Mrs Alexa Tewkesbury

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Over 15 years' experience in proofreading, proof-editing and copy-editing (all on-screen or hard copy) for publishers, self-publishing authors, and businesses. I'm passionate about giving excellent customer service and will do all I can to meet your deadlines, providing you with encouragement and support through the editorial stages of your writing. Getting your words right means as much to me as it does to you.

Media

• Magazines
• Books
• Architectural reports, correspondence and design statements
• Websites/blogs
• Company literature

Experience

Freelance since 2005

Recent training

Basic Proofreading by distance learning (The Publishing Training Centre) 2016

Recent clients

• SPCK, publishers - London
• CWR, publishers - Farnham
• Lion Hudson, publishers - Oxford
• The Book Refinery, independent publisher - Portsmouth
• Catalyse Change (100M Publishing) - Edinburgh
• A variety of indie authors nationwide
• Wray-McCann Architect Ltd - Devon and Norfolk

Subjects

• children's/teenage publishing
• Christian
• fiction (general, children's, Christian)
• biography/autobiography/memoirs
• business/small businesses (self-help)
• poetry
• young children
• Christianity
• devotional
• architecture
• history of (football team)

Qualifications and awards

BA French, Winner of UK Christian Book Awards (children's category) 2006 for my children's book 'It's A Boy!', 'My Month With Mrs Potter', for which I wrote screenplay, was winner of Driver Award for Best Feature Film at Coventry International Film Festival 2016.

Specialised software

Adobe Acrobat

testimonials

Alexa has proofread much for us at CWR, from children and youth titles to more complex publications. I can confidently recommend her for her attention to detail and exceptional work ethic. She always goes the extra mile to help us with our deadlines and can take a great amount of work and pressure in her stride.

Katie Carter, Lead Editor, CWR

I've worked with Alexa on numerous copy editing projects over the last few years and have been delighted with both the standard of her work and the timely manner in which she delivers it. She is a true professional!

Stephen Davison, Author

Alexa provided an outstanding service when she edited my 85,000 word novel. She turned around large volumes of pages very quickly - often working 'above and beyond' the call of normal office hours - and always with good humour. I have since recommended her without hesitation to authors within my network, knowing she will commit herself fully to each book as if it were her own.

Rob Chidley, Author

Alexa provides a very efficient and professional proofreading service. Work was completed on time to an agreed deadline. I can thoroughly recommend her work.

Philip Neale, Author

I worked with Alexa on my first book, and she provided a first-class proofreading and editing service. As a first-time author, I very much appreciated Alexa's patience and attention to detail, which I am sure contributed to the success of my book. She is passionate about what she does, offers constructive help, and is an absolute joy to work with. I would have no hesitation in recommending her to anyone who requires such services.

Ali Golds, Business Development Consultant

In my business, everything needs to be clear, concise, accurate and easily understood. This is exactly the precision Alexa consistently applies to my written documents, reports and correspondence. Highly recommended and invaluable to my practice.

Hugh Wray-McCann, Director, Wray-McCann Architect Ltd, Devon and Norfolk

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