Independent authors and publishers

Independent authors and publishers

Business books and fiction

 I trained as a proofreader with the Publishing Training Centre

I'm a professional member of the Chartered Institute for Editing and Proofreading (CIEP)

Front cover of Content DNA by John Espirian


"Lisa edited my manuscript for Content DNA. She took my editorial conventions and instructions and returned a clearly marked-up set of documents that gave me an easy way to approve and adjust her suggestions before I could send the work on to my typesetter.


Her comments were thoughtful, and the budget and timescales were both very reasonable. Really happy with the result and I'd highly recommend Lisa to anyone else publishing their own non-fiction content."


John Espirian, Author of Content DNA

Independent author?

You know that you're ready for proofreading or editing, and you're not sure exactly how that will work.


Putting your manuscript into the hands of an editor or proofreader can be a daunting prospect. You're making an investment in your book, and you'll have questions.


I'm keen to talk to you so I can understand where you are in the publishing process and what level of intervention you're looking for: proofreading (the last double-check before publication), copyediting (an edit before your work is typeset) or proof-editing (somewhere in-between).


If you have editorial conventions, I'll follow them. If you don't have them yet, we'll talk about your preferences. Building a style sheet for you is always part of my copyediting and proof-editing services, along with consistency, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

"Lisa is a blissfully clear, calm and warm person! You just know you are in good hands - and that makes life so much easier when you are putting something like a book out into the world. From the minute I talked to Lisa about what she would be doing - I trusted her - and knew she would be a delight to work with. I was right. The task was to copy edit my book - what she did went way beyond my expectations. Picking up detail, subtle stuff - things I missed - brilliant. Her communication throughout was top level - and I am a communication coach! Lisa really knows her stuff - highly recommended."


Trisha Lewis, Author of The Mystery of the Squashed Self

fRONT COVER OF tHE mYSTERY OF THE sQUASHED sELF BY tRISHA lEWIS
"Lisa was invaluable in ensuring all our books were edited to the same house conventions, individual style and professionalism. With the style guide that Lisa developed we now have a valuable asset for our future books." 

Debs Jenkins, Founder, Intellectual Perspective Press

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 Need a clear markup?

For PDFs, I use BSI symbol stamps or the Adobe highlight and comment functions.

For Word, I use track changes, and comment boxes for comments/questions.

Working to a project plan?

Let me know your turnaround time. I never miss a deadline.

If it's a longer project, I'll keep you updated.
Let's talk about your deadline

A selection of books I've proofread for publishers

Lisa's "mark up was incredibly clear. It was very useful to have suggestions of how to minimise disruptions to the text flow.

I have been impressed with Lisa's professionalism and reliability. She is a pleasure to work with."

Kelly Smith, Editor, Allison and Busby
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