Miss Lesley Wyldbore |
- Website
- wyldewords.com
- Organisation
- LS Wyldbore Ltd
- Job title
- Independent copy editor and grammarian
- Membership Grade
- Professional Member
About Lesley
General info
Earth-friendly editor with a passion for politics, the environment, travel, and education; specialising in academic papers, cultures, and smiles. In the 15 years or so that I've been editing I’ve had the privilege of working with top international academics within a range of fields on a range of subjects, including the humanities (history, politics, philosophy, arts and culture); social sciences (ethnic and cultural studies, media), and business economics; peppered with some diverse fiction thrown in for good measure. I love editing for many reasons, chief among them: authors are interesting, the work is diverse and it's rewarding to have had a hand in making something better than it started out.
I enjoy travelling and absorbing new cultures abroad and also love taking my dogs on road trips around the UK exploring new hills and woods. I'm a keen but somewhat sporadic gardener and love entertaining friends at home. My latest interest is languages and in between projects I'm currently honing my French up to a high enough level for translation.
A few testimonials (see website for more):
“Thank you for all your fine work. I love how it has polished up. You've been brilliant as one of the important cogs in my writing machinery.” TallB Stories: Prose, Poetry, Wisdom & Musings. Ian Watkins. February 2024.
“The book you proofread for me [October 22] has been accepted […]. The referees commented on how clean the text was, which is testimony to your excellent work. I wonder if it might be possible to engage your services once more […] Thank you so much for your diligent work.” The Consequences of Global Economic Crisis. Professor Iain Pirie, Warwick University. October 2023.
“Brilliant, thanks so much for your work! This looks fantastic, happy to take the document as sent, no additional changes required from our side.” Consequences of Marketing Asset Accountability. Professor Peter Guenther, Liverpool University. August 2023
“Thank you so much for your fine polishing and perfect suggestions!!” Professor Robot. Bert Collard. November 2022.
“Lesley’s excellent communication throughout the editing process allowed us to forge a brilliant professional relationship. All my questions with regard to content and grammar were answered quickly and professionally. Lesley has a great sense of humour […] I can highly recommend Lesley.” The Son Returns. Jonathan Hughes, July 2022.
“Lesley guided me through a first draft to full re-write to final editing of my book. She was patient, insightful and is an excellent editor with an eye for detail as well as the bigger picture. I would highly recommend Lesley to other authors.” Directorship. A. Person. December 2021.
“Dear Lesley, It was a pleasure to work with you. I would love to thank you for all your help.” Confronting South Korea's Next Crisis. Professor Jaejoon Woo, June 2021.
“I also want to thank you for the great work you did on my manuscript! You’ve been of great help [your] thoughtful and masterly polishing of the original manuscript.” Ernesto Nathan Rogers: The Modern Architect as Public Intellectual. Professor Maurizio Sabino, October 2020.
“[Thanks to] Lesley for copy-editing and attention to detail… really helped pick up the final few issues and polish the text.” Reporting the Siege of Sarajevo. Kenneth Morrison and Paul Lowe, July 2020.
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