English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgement, and education—sometimes it’s sheer luck, like getting across a street.—E. B. White, “Shop Talk,” in The Second Tree from the Corner, 1954.
Welcome to Compass Rose Horizons.
We offer expert proofreading, editing, book design, and transcription services.

Young Woman Writing a Letter (detail), from a poster for Encre Marquet by Eugene Grasset, 1892. Image courtesy Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. It is available as a high-quality art print.
Contact Compass Rose Horizons for all your proofreading, editing, and transcription needs. We offer reasonable rates for editing manuscripts, books, manuals, annual reports, proposals, newsletters, business communications, Web sites, e-books, and more. Joanne Asala, our senior editor, is a professional writer, editor, researcher, and proofreader with more than 15 years of experience in book, magazine, and business publishing.
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At this time, we are not hiring additional freelance proofreaders, editors, book designers, or transcriptionists. If you are interested in a career in publishing, you might wish to check out the following resources: