Miss Penny Heal | Proofreading
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
- Job title
- Freelance proofreader
- Membership Grade
- Professional Member
About Penny
Media
Books, journals, newsletters, magazines, theses and dissertations
Qualifications
MLS (Library Studies)
Recent training
Mentoring scheme (proofreading) (CIEP) 2013/14, Proofreading problems (CIEP) 2013, Introduction to proofreading (CIEP) 2013, Basic proofreading – merit (Publishing Training Centre) 2012
Subjects
Fiction, especially e-publishing; non-fiction particularly medicine, health, NHS, pharmacology, patient information, primary care, children's literature, reading schemes, dogs and dog training, gardening and horticulture, home and leisure, personal development, natural history, social sciences.
Clients
Edward Elgar Publishing, Choir Press, independent authors, doctoral students.
Experience
Freelance for various clients since 2014. Fiction and non-fiction in hardback, paperback and electronic formats. Theses.
I am available for contract or individual proofreading commissions from publishers, independent authors, students and agencies.
I have an excellent record of working to clients' briefs in a timely and professional manner. I put quality and customer service first.
Please visit my website for more information. I am always happy to consider new commissions and can help you with your written work in any form.
Available all year.
Testimonials
I wanted to say a huge thank you for the wonderful work that you did on my recent Fayolle project – especially in highlighting so many missing References, which I have asked the authors to supply. Thank you so much for improving the volume so substantially with your 'eagle eyes' and your queries.
Caroline Cornish, Desk Editor, Edward Elgar Publishing
I can thoroughly recommend Penny as a competent, conscientious, totally reliable and most helpful proofreader.
Peter Wooton, author and photojournalist. Member of the National Union of Journalists.
Penny is a great proofreader: she pays close attention to the text, is thorough in her reading and always returns proofs to our time schedule. We are consistently impressed with her queries, suggestions and the care she takes. She has an eagle eye for details, which is essential, and we highly recommend her services. Added to this, she is a joy to work with.
Vinh Tran, Production Co-ordinator, Austin Macauley Publishers Ltd.
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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.