Would I be a good match for your text?

I work on texts of all kinds, including books, articles, reports and essays. Please don't hesitate to drop me a message, whatever the nature of your text, and I’d be happy to discuss your requirements.

Although it’s not strictly necessary for me to have background knowledge of your text’s subject area to work on it, sometimes it helps! The following are all areas where I have some knowledge, familiarity or experience:

• Fiction genres
  • science fiction 
  • fantasy 
  • speculative fiction 
  • contemporary fiction
  • historical fiction
• Non-fiction subject areas 
  • archaeology
  • history
  • nature, outdoors and walking 
  • travel and adventure 
  • mental health and wellbeing
  • business and finance
  • government, politics and society
  • autism and neurodiversity 
  • adoption and care experience 
  • additional support needs

Training

Editing

• Publishing Training Centre: Essential Copy-Editing (passed with Merit February 2025)
• CIEP The Art of Querying (completed February 2024)
• Liminal Pages - Tea and Commas: The Foundations of Line and Copy-Editing Fiction (ongoing) 

Proofreading

• CIEP Proofreading 3: Progress (passed with Merit May 2025)
• CIEP Proofreading 2: Headway (passed with Merit April 2023)
• CIEP Proofreading 1: Introduction (completed January 2023)

Previous education

• Archaeological Sciences BSc Hons - University of Bradford