Dear Carlos
Dear Client
Although new to this site, I am an old hand in the publishing industry. As an experienced Managing Editor, I have worked with a number of successful Cape Town-based publishing companies.
In my capacity as Managing Editor, my responsibilities included the full book production process. This included manuscript assessment, scoping of the book production process and assigning the relevant freelance (editors, artists, designers, typesetters) resources. During this process I would liaise closely with the author (or in some cases, author team), discuss manuscript development and changes, and where able, edit and proofread some titles personally. On the rest of the publishing list I would oversee and manage the quality of editing and proofreading.
I have worked with the following companies in both a full-time and freelance capacity: Juta, Struik, Reader's Digest SA, Prentice Hall SA, Pearson Education SA, Maskew Miller Longman, Nasou Via-Afrika, Zebra Press, Oxford University Press, The Human Sciences Research Council and the University of Cape Town (Schools Development Unit). In addition I have completed freelance projects for a number of smaller organisations needing Annual Reports and marketing materials written and produced.
Please feel free to contact me to discuss your project needs and how I may fulfil them. I have recently completed two series of articles for clients. My rate for ten articles would be $200.
Yours sincerely
Linda