Excellence in editing and writing
Our professional writer and development editor, Rachel A H Beckett, has had experience of professional writing and development editing across a range of sectors, including mainstream publishing, educational publishing, higher education, professional bodies, engineering, finance and transport.
A gold standard – Pure Bold
Rachel’s trading name Pure Bold is a pun on ‘pure gold’, reflecting her commitment to setting and achieving a gold standard in professional writing and development editing.
The word ‘bold’, an obvious editorial reference, refers to text that is meaningful and substantive. Editors, of course, are interested in how type is set – roman, italic or bold. Something that is important and especially well worth saying may be set in bold.
‘Bold’ also hints at the can-do spirit exhibited by Rachel when tackling a challenging text! That said, she will only take on a development editing job if she detects that it has the potential for success.
Mission and values FIRST
We aim to provide a first-rate professional service.
We believe that having sound values and integrity helps a business succeed and build loyalty. It is also a matter of personal pride to Rachel, our writer and editor, to live in accordance with her values, represented by the acronym FIRST.
Find out about our mission and the values that support our work.
A very important value for a professional writer is academic integrity. At the link you can find out about our policy on good academic practice and ethics in relation to our professional writing and editing service.
Our professional editor and writer
Rachel A H Beckett
Our professional editor and writer has a broad educational background which informs her work. Rachel took a History of Art degree at Cambridge (St John’s College) followed by a stint in non fiction publishing before branching into other sectors. She later took a Master’s degree in illustration and printmaking (Buckinghamshire New University). She now works in Stroud, Gloucestershire.
Rachel also holds a PGCE in secondary mathematics (University of Bristol). She occasionally offers her professional editing and writing skills for voluntary causes – for example editing or writing articles for Wikipedia – and she also writes self-illustrated, self-published books and undertakes art commissions [separate website].
Rachel has professional research interests of her own, relating to the visual arts, mathematics education and sustainability. These inform some of her own writing projects, and the external projects she likes to bid for.
Find out about Rachel Beckett’s professional research interests.
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