Anne Gillion
Advanced Professional Member| Location | Norwich, Norfolk |
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| Website | https://asgeditorial.co.uk |
| Anne Gillion | |
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I am an experienced copyeditor and proofreader, specialising in editing fiction, non-fiction, and web content. I supply work for independent authors, publishers, non-profits, and small businesses.
Before setting up my editing and proofreading business, ASG Editorial, in 2017, I worked for 25 years as a newspaper and magazine sub-editor – both freelance and in-house. As a result, I am skilled at working to deadlines and turning muddled paragraphs into clear, concise writing.
I am a Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading and abide by the Code of Practice. I can assure you of a respectful editor/client relationship and high-quality work delivered to agreed deadlines.
I am happy to provide a sample edit or chat about the level of service you need. Please email me or fill in the contact form on my website: asgeditorial.co.uk.
Skills
Editing, proofreading, rewriting: Fiction, non-fiction, web content (web pages and blog posts).
Page design/layout: Adobe InDesign.
Writing: Press releases, online content.
Media
Books, guides, factsheets, brochures, newsletters, websites/blogs, magazines, journals, press releases.
Experience
Latest first:
Fiction/non-fiction editor: Editing and proofreading business, ASG Editorial, started in May 2017.
Assistant editor: Bride magazine; Editor: A Kentish Ceremony, Marry in Norfolk (Archant publications).
Newspaper/magazine sub-editor (copyeditor): 25 years' experience, including 12 years as freelance journalist/sub-editor.
Newspaper journalist: Six years working as a reporter on various newspaper titles before moving on to sub-editing.
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Training
CIEP (formerly SfEP) conferences: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Some of the sessions and workshops I attended: Word macros for faster editing; Editorial project management; Editing for indie fiction authors at sentence level; Using social media to market your business; Perfecting PDF mark-up: Digital marketing; Inclusive language, and Editor website foundations.
Editing Fiction (Publishing Training Centre) 2018.
Proofreading 3 (CIEP) 2018.
Content Marketing Certification (Hubspot) 2017
Adobe InDesign (Archant) 2011
Editing, page design, and QuarkXPress (Archant 1994)
Practical Journalism: Cardiff College (Eight weeks block release)
Journalism: Six years working as a reporter on various newspaper titles before moving on to sub-editing.
Clients
I have worked with the following clients since I started my editing/proofreading business – ASG Editorial – in May 2017.
Self-publishing
Fiction: P.J. Griffiths: The Adventures of Lucy Parker-Patel – Parts 1 and 2 of trilogy (Young Adult); Heather Flint: Abbey Secret (YA, seeking publisher); JJ Gaitán: Copyediting Our Land (Political Thriller) and short story The Mission (Historical Fiction).
Non-fiction: Robert Lomax: Consciousness and the Alien Mind (Self-improvement) Balboa Press; Splice Creative/Simon Beckett-Allen: Cooking for One (recipes, stories and advice for the bereaved, to be published Summer 2021).
Translators
Chris Amies: Islands on Fire, by Jules Verne – a new translation.
Sinéad Quirke Køngerskov: Sinéad is a Danish–English translator of fiction, nonfiction and children’s books. I am proud to be her editor (she found me in this directory!). To date, I have edited around 30 of her translated works in UK and US English, including the following books:
Fiction: The Weaver of Dreams, Sofie Magnus (New Adult, English version) Matador; The Promise: Parts 1–4, Steffen Jacobsen (Thriller, English version) SAGA Egmont.
Non-fiction: Sentenced to Blindness, Morten Bonde (Motivational, Self-help) Forlaget Vision; You and Your PhD, Monika Janfelt, Moveo Publishing; The Danish Home Guard Handbook (awaiting publication).
Proofreading/Proof-editing
Standards and Testing Agency: Proofreading English Key Stage 1 & 2 test papers.
CIEP: Blog posts, factsheets, guide (print and interactive PDF).
Writing/rewriting
Buy Local Norfolk (non-profit): Press releases, online content.
Victoria Walters, Healthy You, Healthy Planet: Web content, press releases.
Anglia Partitions, King’s Lynn (APS): Blog posts, newsletters and press releases.
Maya Wellbeing, hypnotherapy and wellness coaching: Press release.
Jenny Patient, Fleggybobs: Copyediting booklet, proofreading web content.
Websites
Geraldine Walters Advanced Skincare: Designing/setting up WordPress website, handling/choosing images, editing/rewriting content and blog posts.
Natalie King Coaching: Website audit.
Norfolk Street Partnership: Website audit; content editing/rewriting; designing dummy website with Adobe InDesign.
Print Media
Just Regional, local news magazine publisher: Editing, designing, proofreading, and writing.
Archant Bride/Weddings: Assistant editor – Bride Magazine; Editor – A Kentish Ceremony and Marry in Norfolk (six months in-house).
Aquamaintenance, Landscaping Specialists: Copyediting monthly articles for publication in Let’s Talk magazine.
Other
ITN: Reporting results from South Norfolk Constituency count, General Election nights 2017, 2019.
Subjects
Business: content marketing, small businesses
Media and design: typography, newspapers, onlne editing, content writing
Fitness/health: minerals, vitamins, diet/nutrition
Fiction: crime/mystery, thrillers, literary, popular, children's.
Food/Cookery: catering, cookery, cakes, food safety, veganism, vegetarianism
Politics: British, US, current affairs
Philosophy: ethics, political philosophy, political science
Personal development: self-help, popular psychology, CBT
Tourism/travel: Ireland, France, Germany
Qualifications
Editing Fiction (Publishing Training Centre) 2018.
Proofreading 3 (CIEP) 2018.
Content Marketing Certification (Hubspot) 2017
NCFE Level 3 diploma: Personal Effictiveness at Work - Otley College
National Certificate in Practical Journalism: NCTJ
University of Bristol: BSc Politics/Philosophy
A-levels: English, French, German
Cordon Vert Diploma (Distinction) – The Vegetarian Society
Specialised software
Adobe InDesign
Testimonials
“Anne, thank you so much – you have been such a great help with writing my book.
“Your clear understanding of the English language gained over many years as a professional editor, freelance writer and proofreader has proved invaluable – I am not sure how I could have done it without you.”
P.J. Griffiths, author
I love it! You have all the best words. Thank you so much. I would never have been able to put it so well myself.
Victoria Walters, Healthy You, Healthy Planet
Your press release resulted in two lead articles in my local paper, and now I’m writing a regular column for them. You are really talented. I will be calling on your proofreading services when I finish my next book.
Karen Bromley, Maya Wellbeing
Anne has really assisted me with my draft manuscript. She provided both the amended clean copy of my work and the original work with corrections, which made it easy to review.
“She kept me updated throughout her copy-edit so I was aware when I could anticipate the work would be returned. I found her alterations really enhanced my manuscript and were in keeping with the style of the prose so the original author keeps their own voice
Siobhan Davies, creative writer