Kateproof has had a tidy up! You'll see all of my blog posts tucked into folders on the right-hand side of the page. Hover over the category title to get a full list of articles. Some of the blog posts might be relevant for more than one category but I have not duplicated them so feel free to look through them all.
I haven't written any new blog posts in a while but don't want to delete the old content as I still get emails and messages from wannabe proofreaders, colleagues and clients saying how much they enjoyed the posts. I have tried to keep on top of dead links (last checked June 2022) but some content might now seem rather outdated.
Kateproof: Proofreading Blog
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For Corporate & Business Writers
- Light, medium and heavy editing
- The client is (almost) always right
- It's not you. It's me
- When a proofread isn't a proofread
- Proofreading service? What am I paying for?
- Why there's no such thing as 'just a quick proofread'
- Forensic linguistics and sticking to your style
- Working with text for audio files
- Hints and tips for annual reports
- Four eyes good, two eyes bad
- Hints for better business writing
- How to perfect your style
- Apostrophe, apostrophe, where for art thou?
- Apostrophes... Simplify to singular
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For Editors & Proofreaders
- Proofreading and editing from home
- Proofreading service – book it in!
- Copyediting and language evolution
- Self doubt
- Proofreading service continuity
- Mobile proofreading service Q&A
- Solo vs couple travelling and working
- Taking your proofreading service on the road: Work vs travel
- Taking your proofreading service on the road: Work and travel budgeting
- Taking your proofreading service on the road: The nitty-gritty
- Taking your proofreading service on the road: Where to go next?!
- Taking your proofreading service on the road: Practicalities
- Taking your proofreading service on the road: Planning
- Taking your proofreading service on the road
- Reflections on a proofreading and editing conference
- The benefits of travel for a proofreader and editor
- Proofreading in a co-working office
- Five things Finns stumble on when writing in English
- Author editing, authors' editors and the perils of what to call ourselves
- Some resources for people thinking of becoming a proofreader
- Being a location-independent proofreader
- The middle years - Kate Haigh
- The middle years - Louise Harnby
- The middle years - Nick Jones
- The middle years - Richard Sheehan
- The middle years - Charlie Hankers
- The middle years
- Hints and tips for proofreading adult fiction
- Charging what you're worth
- BSI symbols when proofreading for non-publishers
- Why I don't offer free sample edits
- Business planning for editorial freelancers
- Why proofreading? Kate Haigh
- Why proofreading? Louise Harnby
- Why proofreading? Nick Jones
- Why proofreading? Richard Sheehan
- Why proofreading? Charlie Hankers
- Q&A for people looking to be a proofreader
- The value of connecting with other proofreaders
- Is freelance proofreading the job for you?
- As far as the eye can see
- The joys of SfEP
- So you think you can proofread?
- Should you live the proofreading 'dream' too?
- The highs and lows of being freelance
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For Authors
- Autobiography proofreading & editing
- Q&A for proofreading fiction
- What does it cost to get my novel proofread?
- Differences between editing and proofreading a novel
- How to lure a proofreader or editor
- Proofreading services for fiction authors
- The blurred lines of proofreading and copy-editing
- Confessions of a recovering pedant
- Process flow for a manuscript
- Second Q&A with a self-publishing author
- Q&A with a self-publishing author
- The legal side of self-publishing
- Writing resources
- Editing: The fine tuning - Guest blog part 4
- The writing process - Guest blog part 3
- The planning stage - Guest blog part 2
- The write way - Guest blog part 1
- An author's eye view
- To whom it may concern
- To self-publish or not, that is the question
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For Students & Academics
- Thesis proofreading service Q&A
- Proofreading, proof-editing and copy-editing academic texts
- Is it OK to edit a student's thesis or dissertation?
- The highs & lows of academic proofreading
- Preparing a technical paper for journal submission
- Preparing references for proofreading
- Preparing a PhD for proofreading
- When write is wrong
- The ise have it
- Self-proofreading tips
- The ethics of proofreading for students - update
- Timing it right for proofreading essays
- Student proofreading ethics
- In a Word...
- Hints and tips for students
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General
- Proofreading business continuity
- The reader rules
- Back to base-ics
- GDPR impact on my editing and proofreading service
- This proofreader's approach to GDPR
- Musings on language
- A proofreader's take on reading for pleasure
- Advanced professional member of the society for editors and proofreaders
- Finding the right person for your project
- Six years and counting
- A light-hearted look at some typos
- Happy New Year blog readers!
- Welcome to my new blog!