FROM THE HORSE’S MOUTH(S)

Special thanks to Sheila van den Heuvel–for her time, wisdom and patience, which she always gives freely.  Without her guidance, this novel wouldn’t have happened.

–R.M. Ridley, Tomorrow Wendell

I found it very useful and easy to appreciate the comments relating to specific issues.  I was embarrassed, but appreciated, the grammar fixes.  I hate not having caught those myself.

–Cai Guise-Richardson

Thanks for your careful and through proof reading. You did a good work. Really appreciated.

–J.L. PhD student

Hi, my name is Roslyn, and I am happy to say how pleased I am with Sheila’s editing. Sheila has been editing my manuscripts for children’s books since 2016. I have written four children’s books and one novella, and she has done a great job for me. She has a very warm personality and has an extra pair of eyes to seek out any type of errors in my writing, giving suggestions and constructive criticism. Sheila is always available whenever I contact her to edit my manuscript. Before she begins, she always asks me what kind of editing I need as she has the skills to do different levels of editing. Her turnaround time is very reasonable and so are her charges for editing. I always get two copies of what Sheila has edited for me – one with the mark up and the clean version.

I’ve always been satisfied with Sheila and will continue to contact her whenever I have another manuscript.

–Roslyn Mulcare

NOTABLE EXPERIENCE

Pre-submission editing (“beta-editing”) for self-published and small-publisher authors

Freelance Editor and Writer, 2007 – present
• “Beta-editing” (general and copy editing, before manuscript is sent to agent, editor, professor, etc.)
• Creative writing
• Curriculum
• Academic writing
• Articles and blogs
• Ghost-writing

Grammarly, 2010 – 2012
• Wrote grammar “cards” (summaries of grammatical points)
• Blog entries
• Proofread business communication