Today I began editing a novel by a woman from Botswana. It's a rather troubling tale about a mother of six children who's savagely beaten by her husband. I'm only a quarter of the way through, but I hope to…
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If you need any document (CV or resume, application, essay, dissertation, article, magazine, book, website, etc) edited or proofread, this is is the place to come to. I have excellent English-language skills, always work quickly and accurately, and guarantee I…
How To Get Published
With a shrinking book market and a growing corporate emphasis on profits, it has become harder than ever to break into the big leagues of book publishing. These days, the 'big leagues' has dwindled, too, to the Big Five publishers.…
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Editing In These Difficult Times
Clearly the world is going through a crisis. We all need to take care of ourselves, those around us and the world we live in. Thanks to all the NHS staff, rubbish collectors, care givers, pharmacists, DWP workers (those seeking…
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If you need any magazine, article, book, website, essay, dissertation or CV/resume edited, along with any other documents you may have, this is the site to visit. I can edit any Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Libre Office or InDesign document to an exceptional level, and annotate any PDF you…
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“I would definitely recommend Sara’s services”
“I found Sara Davies of Prootheword through the findaproofreader.com website. I picked Sara because she had the experience that I was looking for, she could work flexibly and her quote for the work I wanted done was reasonable. Sending Sara…
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I Hope Everyone Is Ok
Hope you all are ok out there and you haven't been affected by CoVid-19 too much – except by not going out, of course! I am still working and available to edit and/or proofread any document you may need. I…
Pandemic Editing
If you have ANY text, document, email, blog, whatever, that needs editing or proofreading, please GET IN TOUCH! Going a bit stir crazy here, so it would really help. I am happy to lower my prices by a quarter during…
Prooftheword Coronavirus Update
“The edit looks great”
“The edits look great” – Kevin Moran, father of writer, Republic of Ireland [edited & proofread son's novel Christina's World, February to March 2020] Kevin is certainly happy with the work I've done, and I know you will be too…
Magazine Edit Completed
International Women’s Day
This is my post for International Women's Day (ok, I know it's a bit late), as I am a woman running a small business, so I'm trying to do my bit. I run a freelance copy editing and proofreading business…