How can I help you?
Businesses
annual reports – advertising – marketing materials – newsletters – bulletins – websites – blogs
Communicating your message directly and effectively to your customers, stakeholders and clients plays an important part in building and promoting your brand. And the opposite is true, too: typos, factual errors or inconsistent language can reflect badly on the professionalism of your company.
As a professional proofreader and copy-editor, I can help ensure that your written materials are correct, consistent and well expressed, and that they get your message across in your voice.
Communicating your message directly and effectively to your customers, stakeholders and clients plays an important part in building and promoting your brand. And the opposite is true, too: typos, factual errors or inconsistent language can reflect badly on the professionalism of your company.
As a professional proofreader and copy-editor, I can help ensure that your written materials are correct, consistent and well expressed, and that they get your message across in your voice.
Music organisations
concert programmes – brochures – posters – word sheets – CD notes – opera synopses
Music notation and writing about music are specialist areas. If you produce any kind of music-related text or music scores, you could benefit from working with an editorial professional with a music background.
I am a classical music specialist with many years' experience of working in music and concert promotion. If your programme notes need proofreading, why not get in touch?
Music notation and writing about music are specialist areas. If you produce any kind of music-related text or music scores, you could benefit from working with an editorial professional with a music background.
I am a classical music specialist with many years' experience of working in music and concert promotion. If your programme notes need proofreading, why not get in touch?
Writers
authors – academics – self-publishers – content creators
A good proofreader should be able to work on almost any kind of material* with the same level of accuracy and attention to detail. I'm friendly and approachable (but don't take my word for it – have a look at a few testimonials), and above all I'm reliable and professional in my approach.
If you are already working with an editor, you may find it helpful to hire a separate proofreader for an objective, independent check of your manuscript before you finally publish. (In fact, many editors recommend it, even if they offer a proofreading service themselves.)
I am a member of the CIEP, EPANI and AFEPI. If I can't help you myself, I may be able to put you in touch with someone who can.
*I don't work in certain specialist areas, such as medical editing or law.
A good proofreader should be able to work on almost any kind of material* with the same level of accuracy and attention to detail. I'm friendly and approachable (but don't take my word for it – have a look at a few testimonials), and above all I'm reliable and professional in my approach.
If you are already working with an editor, you may find it helpful to hire a separate proofreader for an objective, independent check of your manuscript before you finally publish. (In fact, many editors recommend it, even if they offer a proofreading service themselves.)
I am a member of the CIEP, EPANI and AFEPI. If I can't help you myself, I may be able to put you in touch with someone who can.
*I don't work in certain specialist areas, such as medical editing or law.
Education
prospectuses – yearbooks – websites – alumni magazines – public events programmes
The student prospectus is one of your key recruitment tools. But it can be a minefield – and that's just the printed version! All that information has to be replicated consistently and accurately on your website and your other media platforms.
I know that education organisations are working within ever-tighter constraints. Sometimes there just isn't enough time to check every last little detail. I can help take some of the pressure off by proofreading your publications and eliminating the errors that might otherwise slip through.
And whatever deadline we agree, I will meet it.
The student prospectus is one of your key recruitment tools. But it can be a minefield – and that's just the printed version! All that information has to be replicated consistently and accurately on your website and your other media platforms.
I know that education organisations are working within ever-tighter constraints. Sometimes there just isn't enough time to check every last little detail. I can help take some of the pressure off by proofreading your publications and eliminating the errors that might otherwise slip through.
And whatever deadline we agree, I will meet it.
Publishers
professionally trained – membership of industry bodies – subject specialism – proofreading on screen or paper
Publishers, quite rightly, have high expectations of freelance proofreaders and copy-editors. You can find details of my professional training to date here, and my experience here, and I am happy to provide references on request and/or to take your in-house editing test before you decide whether to hire me.
If you need a subject specialist in music, I can help you. My experience also includes proofreading books on management and leadership, and magazine articles on outdoor pursuits.
Publishers, quite rightly, have high expectations of freelance proofreaders and copy-editors. You can find details of my professional training to date here, and my experience here, and I am happy to provide references on request and/or to take your in-house editing test before you decide whether to hire me.
If you need a subject specialist in music, I can help you. My experience also includes proofreading books on management and leadership, and magazine articles on outdoor pursuits.
Students
dissertations – theses
You're nearly there: you have worked for a year, perhaps two or even three, to produce a dissertation or thesis that represents the summation of all your studies. It is very hard to stand back and check for every possible mistake in the text – let alone in all those footnotes and references.
I offer an affordable proofreading service for postgraduate students. I will not change your work in any way (it is important that the work you submit is entirely your own), but I will find and correct the spelling and grammatical errors that might compromise your assessment.
I also guarantee confidentiality.
You're nearly there: you have worked for a year, perhaps two or even three, to produce a dissertation or thesis that represents the summation of all your studies. It is very hard to stand back and check for every possible mistake in the text – let alone in all those footnotes and references.
I offer an affordable proofreading service for postgraduate students. I will not change your work in any way (it is important that the work you submit is entirely your own), but I will find and correct the spelling and grammatical errors that might compromise your assessment.
I also guarantee confidentiality.
Any questions?
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If you have any questions about the services I offer, why not email me, or give me a ring? I'm happy to answer any questions you may have, with no obligation.
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If you are not quite ready to hire a professional proofreader yet, you might like to have a look at my Ten top tips for proofreading your own work.
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'I met Pam Smith seven weeks before the deadly deadline of a PhD submission. I was demented, driven daft by my own run-on sentences, unruly punctuation, fecked-up formatting and a bewildering bibliography.
Pam was an editor extraordinaire. She tackled my verbosity and made sure every word pulled its weight, every sentence was a unit of sense and every paragraph contained an idea expressed in a syntax to rock the box of an examiner.*
After putting manners on my bibliography, Pam tic-tacked between my in-text references and works cited to double check for inconsistencies. She even pointed out errors in the spellings of French sociologists and Russian culture theorists!
I am delighted to recommend the proof-reading services of Pam Smith. Her craftwomanship and attention to detail helped me finish my final draft and walk into my viva like I owned the room. Pam is a gift.'
Dr Rachael Hegarty, 2017
* Note: Universities have strict rules about the level of editorial help their students are permitted to have. To avoid any doubt, I should confirm that the service I provided to Rachael was proofreading only; the submitted thesis – in all its glory – was entirely her own work!
Pam was an editor extraordinaire. She tackled my verbosity and made sure every word pulled its weight, every sentence was a unit of sense and every paragraph contained an idea expressed in a syntax to rock the box of an examiner.*
After putting manners on my bibliography, Pam tic-tacked between my in-text references and works cited to double check for inconsistencies. She even pointed out errors in the spellings of French sociologists and Russian culture theorists!
I am delighted to recommend the proof-reading services of Pam Smith. Her craftwomanship and attention to detail helped me finish my final draft and walk into my viva like I owned the room. Pam is a gift.'
Dr Rachael Hegarty, 2017
* Note: Universities have strict rules about the level of editorial help their students are permitted to have. To avoid any doubt, I should confirm that the service I provided to Rachael was proofreading only; the submitted thesis – in all its glory – was entirely her own work!
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Open Book (1988) by Guy Diehl. Reproduced with the kind permission of the artist.
Copyright © 2016/2020 Pamela Smith
Copyright © 2016/2020 Pamela Smith