Testimonials

“We asked Belinda O’Keefe to proofread an anthology of winning stories we compiled for a national writing competition for the South Island Writers’ Association (SIWA). Even though the stories had been checked several times by the writers and by the SIWA editors, Belinda found a number of small – and some large – errors we hadn’t picked up and made sensible suggestions for fixing them. She was friendly and flexible in her approach, and got the manuscript back to us in a tight timeframe. We were able to publish the anthology, confident in the presentation of writing. We would have no hesitation in recommending Belinda’s services to other writers, and would certainly use her again. Thank you Belinda for a great job!”

Gail Ingram (President of South Island Writers’ Association)

“Belinda worked to proof The Undone Years, a novel of mine and I was very impressed with her level of competency. She was particularly good with picking up minor typos and with sorting out the punctuation. She worked willingly and with enthusiasm and pleasure.  She has an excellent command of the English language.”

Jenny Haworth (Wily Publications Ltd)

“Belinda will meet deadlines accurately and she obviously concentrates and thinks about the material that she is working on, as I find that she is able to correct minor grammatical errors without changing the intent of the writer.”  

Graeme Robson (Author)

 “Belinda O’Keefe proofread and copy edited manuscripts for me, prior to them being submitted to my publisher. Belinda has an excellent understanding of the English language and I felt confident my work was in excellent hands. Belinda was meticulous, and handled the work with thoughtfulness and professionalism. My work was carefully and skilfully edited with many helpful suggestions given. She was efficient and a pleasure to work with. I have no hesitation in recommending Belinda’s services and look forward to working with her again.”

Melanie Koster (Author  of “The Reluctant Little Flower Girl” (Mallinson Rendel  Publishers 2008) and “Milly Maloo and the Miracle Glue” (Scholastic NZ 2011))

 “I was impressed by Belinda’s straightforward but sensitive approach, and by her confidence. It was also helpful that she went about the job with no fuss whatsoever and got it done in a thoroughly professional manner.”

David Clarkson (Patron, South Island Writers’ Association)

“Belinda provided a very prompt service, returning the amended flyer within a 48 hour time frame.  She had identified three minor errors that we have since corrected.  Belinda also identified one major error, which has resulted in changes to our flyers, and our website. 

We were extremely impressed with the professionalism and attention to detail we have received from Belinda.  She provided feedback on her recommendations, including information on how she identified the errors.  We have accepted and implemented all of her recommendations.”

Sue Gibson (Administration Manager,  Annies Nannies)

“I was delighted with the proof reading and copy editing that Belinda O’Keefe did on the first chapter of a novel I am currently writing. She found a myriad of tiny typos I had missed in my several readings of the piece; that showed a fine attention to detail. Also, she corrected some obvious infelicities of expression and made sensitive suggestions for changing some of the words and phrases that she considered, rightly, could do with improvement. I accepted them all and was impressed by the attention she gave, not just to spelling and grammar, but to the story I was trying to tell.”

Jane Seaford (Former President, South Island Writers’ Association)