Liz Lemal

Editorial and Secretarial Services

Email: elemal55@talktalk.net    Tel: 01535 652803

A freelance editorial and secretarial service established in 2004, offering a first-class and friendly service.

EDITORIAL SERVICES

PROOFREADING AND COPY-EDITING

Do you want a well-presented, grammatically correct document that stands out from the crowd? I will check all written and online material and weed out those mistakes and inconsistencies which spoil a professional piece of work and are so annoying to readers. I welcome text of any length, regular contract work or one-off projects. I am available all year round.

• Publishing Training Centre qualification in Proofreading – Merit
• Member of the Society for Editors and Proofreaders
• On-screen editing
• Hard copy, on disk or by email

RECENT CLIENTS

• Facet Publishing – non-fiction books for library and information professionals
• Transatlantic Press – cookery books
• Papers Edited – editing papers and theses for non-native English speakers
• Open Door Design – financial journals and magazines
• Caboodle Books – children's and adult fiction
• Friends of the Lake District – newsletters and magazines
• Theses and dissertations for students

SUBJECTS – all subjects considered but specialising in the following:

• Travel
• Outdoor books, walking and mountaineering
• Cookery
• Gardening
• English Literature
• Education and educational studies
• Health and childcare
• Children's books
• Biographies and autobiographies
• Humanities
• Financial journals

RATES

Please email me for details of my fees.

SECRETARIAL

I offer a secretarial service including word processing, producing CVs and transcription.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Word processing – RSA Stage III with Distinction
• European Computer Driving Licence
• Fully conversant with Windows XP and Microsoft Office
• Typing – 60 words per minute

RATES

Rates include:

• Word processing – from £7.50 per 1000 words
• CVs – from £25.00 for a basic resume to £70.00 for a more detailed CV

These are just some of my charges – please email me for further details.