Mr Aidan Cross
- Website
- http://www.crosseditorial.co.uk
- Organisation
- Cross Editorial
- Job title
- Freelance Copy-editor and Proofreader
- Membership Grade
- Professional Member
About Aidan
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Versatile copy-editor and proofreader with vast experience of working on academic publications covering a wide range of subjects, including film, popular music, business, history, politics and literature, as well as pop/rock biographies, cult TV/film books, fiction and novels by independent authors.
Media
Books, multi-author books, theses and dissertations, company literature, business documents, illustrated books, websites/blogs, magazines, online materials
Experience
Freelance since 2013
Recent training
Copy-Editing 2: Headway (SfEP) - October 2019
Copy-Editing 1: Introduction to Copy-Editing (SfEP) - June 2018
Proofreading today (Editorial Training) - March 2012
Clients
- Edinburgh University Press
- Inter-Varsity Press
- Omnibus Press
- Pan Macmillan
- RefineCatch Ltd
- Routledge
- Simon & Schuster
- Taylor & Francis
- The University of Law
- Westchester Publishing Services
Subjects
Film studies, television studies, pop/rock music, cult TV & Film, history, politics, education, business studies, cultural studies, theatre, drama, autobiography, fiction, gothic horror, performing arts, visual arts, law, Shakespearean theatre, contemporary plays, science fiction, geography, British history, archaeology
Specialised software
Adobe Reader X, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word
Testimonials
Aidan is one of the best copyeditors I have known in academia. He is responsible, efficient, and professional. His edits and comments will make your writing flow naturally and clearly. I would highly recommend his service.
King Tung Wong, Teaching Associate, The University of Sheffield
Aidan has been amazingly quick, while also extremely accurate. Additionally, he has been open to discussion about certain points, which I have really appreciated. He really cares about the material, not just finishing the job quickly.
Brett Davies, Associate Professor, Meiji University, Tokyo
Aidan is all you would wish for in a proofreader: an exacting eye for detail, an interest in the subject, and advice that genuinely betters your work. What I most appreciated was that his suggestions were always positive and, most importantly, nothing he offered rode roughshod over my meaning.
Daryl Easlea, author
Aidan was very clear and communicative all the way through the editing process. He explained the stages and was very responsive. He takes a multi-check approach, which meant I could incorporate changes and still have the modified text overseen by an editor. Would recommend.
Rhian Waller, author
I have had the pleasure of working with Aidan a few times on projects now. He is very professional and always understanding of the mood and theme behind the story/text. I have worked with a few proofreaders over the years, but Aidan is definitely one I can always rely on.
Sarah-leigh Wills, author at Happy Designer
Aidan worked with me copy-editing my book on Xenophon. He was meticulous and detail-oriented and worked to a very tight schedule. It was a pleasure to work with him and I only have the highest praise for his abilities.
Yun Lee Too, author
Aidan is a true professional who has worked on a number of manuscripts for BearManor Media. He's been my go-between also in getting answers from the authors and applying them to the edited texts. I'd recommend him without hesitation.
Ben Ohmart, BearManor Media
I have commissioned Aidan Cross to proofread a number of Omnibus Press books and have always found his work to be of a high standard and completed within the agreed time limits. Omnibus specialises in books about contemporary music, so it is an additional bonus that Aidan is widely informed on this subject.
Chris Charlesworth, Omnibus Press
Aidan at Cross Editorial gives committed and diligent service and is lovely to work with. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Cross Editorial.
Zoë Howe, author
Aidan is a friendly, fantastic proofreader. I have English as an additional language and found his proofreading abilties an amazing help for my academic essay. He was good at grasping what I was trying to say and improving the clarity of my language, as well as correcting any inconsistency in grammar and spelling. I was really grateful that he worked well under the tight deadline I asked him to meet in a last-minute essay panic. I would not hesitate to recommend him to anyone who needs an efficient and reliable resource to work with.
Mizuho Kondo, EFL student
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