High quality writing, editing, and proofreading service.

My name is Deborah, and I have several years' experience working as a professional writer, editor, and proofreader. I am a native speaker of English, with experience writing and editing long-form documents on a range of subjects. These subjects include biology, biomedical engineering, public health, computer science, management, marketing, and law. I can therefore offer you a trustworthy, personalised service.

I also have over a decades' worth of experience in short story writing. In addition to this, I am fluent in French and able to offer French editing and basic French-to-English translation services. You can also see my tutoring services for English, French, and music by clicking on my profile.

I offer rigorous writing, editing, and proofreading services in the following areas:

1- ARTICLES (minimum 1000 words)
2- BLOG POSTS (minimum 1000 words)
3- LONG SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS (minimum 4, 250 words each)
4- DISSERTATIONS (editing and proofreading only)
5- SHORT STORIES AND POEMS (bundle, minimum 1000 words)

These are the core areas that I will review during a typical round of substantial and line edits:

1- TENSE USAGE: These can confuse even experienced writers. I will ensure your tense usage is consistent throughout the text
2- GRAMMATICAL MOODS: Should you be using the indicative, imperative, or the subjunctive? I will ensure that you do not confuse these three.
3- COMMAS: It can be difficult to recall when a comma should be placed before a particular kind of word (such as a preposition or conjunction). I will verify each usage for you.
4- SEMICOLONS, COLONS, DASHES, ETC.: I will aim to reduce the uses of these punctuation marks as much as possible, so that those remaining give your work the right stylistic effect.
5- SENTENCE STRUCTURE: I will edit your text for sound and rhythm, ensuring that you have a suitable range of simple, compound, and complex sentences.
6- PROPER NOUNS: I will verify whether you need a capital letter and other marks such as hyphens or accents in various proper nouns using careful research from reference texts and the Internet.
7- CLARITY: I will identify each place where your writing is unclear and provide a suggested rewrite or contact you for further clarification on a particular point.
8- FACT-CHECKING: I will verify any statements purported to be factual using the most trustworthy online sources, and I will contact you for a rewrite should any problems arise.
9- ANYTHING ELSE: Each piece of writing is different. I will identify any other issues and contact you as needed.

For writing, I will require a detailed plan from you. I will then complete a draft as quickly as possible and send it to you for feedback before completing my usual edits and proofreading.

How I work:

1- GOOGLE DOCS: You will see my edits in real-time, and I can share the fresh copy with you so that you can analyse all the changes I make.
2- EMAIL AND/OR TEXT: I stay in contact with you via email, or by text message if preferred.
3- ZOOM: Should you wish to have a longer discussion with me during the editing process, feel free to arrange a quick Zoom call with me

Please note that the mininum word count for any project is 1000 words.

AVAILABILITY:

I have a flexible schedule, but operate on a first-come, first-served basis. Should you send me any work, it will automatically have priority and be delivered to you within an agreed deadline. As a typical estimate, I aim to have work completed within 2 business days, but please allow for additional days where extra work is required.

Sample work available on request.

I look forward to working with you!