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MY SERVICE
Proofreading is to writing what buffing and polishing are to woodworking. Even one little blemish can detract from the entire piece, causing the overall impression to suffer.
My service aims to prevent spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors undermining the credibility and authority you have worked hard to achieve!
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ABOUT ME
I have been proofreading magazine articles and publications for the past 30 years, including both fiction and non-fiction, e.g.
Hodder: My Child and Other Mistakes, Ellie Taylor; Love And Choice, Lucy Fry
Collins Willow: Gary Lineker's Soccer Quiz Book
BiteBack Publishing: Diane Abbott: The Authorised Biography, Robin Bunce and Samara Linton; Ladies Who Punch, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
The History Press: Cast a Diva: The Hidden Life of Maria Callas, Lyndsy Spence; Disney’s British Gentleman: The Life and Career of David Tomlinson, Nathan Morley; Age of Confidence: The New Jewish Culture Wave, David Benmayer and Rebecca Taylor; Tangled Souls: Love and Scandal Among The Victorian Aristocracy, Jane Dismore; Understanding J. Bruce Ismay, Clifford Ismay; Fight for the Falklands, Harold Briley
HarperCollins India: The Line of Mercy, Tarun J Tejpal; A History of Objects, Carlo Pizzati; The Great Tech Game, Anirudh Suri; Editor Missing, Ruben Banerjee
Black and White Publishing: Robbo: The Autobiography (Hearts and Scotland footballer), John Robertson
How To Divorce a Narcissist: And Succeed in the Family Court, self-published by Diana Jordan LLB
An intermediate member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP), I can work on-screen or on hard copy and will complete a task to an agreed budget and timescale.
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"Lynne is personable, professional and reliable and her attention to detail is forensic. She is one of the best proofreaders in the business and I cannot recommend her highly enough."
- Sara Naidine Cox, Editor. Professional Member of CIEP. Founder of Cheshire Novel Prize @prize_novel
"I can recommend Lynne Walker without hesitation as a proofreader and editor. She was a pleasure to work with on our novel Death and Salvation. Lynne was most helpful, easy to communicate with and diligent at all times. I would definitely use her services again."
- Geoff Burke, author
"I've used Lynne to proof my work for many years now. Her attention to detail is exactly what an author needs!"
- William Walker, writer (15 books published)
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