Mrs Alison Birch | Medical and life sciences | Indie fiction
Yorkshire, UK
- [email protected]
- Website
- http://rewritten.uk
- Membership Grade
- Advanced Professional Member
About Alison
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Ex-NHS laboratory geneticist, now a line editor, copyeditor and proofreader of medical, scientific and healthcare materials as well as general fiction and non-fiction books.
I spent over 25 years working as a clinical scientist in Europe's largest teaching hospital before retraining as an editor and proofreader, and since then I've edited material on subjects as diverse as nanomedicine, property developing and Swiss cheese.
As well as being an Advanced Professional Member of the CIEP, I'm also a Partner Member of the Alliance of Independent Authors and have extensive experience of editing fiction and non-fiction books for self-publishing authors. Fiction genres I've worked on include crime fiction / police procedurals, sci-fi, post-apocalyptic fiction, romantic fiction and psychological thrillers; my non-fiction work has included business and self-help books and personal memoirs.
I aim to bring a friendly, open and collaborative approach to all of my work and pride myself on always meeting deadlines.
Media
Books, Journals, Educational materials, Tenders/bids, Websites/blogs.
Freelance experience
Freelance since 2018.
Recent training
Medical Editing (CIEP) Year: 2022
CIEP annual conferences Year: 2020-22
Copyediting: Introduction (SfEP) Year: 2018
Proofreading: Headway Year: 2018
Proofreading: Introduction Year: 2018
Clients
Aptara (Elsevier & Future Science Group)
Centre for Financial & Management Studies, SOAS (University of London)
Sorted Communications
Known Publishing
2QT Publishing
Subjects
Fiction (crime/mystery/thrillers, literary, medical, popular, romantic)
Personal development (care of the elderly, childcare, pregnancy and childbirth, relationships, self-help/popular psychology)
Life sciences (biotechnology, cell biology, genetics, physiology)
Medicine (National Health Service (NHS), patient information, popular medicine)
Medical specialisms (clinical genetics, fetal medicine, haematology, histology, immunology, microbiology, neonatology, obstetrics, paediatrics, pathology, prenatal diagnosis)
Sciences (biomedical, forensic, popular science)
Qualifications
BSc Biomedical Sciences
DipRCPath Clinical Cytogenetics
testimonials
Alison completed some editing for me and the quality, speed and price of her work far exceeded my expectations and previous experiences. I will certainly be recommending her services and will use her support again in the future! Thank you Alison!
SJ, indie author
I don’t release anything until Alison has proofread and edited it for me. She is the single most valuable person in my whole indie-publishing process.
AB, indie author
Many thanks for your work on this book. The comments were either nice to read or helpful, and you gave me the kind of edit I sorely needed … I enjoyed working with you very much.
TF, indie author
I have been super-pleased with her approach, diligence, and competence … Alison is a fantastic proofreader and copyeditor. She is also friendly, approachable, and quick to respond to emails.
NL, indie author
Alison's copyediting skills are excellent. She responds timely and in an effective manner and is very well competent to perform all the tasks required.
AS, editorial project manager
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Disclaimer note
The CIEP Directory of Editorial Services should be considered a point of first contact and prospective clients must satisfy themselves that members are capable of the work on offer. The Institute cannot be held responsible for the quality of work provided by any member listed in the directory. The members themselves are responsible for the maintenance and accuracy of their entries in the Directory and the CIEP has not made any attempt to vet them. The institute cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies in the Directory. Inclusion in the Directory as a freelance does not necessarily mean that the member is self-employed as defined by HM Revenue and Customs and the Department for Work and Pensions.