First and foremost I would like to say thank you for sharing your story. I am sure it will help many others who have experienced a similar situation, such as myself.
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I have many years of experience, and over the years, I have edited several eBooks, manuscripts, magazines, journal publications, website content, articles, and brochures. I can also send you samples of previous work that I have done using track changes, so that you may get an idea of my quality of work.
I am happy to simply proofread (catch errors), but I also enjoy in-depth editing, which involves improving readability, offering suggestions and restructuring when necessary. If your project needs careful fact-checking and an eagle eye for eliminating typos and correcting spelling and grammatical errors, I would be happy to help.
Look forward to hearing from you.