Vivien Collingwood

Good writing matters. Having a well-written text can make all the difference: whether it’s a question of presenting the facts clearly, or producing a persuasive argument, or making an excellent first impression.

I can help you or your organisation to produce well-written, clearly-structured, well-targeted texts. Perhaps you’re an academic researcher writing in English as a second language, and need someone to take a critical look at your article before sending it to a journal? Maybe you’re writing a text for a website and want to ensure that it makes a real impact on the reader? Or perhaps English is your first language, but you’d like to have someone with a good understanding of your field proofread your manuscript?

In all of these cases, I can bring my years of expertise and training to significantly improve your text and give it the 'native speaker' feel that it may currently lack.

Over the years, I’ve worked with a wide range of clients to significantly raise the level and impact of their written output. With my background in research and policy, I can offer particular insights when working on texts relating to history, international relations, social and political science and development studies.

I offer a range of services, from straightforward proofreading (catching typos and errors) to more substantive language and stylistic editing. On occasions, I’ve also researched and written texts for clients, and I would be pleased to discuss this possibility with you.

You are welcome to contact me for a free, no-obligation quote.

I charge by the hour for editing. Some documents take more time to edit than others, depending on the level of the English, the nature of the end-goal and the complexity of the material, so it is helpful if you can send me the document that you would like me to work on, or at least an extract from it.

Other useful information includes:

• The total word count
• Your deadline/when you would need to receive the edited text
  
• The aim/purpose of the document (e.g. web text, academic article, report etc.)

If possible, please send me your text/extract as a Word document.