copyediting
proofreading
templates and styles
book design and document layout
ebook formatting

non-fiction
voluntary sector and businesses
plain English editing
InDesign
website content
business books
independent authors / self-publishing

Scots law degree (LLB) (DipLP)
MPhil Child Studies (distinction)

Ongoing CPD including online learning courses on ebooks/epub, InDesign, CMS and website SEO
SfEP/CIEP training:
Introduction to Proofreading
On-screen Editing 1 and 2
Brush Up Your Grammar
Web Editing and Proofreading
Introduction to Fiction Editing
Practical mark-up of PDFs
Editing with Word
Plain English for Editors

Examples of my clients:
RISJ (Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford)
RCR (Royal College of Radiologists)
CIMSPA (Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity)
ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors)
TSO (The Stationery Office)
Isle of Man Government
Businesses and independent authors
NGOs (eg Natural History Museum, Unicef, Manx Ornithological Society)
Publishing project managers (eg Scriptoria, Just Content)
Universities and research bodies (eg UCL, King's College London)
Design and media agencies (eg Ave Design)
Educational publishers (eg Macmillan Caribbean, International Baccalaureate)
Book publishers (eg Handspring Publishing, Eclipse Publishing & Media)

Advanced Professional Member of the CIEP (Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading, formerly SfEP)
CIEP/SfEP director from 2015 to 2021