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Commercial non-fiction proofreading portfolio

What my authors say ...

'If you're after a proofreader who has an eye for detail then Louise should be your go-to. She knows the rules of grammar and spelling better than anyone we've met. She's also an absolute pleasure to work with!'​
Andrew and Pete, marketing consultants
​​​'I want to thank you again for the outstanding work. You were a rare find for me ... the quality exceeded my expectations considerably.'​
Ron Brock, independent author
​War, combat, survival, security, politics, military history and true crime
  • Beyond Duty: Life on the Frontline in Iraq (Shannon Meehan and Roger Thompson)
  • Beyond the Call of Duty (Ben Ando and Nick Kinsella)
  • Egypt’s Thousand Days of Revolution (Alexander Murray)
  • The Fighting Irish: The Story of the Extraordinary Irish Soldier (Tim Newark) 
  • The Longest Kill (Craig Harrison)
  • The Somme (Peter Barton)
  • Tokyo Underworld: the Fast Times and Hard Life of an American Gangster in Japan (Robert Whiting)
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Memoir, biography and celebrity true stories
  • Endgame: Bobby Fischer’s Remarkable Rise and Fall (Frank Brady)
  • Looking Back (Memoirs) (Eric Ward)
  • Nikki Emmerson (Nikki Emmerson)
  • Passion for Life (Joan Collins)
  • Still on the Road: The Songs of Bob Dylan Vol. 2 1974/2008 (Clinton Heylin)
  • Under a Canvas Sky: Living Outside Gormenghast (Clare Peake)
  • You Alone May Live (Mary K Blewitt)
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Sport, gaming, hobbies/leisure pursuits and entertainment
  • Blunt Force Trauma: Mixed Martial Arts Photography (Lee Whitehead)
  • Endgame: Bobby Fischer’s Remarkable Rise and Fall (Frank Brady)
  • Home Herbal (Maureen Little)
  • Powder Retreats (In the Snow)
  • Still on the Road: The Songs of Bob Dylan Vol. 2 1974/2008 (Clinton Heylin)
  • The Ashes Quiz Book (Patrick Allen)
  • The Compassionate Mind Approach to Overcoming Anxiety (Dennis Tirch)
  • The Complete CBT Guide to Anxiety (Peter Cooper, Roz Shafran and Lee Brosan)
  • The Domesday Book of Giant Salmon, Volume II (Fred Buller)
  • The Mammoth Book of Mixed Martial Arts (Lee Whitehead)
Film/movie, television, literary classics/book tie-ins
  • A Brief Guide to James Bond (Nigel Cawthorne)
  • A Brief Guide to Sherlock Holmes (Nigel Cawthorne)
  • A Brief History of Vampires (MJ Trow)
  • Star Wars: The Unauthorised Inside Story of George Lucas’s Epic (Brian J Robb) 
  • The Mammoth Book of Slasher Movies (Peter Normanton)
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    ​Health, self-help, therapy and mind, body, spirit
    • Beating Overeating (Kenneth Goss) 
    • Home Herbal (Maureen Little)
    • Making Our Health and Care Systems Fit for an Ageing Population (David Oliver, Catherine Foot and Richard Humphries)
    • Mindful Compassion (Paul Gilbert and Choden)
    • The Compassionate Mind Approach to Overcoming Anxiety (Dennis Tirch)
    • The Complete CBT Guide to Anxiety (Peter Cooper, Roz Shafran and Lee Brosan)
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      Humour, satire, comedy, parody
      • 75 Worst Ways to Die (Rich Maloof and H P Newquist)
      • A Gentleman's Bedside Book (Tom Cutler)
      • Bizarre Scotland (David Long)
      • Eurrgh! Is it Just me or is Europe Merde? (Mark Leigh)
      • Heels on Wheels (Katie Dailey)
      • There'll Always be an England: Social Stereotypes from the Daily Telegraph (Victoria Mather and Sue Macartney-Snape)
      • What You Didn't Miss Part 94: A Book of Literary Parodies (as featured in Private Eye) (ed. DJ Taylor)
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        ​Performing/creative arts, music and photography
        • Blunt Force Trauma: Mixed Martial Arts Photography (Lee Whitehead)
        • Cinema and the Audiovisual (Robert Robertson)
        • High Light: A Vision of Wild Scotland (Colin Prior)
        • Still on the Road: The Songs of Bob Dylan Vol. 2 1974/2008 (Clinton Heylin)
        • The History of Music in 50 Instruments (Philip Wilkinson)
        • The Mammoth Book of New Erotic Photography (Maxim Jakubowski)

        Fancy working with me?

        If you'd like to discuss a line editing, copyediting or proofreading project, get in touch so we can have a chat.​
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        Judith Butcher Award: Winner 2017
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