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Expert Profile: Catherine Van Herrin

Expertise:  Welcome! I have a BA in English and 22 years of professional editing, writing, and proofreading skills. I am a full-time freelance writer, editor, and proofreader. I provide crystal-clear, clean grammar; strict attention to style, consistency, flow, logic, accuracy, and spelling, and I work quickly and efficiently. Have a question? Just ask!
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Speeches, Biographies, Autobiographies, Short stories, Novels, Medical journal drafts and articles, Art history, Headline, subhead writing, Lead paragraphs, pulled quotes, book critiques/reviews, How-to, DIY [special circumstances only; inquire specifically], Career exploration, resumes and CVs, Health, Calendars, copy, Photography, copy, Metaphysical, astrological reports or copy, Family or historical summaries, Academic manuscripts [university level and above only], Self-help, Holistic, Spiritual, all Metaphysical, Romance, Fantasy, Children's literature, Ghostwriting or co-authoring, Contributing writer/Op-Ed, column writing, poetry.

Experience in the area
Twenty-two years' publishing industry experience, editorial (print media). I am now a full-time freelance writer, editor, ghostwriter/collaborator, and proofreader. I provide crystal-clear, clean grammar; strict attention to style, consistency, flow, logic, accuracy, and spelling, and I work quickly and efficiently. My strengths are in book editing, ghosting, and proofing. I have a flair for detail, dialogue, and personal narrative.

Publications
Various online e-zines, e-books, full-length (up to 260,000 words) book manuscripts, website revisions/edits, and blogs. Please inquire for full list.

Education/Credentials
AA, Liberal Arts, Anderson College, Anderson, SC. BA, English, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. Post-graduate work, English, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX.

Past/Present Clients
List of past and current clients/references provided upon request.

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Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 1250
Knowledge   9.90   Best of the best
Clarity of Response   9.90   Best of the best
Timeliness   9.98   Best of the best
Politeness   9.95   Best of the best
Number Of Questions
(in Past 24 Hours)
0
Max Questions to be Asked
(in 24 Hour period)
1
Total Questions
(since joining AllExperts)
111
Recent Reviews from Users
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User Comments
thanks for the help Catherine! I found it to be very helpfull,thanks agian.
(Tina on 11/14/08)
thankyou for your reply =] i'll keep all this in mind next time i write
(Lucy on 07/29/08)
thank you for your help, i'll keep this in mind next time i write
(Nia on 07/29/08)
Thank you so much. The suggestion about the pledge helped a great deal. Best of everything to you ma' am and your work. Sincerely, Erin
(Erin on 07/09/08)
I rate Ms. Van Herrin a 10 on all points. She was very responsive and gave me just the information I needed!
(Susan on 06/26/08)
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Recent Answers from Catherine Van Herrin
2008-11-13  proofreading Dear Tina, Here's your edited essay: You're a very astute writer with sharp ideas; just needed to shape them up, rework a bit -- hope this helps! Please change any factual errors, as I edited this...
2008-06-26  non-fiction question Dear Susan, That's a really innovative, unique take on a "mother-related" book! I really like your angle there! You can certainly write "The June Cleaver Mom" or "The Rosanne Connor Mom" as these...
2008-06-18  citing references question Dear Kandy, No, in this case, you're safe -- just look at all the critical reviews on Amazon.com or BarnesandNoble.com, etc., on everything from silent films to Shakespeare to Saul Bellow to the plays...
2008-06-17  citing references question Dear Kandy, Thank you for writing. You are right to err on the side of caution regarding this kind of thing, but anything that is considered within the realm of "public knowledge," such as a famous...
2008-05-15  Book writing advice Dear Jim, Thank you for writing. This sounds like a marvelous idea and something that you'd also likely find personally fulfilling and likely quite cathartic, as well. If you don't have much...
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