Charlotte Peate
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| Website | finerthingseditorial.co.uk |
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Copy editing is one of the services that my boutique copy studio, Finer Things Editorial, offers. We’ll copy edit your web, launch, or marketing copy with the following in mind:
- Buyer psychology: We’ll review your page structure, language, and messaging to optimise your copy for conversion.
- Flow: We’ll rephrase repetition and awkward phrasing to make your content smooth and clear.
- Readability: We’ll catch complicated sentences and adjust these to improve readability.
- Surface-level clean-ups: We’ll clear up spelling, capitalisation, grammar, punctuation, and hyphenation errors.
- Phrasing: We’ll ensure clarity by making concise, compelling language suggestions.
- Tone and style: We’ll make style suggestions that are appropriate for your target audience.
- Content angle: We’ll evaluate your overall message and help you hone the angle of your content.
- Lede: We’ll help you craft short, catchy introductions that make readers care.
- Calls to action: We’ll make sure your content includes clear calls to action that encourage readers to take a next step.
- SEO: We'll integrate the keywords you’d like to rank for and create or edit your h tags and metadata.
We also draw up a style sheet free of charge if you don’t have one yet.
Skills
- Copyediting
- Copywriting
- Writing
- Rewriting
- Proofreading
- Developmental/Substantive Editing
Media
- Websites/Blogs
- Online Materials
- Company Literature
- Books
- Multi-Authored Books
- Educational Materials
Training
- CIEP: Basic Editorial Test
- CIEP: Introduction to Fiction
- CIEP: Copyediting 2: Headway
Subjects
- Aquatics
- Business (business to business, business to consumer, culture, e-business, management, marketing, office practice/skills, organisational behaviour, small businesses)
- Dance (ballet, modern jive)
- Education (adult, children's, e-learning, distance learning, literacy, secondary, teacher training)
- Environment/energy (climate change, green issues, electricity/gas/water suppliers)
- Fiction (adult, literary, popular)
- Finance (accountancy, personal finance, mortgages)
- Food and drink (diet/nutrition)
- Health and wellness
- Language (writing skills)
- Life sciences (biotechnology, genetics)
- Literary studies (comparative literature, literary criticism, literary theory)
- Medicine (disease management)
- Philanthropy
- Property
- Technology
Qualification
- BA English
- MA Creative Writing
Testimonials
Charlotte really does go above and beyond. She is proficient in language choice, style, and grammar. She always provides a top-class service and I wouldn’t use anyone else for any written task.
Bruce Gutteridge, Hospital Direct
We required a number of scripts to be copyedited within a quite tight timeframe. Charlotte provided us with a great, professional service that was on time and priced at a very reasonable rate. Charlotte was very prompt in replying to our queries and we highly recommend using her services.
Dan Stevenson, ETD Training
Charlotte is a delight to work with, extremely organised and efficient. Charlotte has helped me with web copy, articles, and press releases to name a few. Charlotte’s proofreading and editing are impeccable, and she has a keen eye for structural, grammatical, and spelling errors. I would recommend Charlotte to anyone needing help with their copy requirements, and I look forward to us working together for a long time.
Elfie Brocklehurst, Radar Communications
I highly encourage hiring Charlotte. Her writing skills and passion for editing bring special insight and ability. Charlotte doesn’t ‘make’ you. She makes you better. It’s sounds like a cliché for a great editor, but Charlotte never inserts her voice in your work. She respects your art while encouraging accurate writing, never removing your unique expression. If you are looking for a great writer/editor who is timely and communicates effectively, look no further! I really appreciate Charlotte’s talent for honing my words without changing my voice. It’s a kind of magic she gives.
Lisa Blanton, Author