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urgengly of need for a professional editor of a New writer

£250-750 GBP

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i am in need for an editor of my book listed below: "Adventurous Tales From A Mountain Walk" The first edition has been on sale via Amazon since February 2018. I am now in the process of translating into Spanish & Portuguese but before I submit these versions I wish to have the English version editied professionally. I live and work in Cali Colombia and my publishers are in the United Kingdom. I also have a confession to make I am a 62 year old Englishman with very little education and to get to a point where I have acheived writing a book, and never mind the fact I have also complete a second and about to embark on the third one. The first book has been reviewed and i wish to act upon the advice given. please see the review below: I am a review of a book of voices. It takes an imaginative mind to “hear” the stories of the objects that a person encounters while taking a two-hour walk. Adventurous Tales from a Mountain Walk by Mike Bowley is a compilation of these voices. It is fiction, written by someone new to Colombia and thus, not fluent in Spanish. That said, the text has a sprinkling of Spanish words that are explained clearly and add flavor to the storytelling. The structure of the book is unique and refreshing. Every chapter title starts with “I am” then a thing, person or phenomenon. The chapter is then told in their point of view as they tell their story. Using the first person point of view was a good way for the writer to show different personalities and characterizations, even to inanimate objects like a bottle or a mountain. A funny part was when the new road was criticizing and feeling superior over the old road. I also found it amusing to read about how something acquired knowledge; for example, the road read about parachutes from a magazine thrown on it. Every speaker in each chapter refers to meeting an old man, who is the writer. I liked how the seemingly disparate stories are strung together by a common thread this way. This format was not strictly followed -- the chapter about the cross was from the point of view of the dead man on it, for example -- which I forgave because the surprise made for entertaining reading. The proximity among the different characters was reinforced again when they shared a common experience and rallied through it together. The structure of this book was impressive, so I regret to point out its two main weaknesses. Firstly, the grammar errors were so many that it was painful to read. The top two errors were incorrect punctuation and awkward phrasing. For every lovely phrase such as “indignation of the unexpected experience” or “my tyres started to tire”, there were duds like “when I was in eyesight of him” which could be phrased as “within eyesight” and “my rise in the ranks was meteoritic”, when it should be “meteoric”. Secondly, there were some parts that were repeated. Like the song about the 12 days of Christmas, the previous item was added to the next list so the list became cumbersome. Similarly, a part of the story of the previous character was retold in a future chapter. The retelling is from a different character’s perspective, true, but if they’re identical then it’s not necessary. There is a lot of promise for this book to be quality literary fiction given its structure. It has touches of magical realism, a genre popularized by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a renowned Colombian author who would have appreciated this book’s ode to his country. Given the opportunities to improve in this book, I rate it two out of four stars . I would love to read a fully professionally-edited version of it. It has voices talking about resilience and community. I recommend this book to those who like to people watch and make up stories for the passersby.. So I am reaching out to see if someone is willing to help me.
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Hello, I understand that a copy and paste article may need to undergo several modifications for it to pass copyscape. I will modify, edit proofread and re-write the article to meet the required specifications. I will also seek to correct grammar errors and overall try to refine the English language. Regards, Garon Helton
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Hi With reference to your proposal, I UNDERSTOOD YOUR REQUIREMENTS. I understand that you want me to edit the content. As a professional freelance writer and as an editor, I have cognate experience in editing, proofreading, and re-structuring any writings (THESIS, TECHNICAL REPORT, AND ACADEMIC WRITINGS, AMONG OTHERS). I would be pleased to assist you to ensure that your document is free from grammatical errors, as well as from typographical errors. You can check my US LEVEL 1 and other exams to ascertain my oral and written communication skills. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. I will not disappoint you with my work. :)
£250 GBP 10일에
4.9 (22 건의 리뷰)
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4.8 (31 건의 리뷰)
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Sir. I won't say I am the best but my broad range of vocabulary makes me unique. I believe in completing task within time or before if possible, I put my best effort to do whichever task I get. I am very much interested to work on your project. Please give me a chance. I will do task without any error and the writing will be 100% CS passed (Checked by myself) You can trust me with this. With best Regards Amit
£555 GBP 10일에
5.0 (3 건의 리뷰)
3.4
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Hi, I am interested in doing this job. Can we discuss further on project briefing to start the project. Looking forward. Thanks & Regards, JSK
£250 GBP 10일에
4.5 (4 건의 리뷰)
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I have taken a deeper insight on the project on editing, and my skills & expertise complement necessity of the project.
£300 GBP 10일에
5.0 (1 건의 리뷰)
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Good afternoon, It seems like you have a great book on your hands that just needs a bit of TLC. I have worked as a managing editor for a publishing press for 2+years and I think I have the skills needed to help you achieve your goals. I would love to talk to you more about this project and how I could help. Feel free to look me up on linkedin for verification. Best, Melanie Tague
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