Mrs Ting Baker

Email:
[email protected]

LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ting-baker-29234541/

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I am a full-time freelance proofreader and copyeditor with over 20 years of experience, both in-house and freelance. My clients include publishers, businesses, packagers, self-publishing authors and students.

I specialise in humanities, social sciences, education, aviation history, military history, history and autobiographical material. However, I have also worked on a much wider variety of subjects.

Please contact me for further information and we can discuss your needs.

Services

• onscreen copyediting
• copyediting
• proofreading (hard copy)
• proofreading (with onscreen marking of PDFs)
• liaising with authors to resolve queries

Clients

• Amber Books Ltd
• Bristol University Press
• Brooklands New Media Ltd
• Cambridge University Press
• Casemate Publishers Ltd
• Destinworld Publishing
• Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Just Content Ltd
• Mac Keith Press
• Manchester University Press
• Newgen Publishing UK
• OpenHatch Books
• Packt Publishing
• Pearson Higher Education (UK)
• Pen & Sword Books
• Quiller Publishing Ltd
• Riverside Publishing Solutions
• Salt Media Ltd
• Straive (formerly SPi Global)
• Swales & Willis
• Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
• UCL Press
• Wearset

Training and education

Training: Copy-editing by Distance Learning (Publishing Training Centre, 2013)

Education: BA (Hons) English Literary Studies

Experience

I started my career in the publishing industry as an editorial assistant at Airlife Publishing Ltd from 1997 to 2003. My responsibilities included proofreading and copyediting a wide range of subjects, specialising in aviation, military history, the Second World War, autobiographical accounts, biographies, country sports, fishing and equestrianism. I worked on many styles of books including highly illustrated books at all stages of the publishing process and liaised with authors, as well as the production and marketing departments.

Subjects

• social sciences
• humanities
• education
• aviation history
• civil aviation
• military history
• Second World War
• ancient history
• history
• autobiographical material
• biographical material
• therapy
• country sports
• fiction

Examples of titles worked on

Armstrong, P. and Armstrong, H. (eds) (2019). Privatization of care: The case of nursing homes. Routledge.

Barkhuizen, G. (ed.) (2019). Qualitative research topics in language teacher education. Routledge.

Bartlett, C. (2012). Air crashes and miracle landings. OpenHatch Books.

Bates, E. and Taylor, J. (2019). Intimate partner violence: New perspectives in research and practice. Routledge.

Brayshaw, T., Fenemore, A. and Witts, N. (2019). The twenty-first century performance reader. Routledge.

Charrett, C. (2019). The EU, Hamas and the 2006 Palestinian elections: A performance in politics. Routledge.

Chun, E. and Feagin, J. (2019). Rethinking diversity frameworks in higher education. Routledge.

Clark, L. (2019). Gender and drone warfare: A hauntological perspective. Routledge.

De Goede, M., Bosma, E. and Pallister-Wilkin, P. (2019). Secrecy and methods in security research: A guide to qualitative fieldwork. Routledge.

De Lucca, V. and Jeanneret, C. (2019). The grand theater of the world: Music, space, and the performance of identity in modern Rome. Routledge.

Dubois, A. and Mistretta, M. (2019). Overcoming burnout and compassion fatigue in schools: A guide for counsellors, administrators, and educators. Routledge.

Falola, T. and Kalu, K. (2019). Human rights, race, and resistance in Africa and the African diaspora. Routledge.

Fields, N. (2019). God’s Viking: Harald Hardrada. Pen & Sword.

Gilmartin, N. (2018). Female combatants after armed struggle: Lost in transition. Routledge.

Goldstein, S. (2019). Cross-cultural explorations 3e. Routledge.

Herman, L. and Muldoon, J. (2018). Trumping the mainstream: The conquest of democratic politics by the populist radical right. Routledge.

Johnston, L. (2018). Transforming gender, sex, and place: Gender variant geographies. Routledge.

Laine, J., Liikanen, I. and Scott, J. (2018). Post-Cold War borders: Reframing political space in Eastern Europe. Routledge.

Malin, J. and Brown, C. (2019). The role of knowledge brokers in education: Connecting the dots. Routledge.

Marriage, Z. (2019). Cultural resistance and security from below. Routledge.

Martinez, M. (2019). Squatters in the capitalist city: Housing justice and urban politics. Routledge.

Scott, Coleen (2019). The Costumes of Burlesque (1866-2018). Routledge.

Selim, Y. (2018). Transitional justice in Nepal: Interests, victims and agency. Routledge.

Shaheen, S. (2018). Nuclear command and control norms: A comparative study. Routledge.

Sondermann, C. (2018). Brainteasers for dogs. Quiller Publishing Ltd.

Vaughn, M., Salas-Wright, C. and Jackson, D. (2019). Routledge international handbook of delinquency and health. Routledge.

Young, R. (2019). The Focal easy guide to Final Cut Pro X. Routledge.

Zarhani, S. (2018). Governance and development in India: A comparative study on Andhra Pradesh and Bihar after liberalization. Routledge.

Media

• single-author books
• multi-author books
• highly illustrated books
• journal articles
• essays
• novels
• marketing material
• training courses

Testimonials

I have used Ting for a couple of years for copy editing. She has the ability to handle all sorts of subject matter with confidence and skill. Her communication with authors is thorough and very professional. She has a good track record in keeping me informed at all stages and returning the finished project on time. I would recommend Ting for copy editing to anybody.

Kristin Susser (production editor)

Just wanted to say thank you once again for your work on this book. You’ve done such a great job and I’m glad you enjoyed working on it!

Taylor & Francis production editor

I had the pleasure of working with Ms Ting Baker on an academic book project of mine with a noted publisher. Her work was impeccable, thorough, and prompt. I was impressed not only with her sterling editing ability but also with her communication skills. At no point did I feel uncertain of any stage of the edit, which was handled in the most professional and timely of ways. I cannot provide a high enough recommendation for Ms Baker!

Edwin Daniel Jacob, PhD (author)

Glad to hear I’ll get to work with you again! I haven’t had a copyeditor be so consistent and good with freelance jobs, so I keep going back to you whenever something new comes up!

Taylor & Francis production editor

I just wanted to say thank you very much for the excellent work you did on this title. Looking over it, it looks like it was extremely complex.

Taylor & Francis production editor

I must say that you have an eye of an eagle! Amazing copyediting. I could not even fathom that there could be so many changes needed!         

• Editor
• Proofreader

• Non-fiction
• Biography, autobiography & memoir
• History
• Humanities
• Social sciences
• War & military

• Book publishers
• Businesses
• Editing agencies
• Indie authors
• Packagers