Freelance Book Writers : Austin, Texas

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5.0 2 Skills

$50 Rate/Hr

Turning great ideas into great writing I have loved words since my parents introduced me to the game of Scrabble before I had started school. They were avid players and Scrabble was our family obsession. Now I write for a living, truly a word-nerd’s dream! I am based in Canberra, Australia’s federal capital, where I live with my wife Therese and children, Scarlett and Joseph, but I serve the world of writers. Writing experience Writing has been at the centre of my professional life as a teacher, lawyer and executive level public servant for the past 35 years. In that time, I have written every conceivable professional document across those three fields; school reports, curricula, legal correspondence, court documents, legislation, explanatory memoranda, government briefs and submissions and corporate reports, to name a few. These all sound pretty tedious but my experience has enabled me to become an editor and writer who can meet my audience on their ground and turn their great ideas into great writing. Qualifications I hold academic qualifications in arts/humanities, education and law. Each of these areas require the capacity to express ideas fluently and concisely without losing nuance and meaning. Qualified editor and proofreader I am a qualified editor and proofreader, comfortable with most commonly used office applications and referencing systems, including APA, Harvard, Chicago, Turabian, MLA and the Style Guide. Clearspeak Communication In 2018 I also started by own editing and proofreading service, Clearspeak Communication. The idea for Clearspeak was born nearly 30 years ago out of my love of books, reading and words. I was a teacher at the time and loved nothing more than reading my students' assignments, essays and stories. I found beauty and complexity in their thoughts and words. Marking work was not a matter of correction but trying to help each student better express their ideas without emasculating their voice. Time and circumstances intervened but the notion of a service to help people with their writing was never far below the surface of my thinking. So, I have finally decided to give Clearspeak its voice to help people improve their written documents, whether academic papers, school essays, corporate reports or job applications. My extensive experience as a writer, editor and proofreader enables me to engage with a broad range of writing projects and improve the final product so that it speaks in the writer’s best voice.