Services
SilverSmith
What I Do
PROOFREADING
Proofreading is your last line of defence before your document is submitted or goes to print. I proofread on-screen, using Microsoft Word’s ‘Track Changes’ or Adobe PDF’s commenting tools. I mark up all mistakes I find, including typographical and spelling errors, and inconsistencies in punctuation, spacing, hyphenation, capitalisation, and so on. I will follow your style guide or create one for you.
COPY-EDITING
Copy-editing not only deals with the nitty-gritty details such as typographical and spelling errors and consistency of punctuation, hyphenation, spacing, and capitalisation, but also weeds out errors in tense, format, layout, fonts, headings, pagination, repetition, and style. It also includes sentence restructuring to improve readability where necessary. Again, this is carried out in Word or PDF, so no changes are made without your agreement. Copy-editing is done before typesetting and proofreading.
PROOF-EDITING
Proof-editing is a kind of halfway-house between proofreading and copy-editing. First I’ll mark up the required text corrections, and then I will apply them for you. I do this using Microsoft Word’s ‘Track Changes’ feature so you can see exactly what I’ve done. This process takes longer and so costs a little more, but saves you the headache of trying to do it yourself and removes the worry that you might have missed some corrections or mistakes.
Transcription
I specialise in medical transcription and am experienced in multiple practice areas, including cardiology, radiology, dermatology, respiratory medicine, psychiatry, surgery, and many more. I also undertake work in property, law, medico-legal reporting, and estate agency. I use NCH Express Scribe Pro software, safeguarding the confidentiality and security of your encrypted audio files. If you require transcription in a field not listed here, please contact me to discuss your needs and I’ll be happy to assist you.
I offer an efficient and professional service, with fast turnaround times, laser-sharp accuracy, and competitive prices. I mark up and edit on-screen, using Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF software. If you require on-screen editing using different software it’s certainly possible, so please contact me to discuss this. No project is too large or small for me, so don’t hesitate to get in touch for a quote! I look forward to hearing from you.