Ewa Opalinska Shephard

FREELANCE EDITOR + Proofreader + COPYWRITER

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BioGRAPHY

Freelance editor, proofreader, copywriter... and more!

I am Ewa: a writer, editor, marketing communication, graphic design, and PR professional. I have been working within this area of expertise for many years (mumble… over 30…) across a wide variety of industries giving you a wealth of expertise, skills and enthusiasm.


I am a native English speaker, with near-fluency in Polish, and a working knowledge of French, Italian and Spanish (at varying levels). I currently live in France, born to Polish parents in England, and frequently travel to Spain and Italy. Some would say this makes for a chaotic mind - I disagree and use my background as my strength!


Industry experience includes professional services, education, motorsport, retail, art and craft, publishing, food and drink, homes and interiors, manufacturing, healthcare, social housing, technology and

IT (information technology) – both B2B (business-to-business)

and B2C business-to-consumer).


Background

Marketing + Public Relations, Consultant, 1988-2008


Published Journalist, UK magazine and newspaper press.


Freelance Editor + Copywriter, 2008-present


Qualifications

Chartered Institute of Marketing, 1998:

Diploma, with Merit


Open University, 2012-20:

BA (Hons) Modern Languages (French, Italian, Spanish)


Publishing Training Centre, 2023:

Essential Proofreading


Chartered Institute of Editing & Proofreading, 2024: Copyediting


Expertise

  • Copyediting and Proofreading of academic papers, dissertations, theses, professional articles, translations, fiction, and non-fiction.
  • Structural Editing where required.
  • Copywriting for publication, digital and online.
  • Critique, ready to launch your project into the world.
  • Creative Project Management taking your idea into a fully fledged finished product, whether printed literature, website or campaign.

Professional Membership

  • Chartered Institute of Marketing
  • Chartered Institute of Editing & Proofreading
  • Publishing Training Centre

A writer even then, aged about 6,

postcard to be written in hand!

I help individuals and businesses create an identity that is clear, strong, and reflective of what they are as an entity, or of what they are communicating.

A few brands I have worked with...

  • Aga Foodservices Group
  • Åsa Tricosa
  • Bank of England
  • Baumatic
  • Beers By Post
  • BMW (GB)
  • British Cheese Awards
  • Devon & Cornwall Housing Group
  • Fired Earth Interiors
  • Hell’s Kitchen (Channel 4)
  • IBM (UK)
  • Ideal Standard
  • Jaguar Motorsport
  • Jordan Formula 1
  • Kevin McCloud
  • Magna Housing
  • Notting Hill Editions
  • Nu-Heat Underfloor Heating & Renewables
  • Original Style
  • Oxford University Press
  • Price Waterhouse
  • Prodrive Motorsport
  • Redfyre Range Cookers
  • Sidholme Hotel
  • Stephens Scown Solicitors
  • The Stovax Group
  • Vauxhall Motors Domestic Motorsport
  • WBW Solicitors
  • Università LUM Giuseppe Degennaro


Work with me

From product descriptions to blog posts, from social content to your brand, from newsletters to business proposals…


If you’re strapped for time or struggling to express yourself, I can help get to the heart of who you are and what you want to say.


Do you have professional articles, documents, books or brochures which need copyediting and/or proofreading? I am happy to help. Review (both as proofreader and as copyeditor) of manuscripts, theses, technical or scientific documents, articles, journal entries, works of fiction and non-fiction of any length, business documents, website copy.


Fees

Every piece of work is unique, so please do get in touch for a quotation for your individual requirement.

As an example, an article of 5,000 words for presenting to a peer publication, translated from another language into English (American English or British English) and requiring editing and proofreading, will cost between €175 and €400, depending if structural editing is required.

Editing Features include:


  • Language editing for grammatical correctness, natural English tone, and accurate terminology.
  • Improvements in structure, flow, and presentation.
  • Free re-editing for 30 days (one round of editing, further rounds at a 50% discount off the original fee).
  • Free language editing certificate.
  • Receive back a paper that has excellent structure and flow, reads in a native English tone, and is free of language errors.
  • Personal one-to-one service ensuring an individual solution for your particular requirements.
  • Unlimited Q&A via email or WhatsApp.