Doting the i’s and crossing the t’s
I provide the full range of English language proofreading and editing services – from standard grammatical and typographic checks to full-scale revisions.
The service you require will depend on the text type and its target use and audience: a useful rule of thumb is that fact-heavy texts are suitable for standard proofreading (academic, legal, financial, medical, technical, etc.), while more creative texts need more thorough copy editing (light or heavy).
Contact me if you’re not sure which service you need.
I offer ISIC discounts for students, academics, and educational institutes.
All formats accepted: Word, excel, Google Docs, PowerPoint, PDF, etc.
Track changes can be used on request – otherwise changes are made directly in a document and are only visible when compared with the source document. Since PDFs are corrected using editing tools and comments, an hourly rather than word charge applies.
Let’s get your writing just right
Copy editing – heavy
Copy shortening, native tone and expression for fluency. Includes proofreading.
Copy editing – light
Revising and editing of copy, inc. word choices, sentence structure and proofreading.
Rewriting
Personalises, localises and anonymises an existing source text – ideal when time is short.
Pre-print check
After proofreading or editing, this is the essential final check before the presses roll.
Proofreading
The classic service to ensure grammatical accuracy, typography orthography, and limited sentence revision.
Proofreading – four-eye
An additional round of checking by another linguist to make absolutely sure.
What clients say
“I highly value Darren's editing and proofreading of our technical content - it's for an international audience, so accuracy and fluency is really important. Always top quality and fast work.”
MIKE ANTONIC | CEO | PIXELCUT“I organise international trade fair booths - both physical and VR. Darren makes excellent contributions to the accuracy, fluency and style of our video scripts. I really value his creative inputs and insights - a pleasure to work with.”
PHIL JORDAN | OWNER | ADDVIDEOS“We always use Darren's academic proofreading service - his attention to detail is second to none. Thanks to his editing of our recent article, it was accepted for publication by a renowned American scientific journal.”
SILVIA BAČOVÁ | RESEARCHER | SAV (SLOVAK ACADEMY OF SCIENCE)