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Testimonials |
'Your editing has really made the book flow. Thank you for your amazing attention to detail. I love what you have done.'
— Catherine Hobson, author of Take Away the Fear
'Very happy with Tess’s professional services on editing a rhyming story. Very good and swift communication, taking into account personal preferences about the editing approach. Honest feedback with helpful advice. Thank you!'
— Independent author
'Tess regularly copyedits and proofreads for StoryTerrace. Her great attention to detail in grammar, sentence structure and formatting has resulted in quality writing and customers frequently express how pleased they are with the results. Tess returns all work in excellent time, and I thoroughly recommend her outstanding editing services.'
— StoryTerrace
'Thank you so much for all your help and understanding. I really couldn't have proceeded without your help and knowledge.'
— Paul Last, poet
'Absolutely brilliant – your work is so detailed, clear and helpful and I really value your editorial recommendations, [which were] based on experience and which felt trustworthy and well thought-through. I’m so impressed with your work and will definitely work with you again!'
— Katharine Ugeux-Lewis, author
'Wonderfully thorough!'
— Summersdale Publishers
'Thank you very much for your thorough and sensitive copyedit... I was really impressed.'
— Summersdale Publishers
'Prompt, professional and personable. It's been an enjoyable experience working with Tess.'
— Phil Horey, poet, In Search of the Unwelcome
'I am really pleased with the work you have delivered. You’ve paid close attention to the brief and in-house style guide and asked great questions throughout the process. I look forward to working with you again soon!'
— Digital Theatre+
'You did a great job on your second copy-edit for Rethink Press. You raised excellent queries for the author and explained your editorial decisions clearly and concisely. I particularly appreciate the care you took in checking issues (eg around house style) with me during the edit, and your approach to ensuring references are presented consistently.'
— Rethink Press
'Thanks so much for your work on this. I was quite impressed. For your first time editing for Rethink you did a fantastic job. Your edits improved the writing and readability and I thought the level of intervention was just right. Your comments and queries were spot on.'
— Rethink Press
'The service that Tess has provided in the proofing on our book has been completely exceptional. Her attention to detail is PHENOMENAL. She has TAKEN AN INTEREST in the subject matter of the book and has gone out of her way to make sure the language used is completely appropriate for us - her ability to reword some of our phrases to make what we say sound better has taken my breath away. She has been a delight to work with, setting very clear guidelines. In the end we asked her to do more than we initially thought was needed and she undertook this with willingness and skill. I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone and there is absolutely no doubt that should the need arise, I will be using her again. I only wish I had found her sooner!'
— Judy King, editor, Dance to Re-connect: An introduction to the Harmony Method® by Nanni Kloke
'I was in the fortunate position of being approached by Tess Jolly, recently qualified as a proofreader, to undertake the proofreading of my recently written book, The Soul Asylums.
Tess undertook the challenge with positivity, commitment, enthusiasm, and a strong and dedicated work ethic. I am staggered at the work undertaken and blown away with the results, which I liken to a ‘deep clean’, ‘gloss’, and ‘polish’ of the original manuscript.
The forensic manner in which Tess approached the proofreading task makes the authoring and tracking changes as easy as writing by numbers, giving incredible confidence and belief to this author. She added volume and body to the copy through commas, intelligent suggestions, and consistent attention to stylistic detail. I learned a great deal about my own grammatical shortcomings – including my love for a capital letter and what an ellipsis is.
I would recommend Tess for any proofreading commission in the future, be it great or small, for the value she can add is beyond expectation.'
— Sheridan Hough, author, The Soul Asylums
'Tess had been recommended to me and I was grateful for her help in making consistent the American spellings in my fiction collection. She tightened a few idioms and phrases. It became clear to me that she was also reading for meaning when she queried a historical reference concerning the end of Prohibition in the US, which made me stop and think and do a bit more of my own research. I then altered a few lines of dialogue to incorporate the new information. When I read through the revised manuscript, I saw a polished collection and a more professional product. What more could I want? Now I’m happy to be the one to recommend her service.'
