Lorraine Slipper | Copyeditor and Proofreader
- Membership Grade
- Advanced Professional Member
About Lorraine
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I work across a wide range of non-fiction text types, including academic textbooks, articles for individual academics, theses/dissertations, international law documents, and illustrated books on fashion, crafts, history of fashion, theatrical costume design/construction and lifestyle.
I offer copyediting for scripts for all media, as well as fiction line editing and copyediting services, specialising in crime, thriller, mystery and suspense.
I have practical experience in music, theatre and crafts, and business experience in law.
I am a tutor on the CIEP copyediting and proofreading core skills training courses, helping new editors and proofreaders to achieve excellence in their chosen career, and I lead the team overseeing the online course content.
I work with publishers and directly with individuals, and enjoy helping to ensure any text is presented in the most effective form for its target audience, while also paying attention to detail.
Subjects
- Scripts: theatre, screenplay, radio
- Fiction: in particular crime, thriller, mystery and suspense
- Law: academic textbooks, international protocols
- Music: all genres including classical, pop and rock, folk and world, instruction books
- Linguistics
- Theatre and drama
- Crafts: knitting and crochet, sewing and dressmaking, embroidery, needlecraft, weaving
- Fashion and textiles: history of fashion, design, theatrical costume design and construction
- Vintage: costume, hairstyles, lifestyle
- General lifestyle books
Media
Books, international protocols, articles, directories/yearbooks, journals, magazines, newsletters, programmes (concert, theatre, film), theses and dissertations, promotional material, scripts, screenplays, novels and short stories
Qualifications and awards
MA in Creative WritingBA (Hons) Humanities with Creative Writing and English Language
Training
Introduction to Fiction Editing (CIEP)
Switching to Fiction (Louise Harnby)
Proofreading by distance learning (Publishing Training Centre)
On-screen Editing 1 (Society for Editors and Proofreaders)
Editing and Proofreading Music (Society for Editors and Proofreaders)
Clients
Cambridge University Press, Integra, Newgen, Crowood Publishing, Intellect, F&W Media, London College of Fashion, Edward Elgar, Ashgate Publishing, RCL Ltd, Rotovision, GMC Publications, Saxon Graphics, Quarto Publishing, Kyle Books, Marabout Hachette, Quintet Publishing
Testimonials
Thanks for the excellent work. I really appreciated your attention to detail.
Stuart Maslen, Honorary Professor, University of Pretoria
Thank you for your prompt, professional, and clear work on my book manuscript. You made the copyediting a painless process.
Dr Agata Fijalkowski, Reader, Leeds Law School, Leeds Beckett University
I'm so grateful for your careful copyediting of my text! You have done a marvellous job. I admire your scrupulousness and attention to detail.
Dr Adrian Curtin, Associate Professor, Drama, University of Exeter
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Disclaimer note
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