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Specialising in non-fiction, I work with independent authors, businesses, publishers and academics in the subject areas of walking, wellbeing and wisdom.

Professionally trained, mindful of author style/voice and guided by the level of intervention required, I liaise sensitively to ensure a smooth transition from initial draft to finished article which can be published or printed with confidence.

Specialisms

Walking, hiking, hillwalking, fellwalking, outdoors, tourism, leisure, Lake District, Cumbria, environment, countryside, conservation, natural world, nature

Wellbeing, personal development, coaching, growth, focus management, wellness, health, lifestyle medicine, lifestyle psychiatry, functional medicine, depression, anxiety, stress, mindfulness, emotional intelligence, behavioural change, psychology, behavioural science, learning, behaviour, neuropsychology, abnormal psychology, mental health, counselling, fitness, physical activity, exercise, movement, Scottish country dancing

Wisdom, spiritual development

Media

Books, journal articles

Company literature, training courses, newsletters

Websites, blogs

Maps

Clients

• Cicerone
• Haremi
• Kogan Page
• Librotas
• Summersdale
• Taylor & Francis Group
• Out of House Publishing (for Routledge)
• Independent authors, businesses and academics

Experience

Academic books include:

• Essentials of Consumer Behavior
• Very Brief Cognitive Behavioural Coaching
• Individual Psychological Therapies in Forensic Settings
• Family Therapy: An Introduction to Process, Practice, and Theory
• A Practical Guide to Play Therapy in the Outdoors: Working in Nature
• The Cognitive Neuropsychology of Déjà Vu
• New Directions in Gestalt Group Therapy
• Mood Disorders: Practical Issues in Diagnosis and Management
• Child Sexual Abuse: Moral Panic or State of Denial?
• Relationships, Well-Being and Behaviour

Other books for publishers include:

• 100 Tips to Help Your Baby Sleep
• 365 Ways To Be Amazing
• All You Need Is Less
• Awaken Your Intuitive Vision
• Find Your True Northe: Awaken to the Pure Wonder of Transformational Coaching
• Iconic Women of Colour
• Pause: Rethinking Leadership To Cultivate Healthy Workplace Cultures
• Reflexology
• Remedy
• Stuff Students Should Know
• The Camino Francés
• The Cancer Roller Coaster
• The Little Book of Vaginas
• The Mountains of Romania
• The Northern Caminos: The Norte, Primitivo and Inglés routes​
• Walking Ben Lawers, Rannoch and Atholl
• Walking in the Isles of Scilly
• Walking in the North Wessex Downs
• Walking the Cape Wrath Trail
• Walking the South West Coast Path

Work for non-publisher clients includes:

• International Student Guide 2021–22 (booklet)
• Heartfullness – The Way of Contemplation (book)
• Helping Children Talk About Their Lives (booklet)
• Kool Covid Kids: Their Place in History (book)
• But I Should Be Fine: How to Gain Relief from Anxiety, Overthinking and Pesky Self-doubt (book)
• Campaign Service (book)
• The impact of moral beliefs, social status and perceived risk on consumers' intention to purchase counterfeit products (journal article)
• Antecedents of green purchasing behaviors in the Arabic Gulf (journal article)
• Life event stress, depressive thoughts, and working memory capacity (journal article)
• Broken, Now Strong (book)
• I Can't Stop Eating (book)
• Healthcare Executives: The Essentials for Excellence in Leadership and Management (book)
• The Two Faces of Cancer (book)
• The Seven Steps of Stress Mastery (book to accompany a 'Weekend to Break Free' event)
• Saorsa – The Outer Hebrides of Scotland (book)
• Shepherdess – One Woman Farm (book)
• The Accuracy of Eyewitness Identification (dissertation)
• Leading from Within: Shifting Perspectives on Leadership (book)
• The effectiveness of early intensive intervention in modifying the frequency of repetitive behavior for autistic children based on applied behavior analysis (journal article)
• Articles for a travel magazine
• Filmmaking workshop curricula
• Interior design training courses
• Websites and newsletters

Qualifications

BSc Business Economics & Accounting (including a module each year in Psychology), University of Southampton

Training

• CIEP Web Editing 2021
• CIEP (online) Conference 2020
• Editing with Word (CIEP, formerly SfEP) 2016
• CIEP (formerly SfEP) Mentoring Scheme (Proofreading) 2014/15
• CIEP (formerly SfEP) Conference 2014/18
• Proofreading Problems (CIEP, formerly SfEP) 2013
• Basic Proofreading by Distance Learning (Publishing Training Centre) 2012/13 - Merit

testimonials

We have been very happy with your services. As complete beginners in the writing game, you were extremely supportive and helpful whilst maintaining a thoroughly professional service. Your proofreading was thorough and thoughtful, and you stuck without exception to schedule. It was also a pleasure to communicate with you; even though we never met, you are a good listener so you understand customers' requirements, and then deliver!

