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For the polish you want for your written work, fiction or nonfiction

Client Kudos for Stephen

Project 1338: Project: 1338

"A truly superb professional job! I appreciate it very much. If it is agreeable I would like to proceed now with you acting as editor - if you wish your name would be also included in the colophon."

Paul
Date: 2006-01-09 12:28:00

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"Many thanks. Again, let me assure you that your editing has helped enormously."

Paul
Date: 2006-01-09 18:58:51

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"I am accepting your proposal. Very pleased with what you have done."

Paul
Date: 2006-01-10 18:36:36

Project 1629: Project: 1629

"Many thanks for an excellent editing job. It completely meets my needs. At any rate I am most grateful for an absolutely terrific editing effort."

Paul
Date: 2006-01-18 19:33:59

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"Thank you for your edits! I appreciate your method of _teaching_ me why certain things were wrong. I have made all the changes you suggested."

Paul
Date: 2006-03-17 16:43:04

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"Thanks for your help on the first part - it was great!"

Paul
Date: 2006-03-22 15:10:33

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"I found your help on my undergraduate thesis project very valuable!"

Paul
Date: 2007-01-18 14:43:40

Project 1646: Project: 1646

"Many thanks for your excellent edits that were most helpful."

Paul
Date: 2006-01-29 11:56:04

Project 3161: Project: 3161

"You have a great background."

Fred
Date: 2007-06-19 18:27:43

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"Thanks for your support on my book and thank you for doing the sample edit so quickly."

Fred
Date: 2007-06-23 12:31:37

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"You did a wonderful job."

Fred
Date: 2007-06-28 21:05:06

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"Thank you for your support, time and effort on my behalf."

Fred
Date: 2007-07-06 14:14:19



Editing Rates

Rate Per PageUS $5.11
Rate Per WordUS $0.02
Rate Per HourUS $20.65
NOTE:
these rates are not set in stone and are only an average for this editor. The actual rate applicable to your document will depend on the depth of the edit, the quality of the writing, the topic matter, the proximity of the deadline, the length of the document and several other factors.

General

Editor's LevelGold Star Level Editor Scored 99% on editing test.
Diamond Star Level Editor Test score 100% .
Gold Star Level Editor Test score 85% or higher.
Silver Star Level Editor Test score 70% to 84%.
Bronze Star Level Editor Test score less than 70%.
First nameStephen
Country
City Cebu City
Profile Independent editor with more than twenty years experience will copyedit manuscripts for your novel, memoir, trade publication, coffeetable book, wartime narrative, Web content, audiobook, article, podcast, press release, or screenplay. Has copyedited more than two hundred books including biographies, family histories, medical research, poetry, philosophical works, scientific treatises, children's books, religious expositions, and books of readings. Authors are happy not only for the resulting polish of their work but also for correction of inconsistencies, contradictions and factual errors.
Former copyediting manager with staff of fourteen copyeditors. Worked in the 1980s for the U.S. Information Agency Regional Service Center in Manila as publications assistant and later associate editor for Trade USA, the U.S. Commerce Department's trade journal for the Asia-Pacific region. Former associate editor, World Executive's Digest and AdQ (affiliate publications of the Boston-based Inc. and Business Month magazines), edited in Manila and circulated in Asia and the U.S. West Coast. Has also written several articles for industry magazines, PR material for various books, and Web content for a publishing company. Uses the online Chicago Manual of Style and the American Heritage Dictionary of American Idioms as staple references.
Has completed a number of projects for Editfast, both fiction and nonfiction.
Education degree Other, Experience, BA equivalent
Major specialization Other, Economics
Second specialization Journalism
First language English, Tagalog and Cebuano
Areas of specialization Biography, memoir edit
Suspense mystery edit

Work experience

Present Occupation: Book editor, ghostwriter, article writer, voiceover talent, English-Tagalog and English-Cebuano translator
Experience in Years: Twenty-plus (books and magazines)

Writing experience:
Business-oriented articles, company profiles, personal-interest narratives

Editing experience:
Mystery/detective/romance novel, corporate history, biography, memoir, family narrative, wartime experience, philosophical essay, behavioral science treatise, specialized health care book, multimedia project, marketing technique, religious/biblical presentation, children's storybook, management magazine, business/industry periodical, podcast script, audiobook, Web content, ad/brochure/flyer copy

Also a voice-over talent.

Computer experience

MS Word, WordPerfect, Adobe Acrobat, Random House Webster's Unabridged Multimedia Dictionary, MS Encarta, MS Powerpoint, Adobe PageMaker, MS Publisher, MS Excel, Microsoft Works, Ashampoo Office, Open Office Suite, Express Scribe transcription software, Final Draft, many others





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