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Original Post Proofreading Is it possible to make a living doing it?
Posted At 01/09/2008 Boogie Girl	Due to new government regulations I am dropping the book-keeping element of my freelance business support venture and am looking for something to fill the void. I love spotting spelling and punctuation errors in books/newspapers/websites and wondered if it would be worth becoming a qualified proofreader. Has anyone on the forum trained in this field or done it on a professional basis?

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sandie-waters Posts: 1560	Subject: Re: Proofreading Posted At: 05/10/2008 17:55:17 Aries Rebel please update me as I am still doing 'yours sincerely,'
AriesRebel Posts: 1744	Subject: Re: Proofreading Posted At: 06/10/2008 13:25:27 Quoting sandie-waters (05/10/2008 @ 17:55:17): Aries Rebel please update me as I am still doing 'yours sincerely,' Sure - I shall reply with a private message to you.
Jannyg Posts: 445	Subject: Re: Proofreading Posted At: 06/10/2008 19:13:43 Yes, I paid for and 'passed' a Proofreading course..wrote to several publishers to be told they already had their lists thankyou...I worked with a web developer I knew to proof his websites, but didn't make anything like a 'living' Unless you know an author or a publisher I get the impression you are wasting your time..of all the people on my course, not one got new work as a proofreader but some were able to use it in their existing work. Hope this is helpful..
Boogie Girl Posts: 1034	Subject: Re: Proofreading Posted At: 06/10/2008 19:21:10 Thank you for your reply Jannyg. That's pretty much as I thought. I'm aiming on running it as an add-on service to those already provided by my company.
poshbird Posts: 19	Subject: Re: Proofreading Posted At: 28/02/2009 07:48:04 AriesRebel me too please, I am still doing yours sincerely and yours faithfully. Should I not be doing that?
AriesRebel Posts: 1744	Subject: Re: Proofreading Posted At: 28/02/2009 09:46:46 Quoting poshbird (28/02/2009 @ 07:48:04): AriesRebel me too please, I am still doing yours sincerely and yours faithfully. ... I'll get back to you as soon as I am able, Poshbird.
Boogie Girl Posts: 1034	Subject: Re: Proofreading Posted At: 28/02/2009 19:01:58 Has anyone else volunteered for the Gutenberg Project? I am practising my proofreading here: http://www.pgdp.net/c/ We proofread old books that are then available as ebooks on the internet. Good fun and very addictive!
Peter_Jackson Posts: 276	Subject: Re: Proofreading Posted At: 01/03/2009 08:53:41 Quoting Boogie Girl (01/09/2008 @ 15:04:27): Due to new government regulations I am dropping the book-keeping element of my freelance business support venture and am looking for something to fill the void. I love spotting spelling and punctuation errors in books/newspapers/websites and wondered if it would be worth becoming a qualified proofreader. Has anyone on the forum trained in this field or done it on a professional basis? I missed this tread when it started but I have seen proofreading tests, which advertise courses, and they are a joke. Having published 3 books, the copy editors were superb but very specialised. A publisher would not try out someone from the internet. Look at the proofreaders advertising in Writers/Authors Yearbook etc. See what's going on at the London Book Fair...(in the next few days) The books I have read recently suggest that publishers are cutting back on this aspect of their businesses. Peter
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