Welcome to my new blog!
posted on 19th August 2010
So, what on earth will a proofreader decide to waffle on about and hope to attract your attention?! Well, if there's something you want me to write about, some specific grammar query you're not sure about, or just some random issue you want me to rage about, feel free to contact me and I will do my best to cover the topic.
I will give hints of the week, have a few pictures and photos of items that catch my eye and keep you all entertained with my wit and wisdom. Oh, hold on, I am a proofreader not a copywriter, so that last part may be a little over-optimistic, sorry.
But hey, the journey begins and I hope you're coming along for the ride...
Written by Kate Haigh.
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!