Hélène Furic

Third Edition specializes in publishing essays on pop culture. I've been working with them since I started over five years ago, handling both copyediting and proofreading. Spelling, grammar, typography, coherence of historical facts and cited names, phrasing (wordiness, repetitions, misinterpretations...) are the basis of my tasks.

Among my works, you'll find for example "Sea of Stars, the concept arts of Bryce Kho"; "The Figure of Dracula, a journey through the darkness"; "The Ghostbusters Saga, the spirit of the 80s"; "The Hobbit, from words to images" or "Inside the plots of Game of Thrones, the king of modern fantasy".

Since 2020, I have been proofreading comics for Panini. In author biographies, summaries, introductions, and of course, the comic pages themselves, I check spelling, grammar, typography, bubble placement, page numbers, coherence of the text, characters and their language level, events, and text flow.

Among my assignments, you'll find for example "Cyberpunk 2077", "Punisher", "Spider-Man", "Iron Man", "Kick-Ass", "The Boys", "Darth Vader" or "Providence".

Recommendation by Pauline G.: "Her linguistic knowledge and culture have enabled attentive and professional proofreading of the assigned proofs, resulting in significant improvements. Furthermore, her time management skills have always ensured adherence to pre-established deadlines."

For several years, Nisha et cætera publishing house has entrusted me with the copyediting and proofreading of novels. In these works, in addition to my usual skills, I bring a critical eye to certain passages that may lack coherence with the characters as presented or others that might unnecessarily offend certain sensibilities: if a character is racist, I won't rewrite them, but if another character who isn't racist says something of that nature, I will suggest a different phrasing. In this context, I sometimes discuss with the editors what we collectively wish to convey in a work aimed at a sometimes young audience. I also maintain a meticulous lexicon of characters, dates, places, and events to avoid errors when they appear.

Among these books, you'll find notably "Secret Paradise"; "The Stars in Your Eyes"; "Altitude"; "Don't Blame Me, Love Made Me Crazy"; "Perfectly Different" or "Here and Now".