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Username: kashicat
Minimum Hourly Rate: $20/hr
Location: Canada, ON, Toronto

Summary

I provide English writing services in the form of features, reviews, blog postings, and research reports.

I also provide copy editing and substantive editing services for any size project, from a small brochure to book manuscripts.

Experience

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Creative Writing- Fiction (U.S. Version)
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English Basic Skills (U.S. Version)
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English Editing Skills - Chicago Style (U.S. Version)
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English Grammar (U.S. Version)
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Online Article Writing and Blogging (U.S. Version)

Employment

Altis HR
2008-2008 - Temp - Document Management
The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company
2003-2007 - Records Specialist

About Me

Profile Type: Individual
Number of Employees: 1
I write articles, reviews, novels, and non-fiction books. I've published articles on many subjects, from the business side of the anime industry, to hobbies for the 50+ age group, to book reviews, to adopting feral cats.

After growing up in a fundamentalist family, I also write on the topic of fundamentalism and its effect on society. I write on the philosophy of world religions as well as on cultural matters.

On the editing side, I'm a stickler for correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc, but I also love when a book or article flows well. I am one of those people who wishes she could walk around with a big felt pen, correcting errors on public signs or in newspapers.

During all my editing projects, the greatest benefit apart from producing a well-written manuscript has been learning something about a new subject. I've learned about arboriculture and Surrealism and many other subjects I didn't know anything about.

So I view the editing process as educational for me, as well as beneficial to my clients.

Payment Terms

I work within the client's estimated turnaround time, and frequently bring the project in well before the deadline.

I can be flexible about the stages of payment, and short projects with fairly quick turnaround time work fairly well with full payment upon completion. But for longer projects, I generally prefer an assessment and partial payment at the halfway point of a project (or sooner if it's a long project), with the remainder paid at completion.

Credentials

Education
George Brown College, Editing Certificate
2005 - 2007
University of Calgary, Master's Degree, Religious Studies
1986 - 1989
University of Calgary, Bachelor's Degree, Religious Studies
1982 - 1986
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