Copy-editing, proofreading and more

Making your words flow

Is your written material clear, easy to read and well suited to its audience? I can help to make sure it is.

I’m Graham Hughes, and I run GH Editorial, an editing and proofreading service. I’m based in Chester, UK, but can work with customers worldwide. I work mainly with business clients and with specialist and non-fiction publishers.

I've helped customers with more than seventy books, well over a hundred business reports and much more.

Here’s what I can do for you (and no, it isn’t just fixing typos!):

Enhance your use of language, to help your readers understand your message quickly and clearly
Fix errors and inconsistencies in spelling, grammar and punctuation
Help ensure your material will be suited to its purpose and your target readers
Advise you on structure, editorial style, formatting and layout
Edit your writing into plain language if needed
Do a high-level assessment of a document or manuscript (aka developmental editing)
Create or revise a style guide

I offer different types of service depending on what you need – you can learn about these on the Services page (which also addresses a question that may be on your mind: ‘Can’t AI do that?’). The About page tells you about my training and experience as an editor and proofreader, and my background.

You’ll find testimonials on various pages around this site, but here’s a summary of things that my customers have said. They’ve praised my professionalism, reliability, thoroughness, efficiency and eye for detail. They’ve talked about how much I improve the clarity and quality of their written materials, how helpful and polite my notes and suggestions are, my good communication and my track record of completing tasks on time. I hope this will help to convince you that I’m the editorial professional you need.

▶️ If you think I could help you, please visit the Get a quote page and then get in touch.

(Apologies if the text above is in Chinese script! The website hosting system sometimes makes this happen, beyond my control, and I need to re-publish the site to fix it. I’d be very grateful if you could let me know that it has happened.)

Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading

Plain Language Association International

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‘Graham has been great on the jobs I have given him, and I don't say this lightly. His tenacity and thoroughness are second to none ... I have no hesitation in recommending him as an excellent copy-editor.’
Michele Staple, Editorial Manager, The Stationery Office