Technical writing was a big part of my early career in communications, so helping someone pull together a technical report recently was a snip. The best part of this job was teaching my client how to do things himself. The
Document doctoring for e-government project
I did a satisfying job for a client who needed his business reports edited so the information ws in the right order (structural editing), the sentences read well (copy-editing) and all the typos were up (proofreading). Easy. Microsoft Word is
Proofreading geology papers for scientific journals
I’ve been proofreading scientific papers for a geology lecturer since 2006. Not the same papers. That would be a really long editing job. My client keeps me on retainer and I work when required.
Quick proofreading
Quick turnaround proofreading jobs for my graphic design friends are sometimes fun. Recently I’ve edited information signs, brochures, websites and some of those documents that look lovely but you’re not really sure what they’re for.
Editing 40 year history book
Any editor will tell you to RUN when asked, ‘Can you edit our 40 year history?’ I wasn’t fast enough this time – luckily for me or I’d have missed out on learning some fascinating things. However, 50-plus hours of
Red Jelly – various wordsmithing tasks
I’ve been working with Hobart marketing company Red Jelly, writing copy for corporate newsletters and editing documents. My bent for all things technical or scientific is allowing me to help lots of their clients. I confess I love the variety.
Preventing the spread of freshwater pests and pathogens
In 2009 I did a structural edit and proofread of a freshwater field hygiene document for NRM South. I reviewed existing material and proposed graphical summaries to explain key concepts to the main audiences. I also drafted text and concepts
Structuring, writing and editing report on ICT Strategic Guidelines
In 2009 and 2010 I helped prepare, write and edit strategic guidelines for DEEWR. These were intended to help Australian schools to incorporate ICT into teaching, learning and administration. The guidelines included case studies of good practice. This work was
Editing and proofing marketing material for politician
Edited and proofread various letters and marketing material for a local Tasmanian politician. Enough said.
Restructuring government policy pages on intranet
In 2008 and 2009 I worked for what was then called DPIW to evaluate the HR and Finance policy sections of their intranet. The intranet had become cluttered and hard to navigate. I proposed a user-friendly structure and edited many