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Searchlight Writing and Editing SMW Editing and Proofreading Services |
(formerly Annette Carter) Experience: In-house positions include Senior Editor, HarperCollins; Managing Editor, Weldon Publishing; Editorial Director, Weldon Owen; Publishing Manager, Trade and Catalogue Books, Reader’s Digest (Australia); Managing Editor, Focus Publishing. Freelance clients include Focus Publishing, Global Publishing, Mallon Publishing, Millennium House, Random House Australia, Reader’s Digest Australia, Standards Australia, Weldon Owen. Qualifications: MA (University of Melbourne). Graduate of Stanford Professional Publishing Course, Stanford University, USA. Computer capability: Mac (but familiar with PC); InDesign; QuarkXpress. Services offered: Manuscript assessment and development; project management; structural and copy editing/subediting; researching and writing original text; adapting books for the Australian market; plain English rewriting; proofreading. Type of material: All types of non-fiction, especially illustrated books; professional and educational texts, including medical; technical reports and instructional text. Subject specialities: Anthropology, archaeology, biography, cookbooks, current affairs, dictionaries, gardening, health (including medical books), natural history, nutrition, self-help, travel. Special skills/interests: All aspects of large, complex illustrated books; transforming bland or overly technical text into well-structured, engaging text suited to the target audience. |
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