Sarah Dronfield | Fiction editor and proofreader
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About Me

I am a Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP), formerly the Society for Editors and Proofreaders (SfEP), and I adhere to their code of practice.

I live in Cwmbran, South Wales, the town where I grew up – a new town surrounded by history, from an Iron Age hill fort (Twmbarlwm), to the Roman remains at Caerleon and Caerwent, and the castles of Gwent. When I was a child, our family outings usually consisted of visits to these places and more; wherever we went we would almost always end up visiting places of historical interest – such as the stately homes of Cheshire and the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth, Yorkshire. This was a habit that I brought with me into adulthood; when in Arizona I made sure to visit the site of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, and in Melbourne, Australia, I visited the Old Melbourne Gaol, where Ned Kelly was hanged.

Following my travels I went on to study archaeology at university and worked as an archaeologist for a while.

I live with my husband and son. When I'm not editing historical fiction (or reading it for pleasure), I enjoy baking and gardening. And of course I'm also now introducing my son to the wonderful history that is all around us.

You can find out more about me on my LinkedIn profile, or by reading my blog.
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Editorial Training

  • Publishing Training Centre (PTC) Essential copy-editing – merit
  • PTC Basic proofreading – merit
  • PTC Grammar at work
  • SfEP Introduction to copy-editing
  • SfEP Editing with Word
  • SfEP Introduction to fiction editing
  • Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA) Developmental editing of fiction – intermediate and advanced
  • EFA Introduction to editing children's books

Continuing Professional Development

  • SfEP Conference 2017, Wyboston Lakes
  • Editors Canada webinar: Getting your self-publishing client to a finished product
  • Writers' Academy masterclasses: crime, fantasy, children's books
  • Book Reality Academy: Formatting for e-book
  • SfEP Mini-conference 2018, Bristol
  • OpenLearn: Exploring books for children: words and pictures
  • SfEP Conference 2019, Birmingham
  • CIEP Conference 2022, Milton Keynes

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