Unearthing words.​​
WELCOME TO UNEARTHING WORDS
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THIS SITE IS BEING CREATED AND EDITED
In our digital realm words are everything
and everything needs editing​
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​​​Unearthing words.
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Authentic copy editing and proofreading
for all your written content​​​​​​
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​​​​About H6 26
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​​​​​​​​Your words matter​ H6​ 24 P2 19 1.6
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Editing can sometimes be like trying to create order from chaos, like piecing the parts of a complex puzzle.
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Working on your content shows you care about your message and the people who receive it. ​​
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Copy editing and proofreading can improve the quality of your content and enhance your professional credibility. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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​​​Mistakes can be anywhere and it's easy to miss your own mistakes when focusing on your content. ​​​​​​​​​​​
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Hiring someone to copy edit and proofread for you can save you valuable time and energy, ensuring your work is as accurate and presentable as possible before sharing or publishing.​
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Giving attention to your work increases its value P2 18
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About me H6 26
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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​By nature I’m a support person, working in the background, reading lines between scenes.
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As an editorial assistant, I was part of environmental and art research projects in Athens and London and worked one-on-one with a writer.
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I was also a personal assistant and executive assistant in business support.
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​​​​​​​Now I help micro business owners and anyone who writes content to add value to their work through the writing and editing process.​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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I appreciate the value of words
and the connections between words
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​​​​​My services​​​​ H6 26
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I offer light copy editing and general proofreading for articles, posts, websites and landing pages.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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​​​Light copy editing​ H6 24
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An important part of any writing process, copy editing seeks to improve content quality and readability.
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It looks at details, picking up any common mistakes you may have missed when writing like spelling, grammar and punctuation.
This ensures your text is clear and concise /to the point and your message can be easily understood.
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Sentences may also be checked for unclear wording and anything repeated or not needed.
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Once your text is copy edited it’s ready for proofreading.​​​
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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​General proofreading​ H6 24
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​​​​​The last stage of editing, proofreading ensures that text is error-free and ready for its intended purpose.
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A final check of your draft is made focusing on any minor mistakes overlooked or introduced when editing. ​Surface errors like spelling, grammar and punctuation.
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Good editing draws attention to good writing
and good writing is editing incognito P2 18
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The name Unearthing words came from helping a friend with content writer's block​. ​
A rush of inspiration left her frustrated by words she could feel but couldn’t say.
As we edited together, the right words appeared - unearthing, almost writing themselves.​​​​​​​​​​​​
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Word guidance? H6 24
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When you want to express your message or story more clearly
When you know what you want to say but simply need help to say it
With the right words all your content becomes really good content​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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My work​​ 26
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​Freelance editorial support H6 24
Some of my other freelance editorial work includes: P2 19
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Editing and writing guidance for the owner of a children's environmental education business including social media, website and training program content. (full stops?)
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Copy editing and proofreading website content for the owner of a food forest garden design business.
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Research, editing and content creation for the founder of an online food services directory​​​.
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Learner guide updating and proofreading for the consultants of a small registered training organisation (RTO).
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Editing and proofreading manuscript drafts for an art research and publishing project.
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​​Typing and editing support for an art writer including articles, essays and book catalogue.
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Editing and proofreading book drafts for an environmental awareness organisation.
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Qualifications H6 24
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​​​​​Certificate IV in Professional Writing and Editing
Certificate III in Micro Business Operations
Effective Business Writing course
Business Connect advisory program
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​​​​​​​​​Working with inspiring people affirms for me the value
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Book editing acknowledgements H6 24
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​The following is an excerpt from Magritte: the silence of the world: P2 19 initial caps?
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​​​​​​​Many of these acknowledgements, sad to say, are to friends who are no longer alive. ​
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Several colleagues and other friends have kindly read one draft or another of the manuscript or chapters from it and suggested very necessary and welcome improvements.
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I am also most grateful for the revisions to the text proposed by my editor, and my editorial assistant, Sarah Bertolla.​
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David Sylvester​
London
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Kind words​ H6 24​​
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​​Sarah has an amazing way with words.​
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She has helped me immensely to understand the importance of using correct language
to create good content and its impact on customers.
Her calm and approachable manner makes her very easy to work with.
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​​Sarah helps pull out what I can feel but can't quite put into words. ​
She always understands what I need and works with me to create what I want
to get across to my audience, what I really want to say.
I now see that whenever I feel blocked in my writing I need to hire
a professional like Sarah.
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Angela
Little Garden Growers​​
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Sarah was great to work with.​
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She provided excellent communication skills, asked important questions,
met deadlines, followed the required specifications requested and took pride
in providing great copy.
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Overall, I am very pleased to have met and worked with Sarah.
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Brian
FoodService Select​​
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​​​Working with Unearthing words has been a really great experience​.​​
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Sarah easily understood what I was wanting to convey to my customers
and helped me find the right words to describe what I offer.
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Working together brought out my passion and enthusiasm, helping me
to put my ideas into words.​ ​Sarah is now my go-to for copy editing.
I have trust and confidence that my content will always be well prepared.​ ​
​She always exceeds my expectations and I am always really happy
with the final outcome.​
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Soil Journeys
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​A few more words H6 26
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With seemingly endless ways to tweak a piece of writing, working with words is a
rewarding challenge. I like the feel of words, how they come to us, where they fall. ​
The interplay and all the elements that shift and grow.
​?? ​​Offline there's the ease of free verse poetry, Haiku and fragmented grammar/writing.
​A freedom in the spaciousness of walking - long walks or solo on beaches and trails
and inspiration in non-fiction journeys of women on epic outdoor adventures.
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​?and exhilaration travelling through the Alps by motorbike to hike high altitude trails in Europe.
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​​QUOTES?
Unearthing hidden or similar words brings more lift and depth to your writing
All your words become really good content
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