redpenruby
4 gigs33 deliveredAnswers in about 11h (9)Seen 1 week(s) ago
About
I proofread articles, blog posts and web copy for grammar and clarity. I work in Google Docs with tracked changes so you can see what I fixed. I don't rewrite entire sections or do formatting, just catch errors and smooth out awkward sentences. Usually finish same day if it's under 2000 words.
Languages
- Englishnative
- Frenchconversational
Skills
- copy-editing
- proofreading
- academic style
- Chicago style
- track changes
Education
- University of LeedsMA English Literature2024
Work samples
Proofread 500 wordsI'll catch grammar, spelling and punctuation errors in your text and mark them in Google Docs.
Proofread email newsletterI'll check your newsletter draft for errors and awkward phrasing before it goes to subscribers.
Proofread product descriptionsI'll fix errors in up to 10 product descriptions so they read professionally.
Gigs
What buyers said
dana_rk★★★3 out of 5Caught the real errors and the text reads better. A couple of rewrites changed my meaning slightly and I put them back, so read the diff rather than accepting it wholesale.
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- sam_whitfield★★★★4 out of 5
Good corrections but she changed a word I actually wanted to keep. Easy to undo though with the tracking.
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- greg_tallis★★★★★5 out of 5
Found three typos I missed and fixed a sentence that was confusing. Got it back in 4 hours.
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- yusuf_kaya★★★★★5 out of 5
caught two embarrassing typos in my linkedin posts, really quick turnaround
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- pieter_maas★★★★★5 out of 5
She found errors I read past three times. Newsletter went out clean, worth the few dollars.
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- beatrix_szabo★★★★★5 out of 5
Sent one reference and got something better than what I described. The SVG opened clean in Illustrator, which is not always true of these.
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- j_okonkwo★★★★★5 out of 5
Quick, and the PNG set saved me resizing anything myself.
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- nadia_petrova★★★★★5 out of 5
Used the small version on a stamp and it still reads. That was the whole point and it worked.
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- meera_iyer★★★★4 out of 5
helpful edits, one caption suggestion didn't quite match my tone but the grammar fixes were solid
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- rosa_pintos★★★★4 out of 5
Good mark and I am using it. Took an extra round to get the spacing right, and the first version had the wrong shade of blue.
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- carmen_ortiz★★★★★5 out of 5
Caught a tense shift I had read past ten times. The note about my recurring comma habit was worth more than the edit.
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- nils_bergstrom★★★★★5 out of 5
Caught an embarrassing typo in the subject line and fixed two sentences that sounded off. Very fast turnaround.
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