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personal writing Are you writing to:
Share your creative work with an audience? Showcase your abilities and talents for study or work? Present information you’ve researched? Reach out to others with a message you’re passionate about?
“It was as though she took the words and my message right out of my heart and put them in writing perfectly.” SB, Slough “Harminder was very generous with her help and guidance on what I could do to develop my writing.” AO, Ealing
Whatever your aim is, it’s likely you care about how your work is received. You’re probably invested in it, emotionally as well as intellectually. Perhaps you even have a lot riding on it. It may be your CV, blog, book manuscript, or something else you’ve spent your precious time on. You want it to hit the mark. You want to be confident that it’s clear, well written, and accurate. That you’ve organised your ideas in a way the reader can easily follow. Only the thing is, working on your own, it can be hard to put yourself in your readers’ shoes or, at times, to even express what you really want to say. Could you do with some help? Are you struggling to give your thoughts a coherent structure on the page? Is it sometimes a challenge to find the right words and get your writing to flow? Are you worried about mistakes and typos letting you down? Do you want to ensure your work is lucid and easy to read?
“Communicating with Harminder was so easy. She understood exactly what needed to be done to my project and ensured the corrected work was sent back to me in a timely fashion.” SC, Leicester “I have no hesitation in recommending Harminder to anyone who wants a neutral yet extremely observant eye for any piece of written work.” HS, West Ealing
Or perhaps, having come to the end, you just need a reliable second opinion to help polish what you’ve written. Even the most accomplished writers can face hurdles or need a fresh pair of eyes because the fact is, it’s difficult to be objective about our own writing. We can get too close to it. We see what we think we’ve written, not what is actually there, and so fail to notice ambiguities, inconsistencies, and errors. And while it may not seem essential, when the ‘technical’ aspects aren’t right, it’s distracting for the reader; at worst you risk losing the reader altogether. Why? Because a piece of text that is (for example) confused, too wordy, incorrectly punctuated, or scattered with grammatical errors is not only more demanding but less enjoyable to read. Using online spell checkers, thesauruses, and grammar tools to improve your work is an option of course, but these aren’t one hundred percent reliable. They don’t pick up on nuances, nor can they address areas such as sentence structure, tone, and pace. For that you need a more personal touch. With the right support, you can avoid the pitfalls and confidently convey your message. I’ll work with you, whatever stage you’re at, to ensure that by the time you submit or publish your writing, it’s of the highest standard possible.
MY SERVICES I’ll review and rework material you’ve written. This can include: Providing an objective content appraisal that identifies omissions and discrepancies, and suggests ways to improve and expand the material for clarity and completeness. I can also give you an objective view on whether the piece of text is easy to understand. I call this a CONTENT REVIEW. Editing your writing to ensure it’s clear, fluent, and easy to read. COPY-EDITING is light-touch and improves on points such as punctuation, word choice, and sentence structure, whereas LINE EDITING involves more in-depth work on all aspects of the writing, including tone, pace, and flow. I’ll also check for spelling and grammatical errors. Checking and correcting mistakes, typos, and formatting so that the writing is error-free. This is PROOFREADING. Reshaping and rewriting the piece so that it’s well written, polished, and of a high enough standard to be published (in print or online). In some instances, I can also assist you in writing a piece from scratch, including carrying out research. I’ve termed this WRITING SUPPORT. You may opt for one or a combination of these services. Please Note: I do not fact-check any work that is sent to me. I work on the understanding that the information you have chosen to include is correct and appropriately referenced.
PROJECTS I’VE WORKED ON Blogs about parenting and self-development (content review, line editing, and proofreading) For a personal blogger Undergraduate dissertation (proofreading) For a Politics & International Relations student Supporting statement for a job application (proofreading) For a management consultant Personal reflection assignment about martial arts training (copy-editing and proofreading) For a martial arts student
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