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Proofreading and copy-editing

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I specialise in plain-language editing, documents for businesses and charities, thesis and dissertation proofreading, and non-native English. Before becoming a freelance editor I worked for five years in academia, and 9 years in complex administration work. I work on a range of different documents with businesses, charities, public-sector organisations, students and fiction authors. Recent projects include proofreading literature such as Miss Darcy’s Beaux for author Eliza Shearer. Please get in touch to have a chat about how I can help with your project. Testimonials Theses I really enjoyed reading your comments, they are really reflexive and helpful of couse. Thank you so much. I definately will introduce you to my friends who need proof-reading. Don't feel surprised may be one day you will recieve emails from scholars in China. (Tong Xiyan, Sociology, University of Warwick)  Emma worked in a time-bound manner and provided detailed and relevant feedbac...

Cut-up story: Lies on the cliff

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By E.L. Parfitt , author of Seascape, Shattered Roses and Temptation & Mozzarella. This month I took some time to be creative with a pile of old scribbles I had made in a spiral notebook. Here is the result.  Short story: Lies on the cliff It’s an uncertain coming of age: a catcher in the rye. There are lies breathing on the cliff surrounding the house. It’s maddening that, trying to work out what’s the point of a lot of things. A conscious faltering. Control. End. The precipice… I can’t imagine how… slowly it becomes the tale gone wrong. God knows we all sprint off the edge in the end; dependant on twilight feelings of anger. The doctors did not know what to expect. Each time they considered how it came to be I wanted to ask, ‘Why bother?’ I left the room for a cigarette break. I know that surprises you because I don’t smoke. I wanted to leave. To breathe in the peaceful alchemy of being absent. Art came, was born, died.  “If you love someone,...

Two journal articles released about The Artists and Academics exhibition

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Well done to Alice and Eri for writing two seperate reflections about the Artists and Academics Exhibition (Nov 2016). I enjoyed reading both articles very much. Alice is an IAS fellow, History of Art, University of Warwick with specialisms in womanhood, representation, spirituality and modernity. Eri Tsukamoto is a Sociology PhD student, University of Warwick, researching online audience's reactions to wildlife docu-soaps. As the organiser of the exhibition I found it interesting to read two related articles, with such different perspectives. Eri’s article was a reflection on the value of researchers taking part in communicating their word through art, the process, the challenges and the enjoyment of the entire process. Definately worth a read for researchers trying to decide if they would like to take part in community exhibitions.  Alice discussed and proceeded through the exhibition with local artist, Holly Dawes. As the result the article was an unusual combinatio...