Hello!
Thanks for checking me out!
I’m Nazneen. I enjoy working for self-publishing entrepreneurs and businesses and helping them achieve their goals.
Your goals, your style, your audience and your comfort zones are important to me, and this will inform how we work together and what I deliver. My outputs will align with your objectives and values.
You can hire me for a one-off project, a series of mini-projects or regular support over a period of weeks or months – my services are flexible and we can discuss what works for you.
You can test me out for free! No two proofreaders or editors are the same, so to help you feel confident about working together, send me two pages of your text or two web pages (learn about sending a sample here).
If you want to chat, let me know a good time to phone or video call you by emailing me at hello@nazneenes.com. I don’t do hard sales and I won’t ask you to commit to anything on the call.
To know more about me, keep scrolling down🖱️.
More about me
I’m a Londoner, born and bred. I travelled, lived, and worked in Asia for five years. My husband and I were based in Kobe, Tokyo, and Dhaka and we travelled as much as we could within the region. I now live in busy East London, close to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Marshes and Walthamstow Wetlands.
I have a BA Hons in History and Politics (QMUL) and an MA in Public Administration (University of York).
My work history includes public sector organisations (government and international development NGOs) in the areas of public health and management. My last office job, before I became a stay-at-home parent, was as a manager of a team of 20 administrative staff and 300 field research staff for the Programme for Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Science (PIDVS) at the ICDDR,b, an international public health hospital and research centre.
Proofreading, editing, and writing have always been (informally) part of my professional work. This included working with technical experts (researchers, scientists, health consultants, government specialists, etc) to develop their literature for their specialist and non-specialist stakeholders. Examples include grant bids and donor reports, the electoral forms and instructions (for the 2008 London Elections), and pamphlets and training materials for health practitioners in Bangladesh and Kenya.
After returning to the UK and having children, I chose to work from home. I began crafting and selling baby blankets and proofread and edited as a freelancer. As the editing became more frequent, I decided to invest in training and development to become a professional freelance proofreader. In 2020, I became an Entry-level Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP), which means I adhere to a professional code and invest in my continuous professional development to widen and deepen my skills.
My editorial experience includes the following subjects: non-fiction, public sector, management, public health, health and wellbeing, mental health, nutrition, diabetes, children and young people, parenting, e-commerce, retail, coaching and productivity.
I’m also a novice grower of things in my tiny, urban garden (success is hit-and-miss!). I enjoy selling online, and I dabbled as an FBA seller. I’m not a great cook, but I love good food. I’m learning to sew garments. I always have a home improvement project going on (Farrow & Ball is good but don’t fall for the hype). And, of course, I love to read!
I’m an eclectic reader. I love fiction and non-fiction. This includes culture zines, health and money blogs, English classics, and social, economic and political history books. I enjoy learning about how the English language; I read a lot about productivity, entrepreneurship, parenting and mental health. I’m also a fan of myths and legends. My podcast library is similar to my bookshelf library but with more comedies and film reviews in the mix.
Social media
The best places to find me are on Instagram (@nazneenes) and LinkedIn (@nazneenes) – but you’ll probably notice that I’m rather lazy at posting. You can also subscribe to my newsletter here, where I offer helpful tips on writing and visibility.
Talk to me!
We can chat! I’m happy to give you a phone call or video chat, and you can decide if my services, style and values are a good fit for your business needs and values! You can email me at hello@nazneenes.com.
