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Professional proofreader with a degree in psychology and experience in HR, Marketing, and Communication. Passionate about literature and new technologies. Supporting authors daily to improve their manuscripts and transform their careers.
Trained at Cálamo&Cran and Cursiva (Penguin Random House). Experienced with self-published authors targeting Amazon and KDP, as well as small publishing houses.
Spanish
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
French
Conversational
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- Leire VillanuevaTypographical and style proofreading.September 2022 - December 2022 (3 months)Typographical and style proofreading of a novel.
- BabelcubeEditor and text proofreaderPRESS AND MEDIAMay 2021 - Today (5 years and 3 months)Madrid, SpainEditor and support in the translation of texts from English to Spanish related to psychology, human resources, social skills, coaching, self-help...• Support in English to Spanish translation.• Review and typographical and style proofreading of the final text.• Review and proofreading of ebook layout: titles, subtitles, styles…• Review and proofreading of physical book layout: titles, subtitles, styles…• Communication with clients (authors, representatives, publishers…).
- Pirra SmithProfessional typographical and style proofreaderPRESS AND MEDIAMay 2021 - Today (5 years and 3 months)Madrid, SpainTrained at Cálamo&Cran, a lover of literature and spelling, I offer my professional proofreading services to those who may need them.Typographical proofreading:- I check for major punctuation errors.- I unify different styles used (titles, subtitles, paragraphs…).- I review the use of italics/bold.- I thoroughly check spelling and grammar.- I look for errors to correct them.- I unify resources used (capitalization, quotation marks, parentheses…).- I help you write the cover email.- I adapt the text to the RAE (Royal Spanish Academy) regulations.Style editing:- I adapt the language to the purpose.- I adjust the language to the audience.- I adapt the text to the medium.- I check the internal structure of the text.- I ensure the correct order of information presentation.- I synthesize to eliminate unnecessary text.- I unify different styles into one.
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Education
- Professional proofreadingCálamo & Cran20211 Introducción 2 Procesos de edición 3 Metodología I. Herramientas de trabajo 4 Metodología II. Método de trabajo 5 La corrección de primeras pruebas 6 Ortotipografía I. La lectura ortotipográfica 7 Ortotipografía II. Signos de puntuación 8 Ortotipografía III. Negrita, cursiva y comillas 9 Ortotipografía IV. La raya y el guion. Unión y separación de elementos 10 Ortotipografía V. El uso de las mayúsculas y las minúsculas 11 Ortotipografía VI. Abreviaturas, siglas, acrónimos y símbolos 12 Ortotipografía VII. Expresiones numéricas 13 Ortotipografía VIII. Signos auxiliares 14 Ortotipografía IX. La acentuación 15 Ortotipografía X. Palabras y secuencias de palabras de difícil ortografía 16 Gramática I. Lectura gramatical. Los errores gramaticales 17 Gramática II. Concordancias y discordancias 18 Gramática III. El verbo 19 Gramática IV. Género y número 20 Gramática V. Pronombres 21 Gramática VI. Preposiciones 22 Gramática VII. Anexos 23 Lectura de maquetación 24 Correcciones especiales 25 Evaluación de materiales 26 Proyección profesional 27 Práctica final
Skill set
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