Mrs Lynette Woodward

Media

I mostly edit books (edited/multi-author as well as single) but also work on journal articles, online educational materials, highly illustrated books, encyclopaedias, travel guides and social media communications.

Specialist software

Dreamweaver, MathType as well as Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Acrobat.

Qualifications and awards

BSc Psychology (Hons)

SKITT Chemistry (subject knowledge qualification to teach chemistry to A-level)

PGCE Secondary Science

Copy-Editing by Distance Learning (Merit)

Experience

Freelance copy editing and proof reading since 2009, full time since 2011.

Assistant production manager, 2007–08, project editor, 2004–09, production/content editor, 2002–04, all at John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Recent training

Copy-Editing by Distance Learning (Publishing Training Centre) – 2013 (Merit)

December 2014 – SfEP course on Efficient Copy Editing completed.

Recent clients

John Wiley & Sons, Wiley-Blackwell, Capstone, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Pearson, Hodder, Rising Stars, Taylor & Francis, Kognity, Scholastic, Routledge, IMP, HEA, IET, Collins/HarperCollins, Cengage, Buzzword, STweM

Subjects

Chemistry, telecommunications, medicine, ​psychology, earth sciences, biology, education, information science and technology, self-help, fitness, nutrition/diet, food science, pharmacology, physics, higher education textbooks, computing, finance, business, music (contemporary/popular, reference), building/construction, geography, popular astronomy, GCSE/A-Level/IBacc online learning materials, materials science and veterinary sciences.

Featured

I have worked in publishing since 2000 and have been freelance since 2009 (full time since 2011).

I have experience in a diverse range of publications and projects. 

I specialize in large books on short schedules.

I am qualified to teach secondary science.

I have a very professional approach, priding myself on good quality work, thorough and timely communication. 

I work particularly well with authors in a collaborative manner.

testimonials

I have always had good experience with you on all the projects that I have worked with you thus far. The quality of the work and the transmission of information on the project has always been seamless, which is much appreciated. You are one of the preferred copyeditors from most of the Wiley’s production editors and so as our team of project managers.

Gowri Vasanth, Laserwords, SPi

Lynette is a trusted copyeditor and has done a Trojan job on some of our most recent titles. Both Aileen and I would be only to happy to recommend her for any future work.

Kathy Syplywczak, PM-Book Publishing

As a first-time author, I was very lucky to have Lynette's help as my editor. She helped me with language and grammar to create a piece of work that I could feel good about publishing. Her suggestions were intelligent and pertinent, and she worked to the deadlines we agreed upon. I found Lynette a nice person to deal with and the editing process of creating my book was a pleasure. I recommend her services without reservation.
 

Ian Little, Fiction author

Professional and reliable in all aspects of book production/editorial work, thoroughly recommended.

Karen Weller, copy editor and proof reader: former content editor at Wiley

Lynette has always provided a fast, efficient and expert proofread, sometimes on very short schedules and complicated manuscripts. With years of experience in book production I feel she understands the time limitations of her customers and the work needed to be done and it's implications into the creation of a published work. I feel I can trust her to take on any project of any size with minimum fuss and complications.

Grace O'Byrne, Production Controller, Bloomsbury Publishing