About Me:
I’m a native Hindi speaker based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
I have a robust background in languages, and my compelling love for languages is a huge asset to my current work. Before I became a freelancer, I was an English teacher for 22 years with special interests in Bilingualism and English as an Additional Language (EAL).
I also have a BA in Philology from Humboldt Universität Zu Berlin, and an MA in English and Linguistics from the University of Nottingham.
Writing is my passion and I love working with words. My multifaceted role of a language professional confirms the versatility of my work as an editor.
My main area of work is editing, including copyediting, developmental editing and proofreading, as well as revision and review of books and texts.
Working as an editor enables me to organise my critical thinking, knowledge and understanding of language, reinforce attention to detail, clarity and consciousness.
Interacting with clients further strengthens my interpersonal skills and supercharges my creativity.
When I first started as a freelance editor, I trained with Publishing Scotland and took the Proofreading course, as well as the two-part Copyediting Suite.
Later when I joined the CIEP in 2021 I took professional courses such as: Core Proofreading Suite (Introduction, Headway, Progress), the two-part Copyediting Suite, Plain English for Editors, Word for Practical Editing, Non-Fiction Developmental Editing, Proofreading Theses and Dissertations, Efficient Editing: Strategies and Tactics.
Furthermore, I took courses with other providers:
Denise Cowle's - How to mark Up PDF Page Proofs and
Cadman Training's Introduction to PerfectIT 4, 5, and PerfectIT cloud.
I’m currently undertaking the Training in Indexing course with the Society of Indexers.
I continue to be actively involved in the activities of the CIEP
and in its local branch, Edinburgh Editors' Network (EEN).
https://edinburgheditorsnetwork.org/directory/
In addition to the CIEP, I’m also a member of the Society of Authors and was an elected committee member of the Translation Association (from November 2021 to November 2024). I have judged the Schlegel -Tieck translation prize for German book translations into English since 2023 for the Society of Authors. https://societyofauthors.org/prizes/translation-prizes/german-schlegel-tieck-prize/