Walking the dog in the Mendip Hills.
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ABOUT ME
I’m an editorial project manager, copy-editor and proofreader of non-fiction who makes things happen and keeps projects moving. I manage 10–20 projects at a time and handle over 5 million words per year, project managing academic books and encyclopaedias and copy-editing and proofreading pretty much anything non-fiction. My clients include major global publishers as well as businesses, charities and individuals. When I’m not editing, I’m generally roaming the Mendips with my dog, Darcy, or poring over genealogical documents, trying to corral my ancestors into some sort of order.
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ABOUT THE BLOG
This is the blog of Hazel Bird, a copy-editor and editorial project manager who has worked with hundreds of authors, editors, proofreaders, publishing and business clients, typesetters and other publishing professionals on over 400 projects since 2007. The Wordstitch Blog offers a view of publishing and freelancing from the middle: from someone who both tries to get herself hired and hires other people. It also aims to foster great working relationships, from a belief that the best books (and other texts) come out of genuine collaboration and communication.
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