Dianne Battersby – Non-fiction Proofreader/Copyeditor
2 reviews
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- North Yorkshire, UK
- 07534 596452
- www.editingeye.co.uk
- [email protected]
UK-based freelance copyeditor and proofreader
★ Various media and subjects – especially current affairs and international relations
★ Non-fiction books, reports, magazines, discussion papers, presentations, blogs, tourist brochures, dissertations, essays and marketing emails
★ BA (Hons) in Modern Languages (Political and Economic Studies)
★ French speaker
★ Merits for Proofreading and Copyediting
★ Successfully completed several courses organised by both the Publishing Training Centre and the Society for Editors and Proofreaders (now the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading) – these organisations are widely recognised as excellent training providers within the publishing industry
★ Adaptable
★ Attention to detail
★ Able to help improve clarity and consistency in your written text
★ Happy to work on small or large projects
★ Find out more about my services by visiting www.editingeye.co.uk or get in touch via my LinkedIn page or at [email protected]
Key Skills:
▪️ Clarity and Consistency
▪️ Spelling
▪️ Grammar
▪️ Punctuation
▪️ MS Word (Track Changes)
▪️ Google Docs
▪️ Plain English
▪️ Flexibility
▪️ On-screen Proofreading
▪️ Hard-copy Proofreading (using the BSI proofreading or copyediting symbols)
▪️ PDF Mark-up
▪️ PowerPoint Presentations
Specific Interests:
▪️ Art and Culture
▪️ Business and Marketing
▪️ Current Affairs
▪️ Diet and Nutrition
▪️ Economics
▪️ Education and Training
▪️ Europe
▪️ Food and Cooking
▪️ France
▪️ Geopolitics
▪️ Health, Fitness and Wellness
▪️ History
▪️ Humanities/Social Sciences
▪️ International Relations
▪️ Non-fiction
▪️ Public Policy
▪️ Self-help
▪️ Social Sciences
▪️ Television, Film and Radio
▪️ Travel and Tourism (UK – extensive knowledge of the Lake District and North Yorkshire)
Past and Present Clients Include:
Artifice Press, Black Dog Press, Blue Stream Academy, Corporate Histories, Coterie Marketing, DCAF (Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance), Institute of Economic Affairs, Kapow Primary, Sherlock Holmes Magazine, Yale University Press
I am extremely pleased with the proofreading Dianne did on my memoir, Trying to Understand Brazilian Culture. She did a VERY thorough job, and it was also completed ahead of schedule. She even corrected the spelling of place names in Brazil I’d made mistakes with, and a pop star’s name I’d written incorrectly (The name Will.i.am doesn’t have capital letters after each full stop? Who knew! Well, luckily for me….Dianne made it her business to know).
I’d not used the services of a proofreader before, but now I wouldn’t think twice about using Dianne for any future projects.
Dianne proofed hibu’s 27 community magazines of which I was National Copy Editing Manager. Dianne’s attention to detail was unbelievable – unlike anything I have encountered before in more than 20 years working in newspapers and magazines – and her ability to spot errors of spelling, punctuation, style and grammar first rate.
I cannot recommend Dianne highly enough … I ever get around to writing my memoirs she will be the first person I contact to give them the once over.