Vanya Drumchiyska

Vanya Drumchiyska

$15/hr
Editing, proofreading and layout design
Reply rate:
-
Availability:
Hourly ($/hour)
Location:
Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Experience:
11 years
About

“Vanya's proofread of a book three other people had already proofread uncovered typos and wordos, and raised good questions about details of the action sequence. She was fast, thorough, reasonably priced, and a pleasure to do business with!"
—Grace Burrowes, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author

I am a bilingual American citizen with excellent command of both the English and Bulgarian languages.

I specialize in editing and proofreading of:

  1. academic and non-academic non-fiction in the IT, mathematics, biology and chemistry fields (my Bachelor's degree is in computer science with a minor in mathematics and my high-school majors were in biology and chemistry);
  2. non-academic non-fiction in the medical and pharmaceutical field (my experience comes from a degree in nursing that I began but didn't finish);
  3. non-academic non-fiction in the business and marketing field (I was an administrative manager for 6 years and marketing manager for books for 1 year);
  4. Christian fiction and non-fiction;
  5. fiction, particularly young adult, historical (Regency, western), romance sub-genres (I used to work for a publishing company for 2 years)
    in the forms of books, ebooks, web content and marketing materials.

Tools I use:

  1. Microsoft Word (primarily) or Google Docs, LibraOffice and OpenOffice when necessary;
  2. Microsoft PowerPoint, for presentations
  3. Adobe Acrobat DC for PDF materials
  4. Adobe InDesign, for marketing materials & books created via this software
  5. WordPress, Weebly or other website platform for online content

For layout, I specialize in:

  1. fiction of any genre;
  2. non-fiction;
  3. poetry;
  4. Middle Grade fiction;
  5. presentations.

Tools I use:

  1. Adobe InDesign
  2. Microsoft Publisher
  3. Microsoft PowerPoint

I believe that in any relationship, business or otherwise, communication, honesty and trust are major building blocks. In my editing, I give extensive feedback, pay attention to details, synchronize with the author's requirements of style and work efficiently. In layout design, I like to make sure the client and I are on the same page about all details before work begins, so as latter changes will be minimal. I am organized, I always finish my projects (unless the client suddenly cuts communication w/o providing any valid reason).

"Vanya Drumchiyska is extremely thorough, prompt and a pleasure to work with. I consider Vanya part of my team for the layout of all future books."
– Gary Schwartz, author of The King of Average

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