Do you need to hire an editor for your website or e-Book? You’ve come to the right place.
Hello, I’m Anne, the owner of How to Build Confidence. I’m also a published author, freelance writer, editor and blogger. Here’s how I can help you with your business when it comes to editing or writing.
I’m a former secondary school English teacher so I’m quite pedantic about writing and grammar. You’ll always get the best possible work.
I edited the Writers Bureau student online magazine for 2 years. The Writers Bureau is a British organisation, operating on an International basis, teaching people how to become writers.
At the moment I’m employed as a resident editor on one major website, and as part-time editor on a couple of others.
I’m also a qualified and experienced TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) teacher. In different parts of the world (including London), I taught students from various cultures and languages to speak English. I’ve also created a series of writing tools as reference points to both English students seeking to better their use of written English, and speakers of other languages.
Therefore, I’m looking at your writing from the perfect vantage point. Whatever language you speak, I understand why you express yourself the way you do. I’m the perfect person to choose if you’re looking to hire an editor to propel your business forward, and to build your confidence to introduce your work to the rest of the world.
I write about (and have written about) most subjects. However, my specialities lie in diy projects, home improvement, relationships, self-improvement, confidence-building, women’s issues, blogging, writing, and books. I also have Facebook, Twitter and Google+ profiles. See my About page for more detailed information. Explore the links above if you need a writer for any of the niches mentioned.
Send me an email or use the contact form on this blog.
What I do:
I can edit 2 -3 pages in an hour. This is about 1,000 to 1,300 words – depending on the quality of the writing.
I go through syntax, subject-verb agreement, all grammatical issues, spelling (including homonyms’ substitutions), and clarity of speech.
I do one edit, leave the content for a night, then re-do the next day. We need ‘fresh eyes’ to see mistakes, and this usually takes a night to achieve.
For foreign speakers I also go through the text to see if expressions are correct in terms of how a native speaker would use them. I also look for redundancies and language that ‘burden’ sentences and make them ‘heavier’ to read.
I won’t ever touch the writer’s style, as each writer needs to maintain his/her own voice.
In the case of copy writing on sales pages, adverts and e-books, I’ll polish the language so that it succinctly expresses what the writer wants to say and to entice potential buyers to act.
My prices strictly follow our editors’ society recommendations. You can find them in the links below:
http://www.sfep.org.uk/pub/mship/minimum_rates.asp (expressed in £ pound sterling per hour)
http://the-efa.org/res/rates.php (check the third one down ‘website copyediting’)
http://www.compassrose.com/services/rates.html
Writing: https://www.clearvoice.com/blog/how-much-to-pay-a-freelance-writer
I’m always willing to work out a slightly lower editing rate based on your budget. However, sales pages, emails to lists, and ‘hire me pages’ are always charged at the full rate. I’ll also be willing to quote you lower rates if the editing work is an ongoing one.
Please note: as of January 2013, (especially for one-off work) I require half of the payment when I’ve reached the half-way mark of the job specified – and the other half 7 days after the work is delivered. I’d be happy to be paid after the work is completed, but have had to make some hard choices where payment is concerned.
Writing articles on a top writing site to which I contribute:
Writing Tone
Using the Apostrophe
Punctuation Mistakes Part 1
Punctuation Mistakes Part 2
How to Use Inverted Commas, Brackets and Capital Letters
When to Use Commas
