Professional memberships
Partner Member of the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi)
Experience
I have worked for over thirty years as a freelance editor (in the UK and Ireland), proofreader and writer, for publishers, universities and colleges, businesses and independent authors. I have also worked in business administration and as a further education teacher (computing). I am a book seller, book reviewer and beta reader.
Services offered
Developmental editing; copy-editing; proofreading; rewriting; support for self-publishing authors; writing; formatting for print (books and reports); educational textbook editing; Open learning writing; fiction editing; textbook editing (Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate).
Proficient in word processing, spreadsheets, databases and PowerPoint; good knowledge of HTML and CSS.
Media
Books, website content, journals, business documents, open learning
Subject areas
Fiction (literary, fantasy, historical; adult, YA, MG); all subjects for Junior Cycle except languages; all subjects for Leaving Certificate except languages; business studies; accounting and bookkeeping
Clients include
Edco
Limerick University
Independent authors
Additional information
I am happy to work on multi-author or single-author books. I particularly enjoy working directly with authors who intend to self-publish.