Editing and Proof-Reading
For Jacana Media in 2022, I edited Rory Riordan’s book on the key years of struggle against apartheid in the Eastern Cape, Apartheid’s Stalingrad: How the townships of the Eastern Cape defied the apartheid war machine.
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I am available to edit or proof-read any text.
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I have been a Reader on many occasions for authors and publishers wanting comment on their manuscripts in draft form.
The level of these services is negotiable. In terms of editing, you may, for example, only want a light read-through for style consistency or you may want a more thorough edit that includes every aspect of grammar. There is only one kind of proof-reading, and that is detailed proof-reading.
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As a reader for content, I can offer considerable experience in several fields, most particularly:
• history (mostly South African, political and sporting)
• urban development
• publishing
• business and investment in South Africa
• business and investment in Africa
• education
• the green economy, including renewable energy
• cricket and cricket history.
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My editing and proof-reading credentials
I was an English teacher and I have been a co-author on English textbooks. As a journalism student, I worked in holidays as a sub-editor on the Rand Daily Mail and the Mercury. I have attended a proof-reading course run by Russell Martin at the Centre for the Book. I proof-read the extensive footnotes in Professor Andre Odendaal’s book about the founders of the African National Congress, The Founders (Jacana). The proof-reading of another of Professor Odendaal’s books, The Blue Book (Fanele), was a big challenge because it contained many detailed statistics and scorecards. Woolmer on Cricket (Virgin), by Bob Woolmer is another book I proof-read.
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Interested in my editing and proof-reading services?