WHAT ELSE DO WE DO?
Alongside our thesis editing, we have a regular and increasing body of work that can loosely be described as “non-academic.” It is certainly widely varied in scope, length, subject matter and audience, while still requiring work on the fundamentals of punctuation, spelling, style, syntax, layout and so on. In some cases it needs to conform to certain company standards and requirements.
The majority of these jobs are short-notice and relatively short pieces of work, up to 30 pages, and usually needing to be completed within a few days or even a few hours. Some are larger pieces, some are short-term jobs as part of a long-term contract, and some are from non-native English speakers, and have covered a large range of different subjects.
A few examples of our recent one-off and ongoing proofreading jobs include:
A long-term, on-going, freelance contract on behalf of a major US insurance company, checking fire risk reports up to 10,000 words for spelling and grammar, and adherence to company ‘Writing Standards’ - terminology and branding. These usually require same or next-day turnaround.
The most recent novel of a well-known New Zealand writer, needing a final check for spelling and grammar, and also a thorough check for consistency in names, dates and references (300 pages/22 hours).
A full-length book on an NZ hunter’s many experiences over several years. This included standard proofreading, as well as checking for consistency in plant, animal and place (and family and mates’) names, hyphenation and capitalisation, and use of US or UK English. (10 hours).
Transcribing and proofreading a hand-written 400 page ‘Thought for the Day’ book, written by a former Bishop.
Proofreading two reports on bereavement and suicide for the Mental Health Foundation.
Two reports for Organics New Zealand on the potential EU export market (21 hours).
An MSc thesis on early childhood education (12 hours).
Knowledge mapping of entrepreneurship research (10 hours).
144-page gardening book.
Reflections and Professional Development Plan (8 hours).
Our standard proofreading fee is from NZ$40 per hour (plus GST), with a minimum $120. If you need a quote, please send us a sample of your work.
We will need you to send your document in (Microsoft) WORD, so that "Track Changes" can be used for error correction and "New Comment" for queries and suggestions. We will return the document for you to accept or reject our changes and address any queries and issues. You may want to re-send it to us for a final check.
