I’m a graduate of the University of Manchester, England, with a B.A. (Honours) in English and Philosophy. I am also an alumnus of Simon Fraser University’s certificate program in creative writing, The Writers Studio, in Canada. I am a member of the Editors' Association of Canada. I’m a writer and a reader, as well as an editor; words are my sustenance.

Some terms, simplified:

- Proofreading is preparing written material for publication,

- Copyediting is reading for errors then correcting,

- Copywriting is the creative use of words to promote a person, business, opinion or idea.

I will do:

any or all of the above for your documents, manuscripts, reports, essays, papers, cover letters, résumés, proposals, short stories, poems, novels, ads, press releases, newsletters, brochures/flyers and web page content.

I am versatile and comfortable with:

- Microsoft Office™ or Apple iWork™

- .doc .docx .rtf .pdf .txt .xls files

- Canadian, US, and British English

- Numerous style manuals

- the Internet