Home Editorial Services Testimonials Bio & Résumé Prices & Submissions Links E-mail	BIO AND RÉSUMÉ of MAGGI ANSELL, B.Sc. Freelance Editor and Writer E-mail: editor@erudite-editing.com Have you ever experienced a life-threatening situation? Being plucked from the ocean by helicopter in a cyclone (hurricane), in 160 kph winds and 16-metre seas, certainly changed my outlook on life. En route from Australia to Canada in March 1997, our sailboat, Orca was caught in a freak cyclone outside the Great Barrier Reef. My husband and I battled for 53 hours in untenable conditions to try to save the boat from sinking. We lost, but thanks to the selfless dedication of an Australian helicopter rescue crew, and the USAF pilot and crew of a C130 Hercules aircraft who found us by homing in on our EPIRB signal, we survived. Our home for 7 years had sunk to the bottom of the Coral Sea, but we gained new insight into life priorities. Shrugging off the pursuit of power and wealth, we embraced a simple, low-key lifestyle and a certain serenity. Now home is on our small mixed-livestock organic farm, tucked under the Beaufort Mountains on beautiful Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. My husband (erstwhile a professional power-plant engineer) does the majority of the farm work, whilst I help out between editing and writing assignments. These are views from my office window! HEROES WHO LAID THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE, TO RESCUE US IN CYCLONE JUSTIN Paramedic Angus McDonell (down the wire man), Senior Pilot Peter Hope and Aircrew Officer/Winchman Ian Callaghan received numerous commendations for bravery including the Bronze Cross, and the American Eurocopter Golden Hour Award for the most outstanding helicopter rescue of its kind worldwide in 1997. Lt. Commander Robert (Jack) Spratt, Pilot; John Newman, Co-pilot; and the crewmen who flew the Hercules into the cyclone to find Orca were decorated by the US Navy for outstanding aeronautical skill. RÉSUMÉ of MAGGI ANSELL, B.Sc. Freelance Editor and Writer Summary Statements -  I have been editing and writing for nearly two decades -  I edit website pages, books, magazine articles, contractual documents, scientific papers, company profiles, résumés and anything that you consider is worth presenting well -  My keen eye for detail, advanced understanding of grammar and language use, and thorough research habits, are a result of my English schooling, where such matters were of paramount importance -  I transform mediocre manuscripts into finely-crafted, razor-sharp works, yet maintain the 'voice' of the author -  I perfected my skills whilst working for 4 years for Caribbean Publishing Company, Cayman Islands, as a proofreader, then Account Executive, where nothing less than meticulous proofing was accepted -  I enjoy putting into good English, documents that have been translated from other languages -  My writing is published internationally -  I maintain a fully equipped modern office, using MS Word and High Speed Internet. Access to clients can be by email, phone, fax or mail International Professional Editing Experience includes: -  Copy Editor for Xtreme Offroad Magazine, USA -  Edited Book of Life: God Cosmos and Man - A New Understanding of Human Nature.       Author Victor Shane, USA -  Edited Drag Device Data Base 4th Edition       Publisher: Para Anchors International, USA -  Edited Learning to Care on the ENT Ward. Author D. Stokes.       Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, London, UK -  Edited News Magazine for Canadian Women, Philippines -  Edited documents for           -    Caribbean Utilities Company - Cayman Islands           -    Kingston Morrison Ltd. - New Zealand           -    Ansell Associates Consulting Engineers - Canada International Published Writing Experience includes: -  Reader's Digest  Canada -  Reader's Digest  Australia -  Reader's Digest  New Zealand -  Sail Magazine  USA -  Yachting World  UK -  Practical Boat Owner  UK -  Cruising Helmsman  Australia -  Sea Spray  New Zealand -  When the Wind Blows  ~ Extraordinary adventures with a deadly twist.       Publisher - Trafford Publishing Canada -  Heavy Weather Sailing - Chapter 26 for K Adlard Coles' 5th Edition       by Peter Bruce, Publisher Adlard Coles Nautical,  UK -  Drag Device Data Base - File for 4th Edition,       Para Anchors International.  USA -  News Magazine for Canadian Women  Philippines Publishing Experience: - Four years with Caribbean Publishing Company,  Cayman Islands Education and Training includes: -  Bachelor of Science - University of Toronto (High Distinction)  Major - Psychology,  CANADA -  Further Education Teacher's Certificate,  UK -  LongRidge Writers' Group Diploma,  USA Global Experience - Lived and worked in UK, Europe, North Africa, Cayman Islands, Australia, Philippines, North America Interests - Reading, Editing, Writing, Organic Farming, Aquaculture, Hiking, Sailing, Diving, Flying
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