#proof-reading

I know it's late, but here's last week's timelapse! I was in the mood to write, and that became a video itself so I could proof-read and post a brand new chapter of my Echoes of a Fallen Star story!

Anyway, I hope you enjoy!

hullooo it’s me, min! 

I’m a first-language English speaker, and I was looking for ways to make a bit of money over the summer. Email to ask for samples of my own writing (because hey, you wanna know I can actually write first, right?)  

 [p.s. i can help with formatting too if you give me the requirements] 

proof-reading/editing 

Need someone to help you fix grammar, punctuation and sentence structure? Or are you looking for someone to give you feedback on your writing? I am a student who will help you proof-read or edit your papers, reports, stories or articles. 

I won’t charge very much, prices will be flexible. Depending on what you need me to do i.e. proof-reading, editing [I will leave comments/general feedback for both] and formatting [specifications need to be given], I’d charge between $5-15, varying with the length of the writing piece and how fast you need the document back. 

beta-reading fics for free [wattpad, AO3 and ff.net] 

Also, I’m getting into beta-reading so feel free to hmu (I will beta-read for free,, unless it’s really long) but I will give fair warning, I’m not in too many fandoms so for the most part, you’d be getting a non-fandom beta reader. just a disclaimer.

email: [email protected] 

Yes, I know about this! I write the first draft in a font (usually, Calibri or Cambria, but it might also be something else. Right now, I’m experimenting with Candara), then switch to a second one for the first edit (again, either Calibri or Cambria depending on what I used first) and to proof-read I usually switch to Verdana or Arial or another font that is bigger and with the letters more spaced-out. Unfortunately, I still miss something. I hadn’t mentioned this in the previous answer, but as a child, I unconsciously learnt to apply fast-reading techniques – and they involve not reading the entire word, making spelling mistakes hard to spot. I try to be more careful, but since this is something I do without noticing I tend to slip back to it.This would apply to Italian as well, but the point is that in Italian I basically don’t make any mistake to begin with.

A tip from an Italian teacher of mine was to read the text word-for-word backwards, because seeing the words isolated from the context makes it easier to spot mistakes – but, this works for school essays. For a 10,000 words chapter… I should do it, but it would take forever I’m far too lazy haha.

I have begun my Fiverr commission page for proof-reading and editing of ANY literature work you may need a second opinion on with a starting price of just $5, including Fanfictions and even CV’s and covering letters etc.

I am offering unlimited revisions for a limited time only as I am only just starting out.

Currently I’m a freelance editor looking for work. I have history copy-editing for a newspaper, proofreading books and short stories before publishing, SEO copy-writing/editing for a company website, and peer editing for University.

Please share this! It's not a very traditional way of finding work, but Tumblr widens my reach for prospective employers and hopefully someone looking for an editor or proofreader will see this. Booklr, I’m looking at you.