— Candyce Lange, author, Bachelors Road
'Tess has been proofreading for me for three months now and the difference is (to me) remarkable. Not only does Tess pick up on the smallest of style inconsistencies, but her knowledge and love of grammar and language puts me in very safe hands.
Reproducing poetry online is fraught with risk: formatting can change as email pings back and forth; the printed page in a book may be different to an online source; using text editor to move a poem from document to Wordpress may strip a poem of spare, but essential, italics; poems may have particular spacing and indentation that is ‘lost in translation’ – there is so much that can go wrong! Tess spots and fixes all of this, and more!
Just as importantly, with tight deadlines to meet, Tess has always delivered ahead of her promised time, and her correspondence with me has been unfailingly calm, reassuring, and very clear. Exactly what I want and need from a proofreader.'
— Anna Dreda, Wenlock Books
'Tess has worked on several articles for me and has always delivered exceptional service. She is detailed, methodical and always meets deadlines. Her editing suggestions are very helpful, and she is careful to keep these in line with the tone and style of the document she's reviewing. I will continue to use her services and wouldn't hesitate to recommend her to others.'
— Heather Bain, director, Charistay Limited
'I want to heartily recommend Tess Jolly. Not only is she an amazing poet, but she is also a fabulous proofreader. I asked Tess to proof a few of my short fictions which I am tentatively starting to assemble into a collection.
She found a fair amount to fix: including a regrettable promiscuity with commas and the odd toe-curling typo (including the classic patios when I meant patois), the odd tautology and so on. It was great to feel the MS was now more watertight.
Little bad habits, invisible to you as the perpetrator, being made suddenly visible was a little like having a writing masterclass. I fully intend to use Tess’ eagle eyes on my prose projects from now on. I can wholeheartedly recommend her.'
peterkenny.co.uk/2021/02/20/proof-positive/
— Peter, Kenny, author
'Tess proofread a draft collection of linked short stories I was working on with its author. The book’s set in the US, and one thing we asked her to look for was American spellings. She did a brilliant, thorough job – both at picking up those anomalies and at spotting literals, inconsistencies and suggesting small simplifications of phrasing. Her notes were all spot on, as well as very clear and easy to follow.'
— Charlotte Gann, editor
— Catherine Hobson, author of Take Away the Fear
'Very happy with Tess’s professional services on editing a rhyming story. Very good and swift communication, taking into account personal preferences about the editing approach. Honest feedback with helpful advice. Thank you!'
— Independent author
'Tess regularly copyedits and proofreads for StoryTerrace. Her great attention to detail in grammar, sentence structure and formatting has resulted in quality writing and customers frequently express how pleased they are with the results. Tess returns all work in excellent time, and I thoroughly recommend her outstanding editing services.'
— StoryTerrace
'Thank you so much for all your help and understanding. I really couldn't have proceeded without your help and knowledge.'
— Paul Last, poet
'Absolutely brilliant – your work is so detailed, clear and helpful and I really value your editorial recommendations, [which were] based on experience and which felt trustworthy and well thought-through. I’m so impressed with your work and will definitely work with you again!'
— Katharine Ugeux-Lewis, author
'Wonderfully thorough!'
— Summersdale Publishers
'Thank you very much for your thorough and sensitive copyedit... I was really impressed.'
— Summersdale Publishers
'Prompt, professional and personable. It's been an enjoyable experience working with Tess.'
— Phil Horey, poet, In Search of the Unwelcome
'I am really pleased with the work you have delivered. You’ve paid close attention to the brief and in-house style guide and asked great questions throughout the process. I look forward to working with you again soon!'
— Digital Theatre+
'You did a great job on your second copy-edit for Rethink Press. You raised excellent queries for the author and explained your editorial decisions clearly and concisely. I particularly appreciate the care you took in checking issues (eg around house style) with me during the edit, and your approach to ensuring references are presented consistently.'
— Rethink Press
'Thanks so much for your work on this. I was quite impressed. For your first time editing for Rethink you did a fantastic job. Your edits improved the writing and readability and I thought the level of intervention was just right. Your comments and queries were spot on.'
