am ready to provide a quality service that fully meets your needs.

I am currently writing a book, trying it out for myself after proofreading and providing inputs to my friends who have already some of their works published. I was an editor in college, so that and the proofreading I do for others would give you an idea how I can help you out.

A proposal has not yet been provided

Hello, I believe I would make a good choice to proofread your short story. Many of my friends and colleagues are writers as well and come to be so I can proofread their story for them before they submit it. I have experience working as an editor and proofreader for my colleges school newspaper but, as I wrote before, also for more literary documents as well. I look forward to proofreading your short story! Annie Quinlan

I have a keen eye for the types of errors that are most difficult to spot. When publishing short stories or (especially) longer works, we often can't help but rely on a spell checker, and the spell checker will faithfully flag any text strings that don't qualify as words. However, if what we typed IS a word, but just not the word we meant, we have a problem. For example, we might have typed mouth instead of month, or assent instead of ascent. These errors pass the spell check, and they have the same length (and even the right sound in the second case). We may very well miss these errors, since we don't expect them to be there after all. Errors like these always catch my eye. (In fact, the second example came to mind because this error occurred in the text of a book that I am currently reading). I am also very sensitive to situations where a comma is required but has been omitted, or has been used where it shouldn't have been. If it doesn't sound right while I'm reading the story, I have to stop and correct the error (usually just for myself) before proceeding. Naturally, once in a great while it is I that have misread the passage, and I discover that the text as written is correct after all, but this does not seem to happen very often. Your short story is likely 97% correct, in terms of word usage, syntax, and punctuation. I can bring that up to 99% or better. Please contact me so that we can discuss this at greater length.

I am good in written and spoken English. Am going to ensure i deliver the job given as it is expected of me and make my employer proud.