Helen Woodhouse
I have long been a word and grammar enthusiast. After 25 years as a lawyer, and better late than never, I made the leap from writing advice on the laws of the land to advice on polishing prose. I did my initial training in proofreading and editing with Proofreading Academy (now Knowadays), gaining a distinction in the Becoming A Proofreader course. I followed that up with training in fiction editing with the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading, better known as CIEP.
I now work freelance, editing and writing for Proofed as well as writing for Knowadays – the promise of work really has been kept! – and as a fiction editor for independent authors.
I keep hoping that the novel that’s rumoured to be inside each of us will eventually make its way out of my head and onto the page; while I wait, I continue my daily journal, which I’ve kept since I was at school (much longer ago than I like to admit).
Recent Articles:
What Is a Scopist? (And How to Become One)
Dec 11, 2023
The work of a scopist is so behind the scenes that the job title doesn’t even appear in the dictionary. The role may seem invisible, but it’s vital to the accuracy of court transcripts. Read on to learn what this job involves and how to become a scopist. What Is Scoping? What indeed? As previously […]
How to End a Blog Post and Inspire Action
Dec 08, 2023
You’ve written an engaging introduction and worked hard on your body content, but now comes the real test – how to end your blog post. As we will explore, there are a number of ways to end a blog post (spoiler alert: Signing off with “The End” isn’t one of them). What you include will […]
7 Must-Haves for an Engaging Blog Introduction
Nov 25, 2023
“Ladies and gentlemen, the moment you’ve been waiting for…” – wrong kind of blog introduction? Not necessarily, as you’ll see. You work long and hard to write a blog post, but that effort will be wasted if no one reads beyond its introduction. Here are our magnificent seven tips for writing that all-important opener to […]