— Rethink Press
'The service that Tess has provided in the proofing on our book has been completely exceptional. Her attention to detail is PHENOMENAL. She has TAKEN AN INTEREST in the subject matter of the book and has gone out of her way to make sure the language used is completely appropriate for us - her ability to reword some of our phrases to make what we say sound better has taken my breath away. She has been a delight to work with, setting very clear guidelines. In the end we asked her to do more than we initially thought was needed and she undertook this with willingness and skill. I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone and there is absolutely no doubt that should the need arise, I will be using her again. I only wish I had found her sooner!'
— Judy King, editor, Dance to Re-connect: An introduction to the Harmony Method® by Nanni Kloke
'I was in the fortunate position of being approached by Tess Jolly, recently qualified as a proofreader, to undertake the proofreading of my recently written book, The Soul Asylums.
Tess undertook the challenge with positivity, commitment, enthusiasm, and a strong and dedicated work ethic. I am staggered at the work undertaken and blown away with the results, which I liken to a ‘deep clean’, ‘gloss’, and ‘polish’ of the original manuscript.
The forensic manner in which Tess approached the proofreading task makes the authoring and tracking changes as easy as writing by numbers, giving incredible confidence and belief to this author. She added volume and body to the copy through commas, intelligent suggestions, and consistent attention to stylistic detail. I learned a great deal about my own grammatical shortcomings – including my love for a capital letter and what an ellipsis is.
I would recommend Tess for any proofreading commission in the future, be it great or small, for the value she can add is beyond expectation.'
— Sheridan Hough, author, The Soul Asylums
'Tess had been recommended to me and I was grateful for her help in making consistent the American spellings in my fiction collection. She tightened a few idioms and phrases. It became clear to me that she was also reading for meaning when she queried a historical reference concerning the end of Prohibition in the US, which made me stop and think and do a bit more of my own research. I then altered a few lines of dialogue to incorporate the new information. When I read through the revised manuscript, I saw a polished collection and a more professional product. What more could I want? Now I’m happy to be the one to recommend her service.'
— Candyce Lange, author, Bachelors Road
'Tess has been proofreading for me for three months now and the difference is (to me) remarkable. Not only does Tess pick up on the smallest of style inconsistencies, but her knowledge and love of grammar and language puts me in very safe hands.
Reproducing poetry online is fraught with risk: formatting can change as email pings back and forth; the printed page in a book may be different to an online source; using text editor to move a poem from document to Wordpress may strip a poem of spare, but essential, italics; poems may have particular spacing and indentation that is ‘lost in translation’ – there is so much that can go wrong! Tess spots and fixes all of this, and more!
Just as importantly, with tight deadlines to meet, Tess has always delivered ahead of her promised time, and her correspondence with me has been unfailingly calm, reassuring, and very clear. Exactly what I want and need from a proofreader.'
— Anna Dreda, Wenlock Books
'Tess has worked on several articles for me and has always delivered exceptional service. She is detailed, methodical and always meets deadlines. Her editing suggestions are very helpful, and she is careful to keep these in line with the tone and style of the document she's reviewing. I will continue to use her services and wouldn't hesitate to recommend her to others.'
— Heather Bain, director, Charistay Limited
'I want to heartily recommend Tess Jolly. Not only is she an amazing poet, but she is also a fabulous proofreader. I asked Tess to proof a few of my short fictions which I am tentatively starting to assemble into a collection.
She found a fair amount to fix: including a regrettable promiscuity with commas and the odd toe-curling typo (including the classic patios when I meant patois), the odd tautology and so on. It was great to feel the MS was now more watertight.
Little bad habits, invisible to you as the perpetrator, being made suddenly visible was a little like having a writing masterclass. I fully intend to use Tess’ eagle eyes on my prose projects from now on. I can wholeheartedly recommend her.'
peterkenny.co.uk/2021/02/20/proof-positive/
— Peter, Kenny, author
'Tess proofread a draft collection of linked short stories I was working on with its author. The book’s set in the US, and one thing we asked her to look for was American spellings. She did a brilliant, thorough job – both at picking up those anomalies and at spotting literals, inconsistencies and suggesting small simplifications of phrasing. Her notes were all spot on, as well as very clear and easy to follow.'
— Charlotte Gann, editor