NT & LT, Author

Thanks very much! My paper looks perfect now. Your editing was clearly a well thought out approach to improving the quality of the paper. Returned paper on time and did an outstanding job. It is not easy to find people who will do this kind of job, professionally, affordable and fast like you. Your timely and quality service is exactly what I have been looking for. I am really happy and grateful.

A Awni, Assistant Professor

Sandra helped me proofread my latest book, Leading from Within, Shifting Perspectives on Leadership. She did an amazing job.  She was very thorough, professional and really lovely. Her attention to detail has been exceptional and I would use her again as well as recommend others to use her.

V Nyahunzvi, VCN Consultancy Services

Thank you so much for editing the book, I am so excited to now go on to the next stage and publish the book. Thank you so much for your thorough editing skills, it really is an eye opener for me to see how detailed you have to be and I take my hat off to you and your patience and skill.

S Corker, Sara Corker Designs

Sandra has undertaken the proofreading for SNaggers – the magazine for Southern Navigators orienteering club – for the last three years. Her input and support has been excellent. Sandra has helped to ensure that the publication has been able to be delivered six times per annum, accurately and on time. This is despite some tight deadlines that I have given her!

R Maclagan, SNaggers editor

My experience of working with Sandra has been a completely happy one. She did an excellent job of proofreading my publication. Her proactive approach combined high levels of professionalism, attention to detail and politeness, and goes above and beyond her brief. I highly recommend Sandra for proofreading academic books.

Professor Dirk Pickuth, Author

Sandra was efficient and timely in her feedback about my text. The comments were easy to understand and the text read in a much smoother and polished way after Sandra’s editing. I can highly recommend the services of Sandra and would definitely use her again.

R Brazier, Counsellor & Personal Coach

​First time using a proofreader and it's been a good experience.

M Groves, Matty Groves Film

As a new self-publishing author I was a bit daunted by the whole copy-editing process. Sandra helped me to understand what I needed in order to produce a book that looked and sounded professional. I have been very impressed with Sandra's thoroughness and eye for detail and would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a good copy-editing service.

S Dosanjh, Sana Mente Counselling and Psychotherapy

​I am very pleased with the final book after all your work. This is my first book and I found your service to be very professional and thorough. You went the extra mile in providing your questions in a Word document, as I was unable to respond to the tracked changes in my main manuscript, due to my lack of computer skills. I feel that my book is now ready to send to a publisher and will enhance my prospects in getting my book published. You also responded promptly to my questions and worked to the agreed timescales for completing your editing. Thanks again, Sandra, for all your work – it is really appreciated!

Jane Price, Author

Sandra has a sharp eye and is a very meticulous editor and proofreader. I use English on a daily basis and write regularly as part of my job, but Sandra's skill demonstrates that there is certainly a lot more to good writing than grammar and typos! The importance of good communication should never be underestimated, and Sandra's constructive feedback to my work has proven invaluable.

Ray S.Y. Choy, Author and Financial Markets Researcher

I would like to say a big thank you to Sandra for the highly professional approach she took to editing my second book. Due to a tight deadline I needed a rapid turnaround and that is exactly what Sandra delivered. She also made a number of major suggestions for improving the book. I will be using Sandra again for my next book.

Chris Hillman, Author

As a writer I have learned to fear the fierce pen of the editor, but Sandra is really easy to work with. She mapped out the process to be gone through and what to expect, and kept me informed of progress throughout. She is gifted in cleaning up all the nitpicky stuff that I fail to spot in my writing, and has the knack of making a text flow and more readable while not ripping out the essence of the writer’s personal style. I was also impressed that she is able to grasp the subject matter (in my case, a relatively obscure one) and  therefore able to put forward the kind of questions for clarification the reader might have; things I can sometimes glide over with my assumptions. I felt safe placing my work in her very competent hands and its success will be due in no small measure to her help.

Rev. Prof. Stephen Wright, Sacred Space Foundation