For as long as I can remember, the printed word has appeared to me as a series of patterns, and even the tiniest break in a pattern seems to leap off the page and call for my attention.
An extra space at the beginning of a paragraph? A misspelled word? Redundant phrasing? I see them all, even in the most mundane places. It's both a gift and a curse, as well as a skill that not everyone has. Some people are gifted speakers, very eloquent and adaptable, but that's not me. When others speak, I type.
That said, I'm not an enforcer: I recognize that language is different across time and across cultures, and I won't push your work to bend to some arbitrary rule of language. I will nudge you to be consistent within your own work, and that's where pattern recognition comes in handy. I'll see your individual patterns and honor them, while helping ensure that your message is understood and your text is clear and polished.
I'm Rachel, your partner in proofreading.
Proofreading and final-pass review
Copy editing / line editing
Captioning, transcription, and transcript proofreading
Member of the Editorial Freelancers Association
Rates in line with EFA guidelines
Services offered
I began my career in newspaper journalism with a degree from Ohio University. I capped off more than a decade of work in daily newspapers by serving as an assistant editor at a B2B magazine.
Additionally, I've edited strategy documents and internal websites for an industrial supplies distributor, and I've edited legal transcripts and nonprofit newsletters.
Beyond my degree, I have certificates in medical terminology, writing in the sciences, and general editing. Interests include history, social justice, astronomy, and ecology. Currently, I volunteer for Distributed Proofreaders.
Nonfiction work, US English, and AP style are my comfort zone, though I'm open to many types of projects, dialects, and style guides.
If you'd like to know more, please feel free to reach out. Details of my credentials are viewable on LinkedIn, and you can contact me there, or by email, or via the Contact form on this site.