Skye Hughes

I am an editor/writer with more than 30 years of experience with a wide variety of industries and products. My editing skills range from basic copyediting and proofreading to substantive and developmental editing and making multiple-author papers read as if written by a single author.

I have written and edited technical and business text:

• social media and web content,
• company style guides,
• user manuals and help text,
• white papers and reviewer guides,
• news articles,
• press releases and other promotional material, and
• educational materials.

I have edited non-fiction:

• technical — scientific reports, technical and scientific articles, and complex technical articles; and
• soft — policies and procedures manuals, social and medical case studies, and teacher/student lesson guides.

I have edited and written fiction, both short form and long.

Favorite achievements: 1) I was recognized by a NOAA Fisheries Service division director for helping create the most understandable and readable biological status report in his division; 2) I mastered a newly developed software package and created the final documentation set within half the time allotted by the client, saving the client 50% in content development costs.

I am familiar with the Chicago Manual of Style and the AP Style Guide and can quickly become familiar with any style guide I’m provided. I am passionate about the Oxford comma and discuss it at length (or ad nauseam, say my friends). I have a strong technical background and an in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Word, and am adept with most Microsoft Office programs and have worked quite a bit with Adobe Illustrator and Acrobat. I have a strong creative background with education in English (writing emphasis), and classes and experience in art/design. I learn new things very quickly.

Plano, TX
US

Email: skye@skyehughes.com

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Years in the field: 30
Years freelancing: 16