The Write Idea

Proofreading and Secretarial Services

Email: elemal55@talktalk.net    Tel: 01535 652803

A freelance Proofreading and Secretarial service established in 2004, offering a first-class and friendly service.

Do you want a well presented, grammatically correct document that stands out from the crowd?  The Write Idea will check all written and online material and get rid of all those mistakes and inconsistencies which spoil a professional piece of work and are so annoying to readers.  The Write Idea welcomes text of any length, regular contract work or one-off projects.

• Publishing Training Centre qualification in Proofreading
• Member of the Society for Editors and Proofreaders
• On-screen editing
• Hard copy, on disk or by email

• Parragon
• Bookcraft
• Open Door Design
• Caboodle Books
• The Wainwright Society
• Friends of the Lake District

SPECIALIST SUBJECTS - all subjects considered but specializing in the following:

• Travel
• Outdoor books, walking and mountaineering
• English history
• Cookery
• Gardening
• English Literature
• Education and educational studies
• Children's books
• Biographies and autobiographies
• General fiction
• Humanities
• Financial journals

Rates for basic proofreading and editing start at £17.00 an hour (lower than official NUJ rates) but please email The Write Idea  for further details.

The Write Idea offers a full secretarial service including word processing, creating spreadsheets and databases, telephone answering and mail addresses.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Word processing - RSA Stage III with Distinction
• European Computer Driving Licence
• Fully conversant with Windows XP and Microsoft Office
• Typing - 60 words per minute

Rates include:

• Word processing - from £7.50 per 1000 words
• CVs - from £25.00 for a basic resume to £70.00 for a more detailed layout
• Spreadsheets, tables, databases - from £10.00 per page