Résumé

 Janet Wellington
Freelance Proofreader/Copyeditor
PO Box 354, Florence, OR 97439  
mail@janetwellington.com

 EMPLOYMENT OBJECTIVE

Obtain freelance projects as a copyeditor or proofreader in the publishing industry
utilizing my exceptional skills (slug reads and cold reads).   I work via email with
attachments using Microsoft Word’s Track Changes feature for electronic editing,
or via regular mail (client pays postage) utilizing standard Proofreader’s Marks
on hard copy.  Quick turnaround and rush jobs cheerfully accommodated.

 CREDENTIALS

Fifteen years’ experience editing nonfiction projects for experts in their fields
and fiction projects for both published authors and unpublished writers. 
Education: Associate degree in Human Services.

 SKILLS

Detail-obsessed

Computer literate (Microsoft Word)

Stickler for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and continuity

Work well under pressure, complete tasks quickly and efficiently, and handle tight deadlines

PUBLISHING EXPERIENCE

Preproduction proofreading/copyediting projects completed for:

·        Mary Leo, Brewing Up Trouble (novella), A Pinch of Cool, For Better or Cursed, Stick Shift

·        Richter Watkins (aka Terry Watkins), Big Burn, To Die With a View

·        Ginger Wishner, MFT, If I Can Do It, You Can Do It! (chapter for Walking With The Wise)

·        Charles von Gunten, MD, various articles for the Journal of American Medicine

·        Price Pottenger Nutrition Foundation, PPNF Nutrition Journal, various informational pieces, direct mail pieces, and catalogs

Freelance proofreading/copyediting projects completed for:

·        www.brilliantvoices.com

·        Gina Conkle, Norse Jewel

·        Michele Yepiz, Texas, Adiós!

Manuscript Evaluation/Critique

·        Emily Biggins William, Claire’s Pink Birthday

·        Brad Schlachter, Yellow

·        Carol Tyson, various poems

·        Joanne Steinke, Kindred Hearts

·        Shirley Ann Wilder, A Love to Die For

   RELATED EXPERIENCE/PUBLISHED