Kate Haigh | Proofreader and editor for academics, authors and businesses

Testimonials

Kate did a fantastic job. I like the way she harmonised my writing style with professional UK English. Sometimes I hear opinions that the editor did a great job, yet the author can’t recognise their work. They lose the sense of being actual authors as the changes are massive. In my case, I can feel my thoughts and style, but the narrative is much smoother and more natural. Thank you for that. 

Michal A. Piegzik, PhD in Japanese private law, lecturer at Edinburgh Napier University

What I particularly liked about Kate's service was that she fully understood my needs and gave me the right kind and amount of editorial intervention. She is responsive and highly professional, and I recommend her service to any academic author who is looking for a reliable proof-reader with an eye for detail.
 

Academic author for book published by Princeton University Press

Kate's work has always been extremely thorough, highly efficient and very important for improving the work. That's why I have consistently gone back to her with my various writing projects.
 

Academic author published by Harvard University Press, OUP, Basic Books Atlantic Books; copy-editing work done on numerous projects since 2017

I really wanted to thank you for your work on my thesis. I really think that you have done an outstanding job and that your engagement with my work has been far more precise and thorough than I expected. You helped me at all the levels that make a text better: not only with grammar, spelling, choice of words and phrasing. You have considered my text both as an expert who knows everything about academic writing norms and policies, and as a non specialist reader engaged with the meaning of my text, trying to make sense of my ideas and honestly highlighting passages that necessitated development. You have even checked foreign languages and googled some film titles, references... You have also helped me to improve my English by highlighting errors and providing explanations. Furthermore, your feedback made me a better academic writer, you have spotted errors, explained the rules and suggested corrections that taught me many things I did not know when writing this thesis. Your help has been invaluable in the short term, with this precise text, but I will benefit from your help each time I will write academic texts from now on. I will without hesitation work with you again

Fred, Film Studies PhD student

We have been working with Kate for a relatively short period but have already found her to be reliable, efficient and effective. We are a small start-up publisher and we rely heavily on our freelancers for their support as we get our business going, and as well as being a pleasure to work with, Kate has also been a great supporter of ours. I would have no hesitation recommending her.

Nancy Roberts, Stork Press

Kate offers a reliable and meticulous proofreading service. It’s always a pleasure to work with her, and to see how manuscripts benefit from her professional accuracy. She offers thoughtful suggestions where needed, and is always a friendly, cheerful person to work with. I would highly recommend Kate to other publishers and authors – in fact anybody who works with text. Conscientious, methodical and an extremely capable pair of hands!

Helen Hart – Publishing Director, SilverWood Books

Kate has handled all of the work on my novels, always on time and usually embarrassingly thoroughly. She has handled science fiction, fantasy, and horror with equal ease, going out of her way to make sure I get a quality product at the end of the process. I have thrown everything from weird demonic languages to quantum mechanics at her, and she has managed to point out faults in my logic or facts which slipped past me when writing. She takes the time to understand what she’s being asked to review, rather than just treating it as an error correction process.

I have learned a huge amount just by working with Kate, and not simply about the English language. My writing processes have become far more organised, which has improved my writing. I would have no qualms about recommending her services to anyone.

Niall Teasdale, self-published author

Kate is extremely friendly and professional, she spent considerable time and effort discussing my preferences with me and ensuring she knew exactly what I wanted before starting. She went through my manuscript (a novel) twice, once in a normal version which was then sent back to me for my approval of her changes (which were excellent), then again after it had been typeset. She found far more errors than I would have thought could possibly remain in it, and I am now 100% confident in it as it goes to print. Her rates were extremely good, and I will definitely be using her services again. Top marks, couldn’t recommend more highly.

Aiyana, self-published author

It was a great day when we found Kate through her listing on the SfEP website. Our Annual General Meetings documentation is a complex and lengthy document. It has to be produced in a relatively short time and to a high standard. Kate is personable, friendly and very professional. Kate is meticulous, her work is very high quality and her attention to detail is second-to-none. I highly recommend her to anyone.

Miss Helena Basarab-Horwath, Assistant Company Secretary, The Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists

Kateproof provides a swift and excellent service. Errors are corrected. Suggestions for improved clarity are made. Useful clarifying questions are asked. The work remains recognisably the author’s own work and style – only better!

David Baume, BA MA PhD FSEDA, Higher Education Consultant

Kate has proof-read our last two prospectuses, our largest and most important publication, with contributions from many different sources, making consistency a key issue. She has consistently carried out a thorough job, on time and on schedule, and has always been friendly and helpful in all communications with us.

David Aust, Senior Copywriter, Marketing and Communications Department, Birmingham City University.