Sue Browning Editing & Proofreading

Testimonials

The most reliable and sensitively attuned copyediting I have encountered

In your respect for the detail, and careful consultations with me on everything, you have been confidence-instilling at every turn. I have 3 other things at proof-stage at the moment, and can say without hesitation that yours is the most reliable and sensitively attuned copyediting I have encountered.

Judith Buchanan, author of Shakespeare on Silent Film (Cambridge University Press, 2009)

You add a large touch of humanity to the isolating activity of writing

I still marvel at the sharpness of your eye in finding the errors. I appreciate your comments – some of them make me smile … All your comments make me think and you make very sensible suggestions. … I am confident in publishing this one knowing that errors and inconsistencies will not mar the writing so giving the book a chance to be read without distraction.

You actually add real value to what I do, are so professional, never make demands, and add a large touch of humanity to the isolating activity of writing. And I love your asides in the comments you make and deeply treasure when you say you like the book.
 

Ted Dunphy, independent author of Rowing Down the World to Auckland (Canaan-Star Publishing, 2015), Don't Poke the Fire (Canaan-Star Publishing, 2015) and The Devil to Pay (Canaan-Star Publishing, 2015), Snuff O'Brien's Private War (Canaan-Star Publishing, 2017), and A View from the Boiler House Door (Canaan-Star Publishing, 2018), the Teachers Count trilogy (working title, August 2021)

The most problem-free and pleasant copyediting I have ever experienced
Let me join the other editors to thank you again!  It was the most problem-free and pleasant copyediting I have ever experienced. 
 

Susan Gal, co-editor of Language in Culture by Michael Silverstein (Cambridge University Press, 2022)

WOO HOO!  I’m done! Thanks again for your very careful reading/copy-editing, Sue. Like I said, you found omissions where previous book and journal editors did not, and I’m grateful for that (as future generations of scholars, will also be, hopefully).
 

John R Rickford, author of Variation, Versatility and Change in Sociolinguistics and Creole Studies. (Cambridge University Press, 2019)
 

You saved our bacon!

On behalf of the editors, I would like thank you for the excellent job you have done as copy editor. We couldn’t have asked for a better one, and on occasions you 'saved our bacon’ (well my bacon, then!) and in doing so helped us to avoid some glaring errors. We couldn’t have asked for a better copy editor.  You were truly outstanding. 

Brian Hopkins: Cambridge Encyclopedia of Child Development (Cambridge University Press, 2017)
 

Sue not only identified problems, but also suggested solutions that were always completely consistent with the style and content of the book

Sue provides excellent, proactive copy-editing services. She just completed work on a new book of mine, and was fast, thorough and easy to work with. A particular characteristic of her work is that she not only identified problems, but also suggested solutions that were always completely consistent with the style and content of the book. Great work, and I'm certain the book will be much better as a result.

David Cropley, associate professor of engineering innovation at the University of South Australia, author of Creativity and Crime (Cambridge University Press, 2013)

What a fabulous editor you are!

So smart, so precise, just so helpful! You've made the book significantly better and I am so appreciative!

Steven Tuber, Using Projective Methods with Children (Taylor & Francis, 2018)
 

Sue is an extremely dependable and highly skilled copy-editor. She supports Out of House with excellent copy-editing work across a range of subject areas and always delivers on schedule.

Jo Bottrill, managing director, Newgen UK (formerly Out of House Publishing Solutions)