Michelle Bullock | Proofreader
Based in Nottingham, UK but working remotely with clients throughout the UK
- [email protected]
- Website
- http://www.proofwise.co.uk
- Organisation
- Proof Wise
- Membership Grade
- Advanced Professional Member
About Michelle
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A highly trained, professional, friendly and reliable proofreader. I am able to proofread against copy or ‘blind’, on screen or on paper, and have a proven track record of delivering high quality work, on time and on budget.
Media
- Books – fiction and non-fiction
- Illustrated books
- Multi-author books
- Educational materials
Experience
- Freelance since 2014
- Have proofread more than 275 books
- Work for many of the big publishers as authors choosing to self-publish
Relevant training
- Mastering Styles and Templates, January 2020
- Tea and Commas: The Foundations of Line and Copy-Editing Fiction (Liminal Pages), December 2019
- SfEP Annual Conference, September 2019
- Introduction to PerfectIt, and Advanced PerfectIt (Cadman Training), November 2018
- Introduction to Copy-editing (SfEP), May 2017
- Editing with Word (SfEP), January 2017
- SfEP Annual Conference, September 2016
- P2:Proofreading Progress (SfEP), October 2015
- Basic Proofreading (The Publishing Training Centre) – Merit, August 2014
- P1: Introduction to Proofreading (SfEP), February 2014
Clients
- Publishers: Include some of the "Big Five"
- Self-publishing clients: The Self-Publishing Partnership
- Via production management companies: Cambridge University Press, Taylor & Francis, UCL
- Independent authors
Subjects
- Fiction - crime, mystery, thriller, commercial women's fiction, romance
- Adult non-fiction - autobiography, true crime, sports, wellbeing and mental health, cookery, biography, humour
- Children's licensed titles
- Children's activity and puzzle books
Qualification
- BA Economics
Software
- Adobe Reader DC
- Microsoft 365
Testimonials
"I work with Michelle regularly to proofread books because of her excellence. Working with her is always a joy: she is a diligent, accurate and speedy proofreader, who I would thoroughly recommend for any proofreading project."
B.E. – Assistant Editor
"Michelle is always right at the top of my list when lining up a proof-reader – meticulous, punctual and unfailingly reliable."
C.L. – Editorial Assitant
"Michelle is a well-respected proofreader who consistently produces first-rate work to schedule and to cost. She always asks the right questions, and can be relied upon to supply clean and precise edits, and to deal with the various, often sensitive, complications that arise during the editing process. I recommend her highly."
A.T. – Content Developer
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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.