I’ve been editing and writing as a freelancer for five years, with a further twelve years working in government and the for-purpose sector doing research, writing, editing and education.
I bring a wealth of experience to every project I undertake, having worked across diverse areas including the arts, criminology, international development, community justice, housing, mental health, violence against women and history.
There has been a strong social justice angle to much of my work, but I also work outside that area.
My clients include nonfiction and fiction authors, academic staff, postgraduate students, community organisations, small business owners, government departments and schools. I have edited, written and co-written for online and hard copy publication, including PhD and master’s theses, government reports, strategic plans, annual reports, evaluation reports, information sheets, websites and blogs.
I can spot an aberrant apostrophe, a superfluous semi colon and an extraneous en dash at twenty yards (18.3 metres). I genuinely relish the nit-picky and fastidious work of poring over text, rectifying inconsistencies and finessing sentences to make great paragraphs that come together into writing that really sings and delivers the message my clients want it to.
But don’t just take my word for it; click here to see what some of my clients have said about me and here to see some samples of my work.
I’m an Editors Victoria member and a Professional Member of the Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd). I adhere to IPEd’s Australian standards for editing practice.