I help academic writers release
the stress of publishing
by polishing and preparing
their work for publication.
I know how hard publishing can be
After hours (or months, or years) of research, you’ve finally committed your ideas to paper. You’ve done all of the important work.
All that is left is to clean up your language, format your references, check your citations, decide where to publish, obsessively reread your work to make sure the writing is clear and comprehensible, and format your paper according to a publisher’s arcane guidelines that Microsoft Word does not understand.
Or maybe you have a revolutionary idea but are struggling with where to start or how to structure your writing. Your ideas deserve to be out in the world, but first you need some help to get them in order. Maybe you’ve sketched out the general shape of your writing, but are unsure if everything flows together.
That’s where I come in
I know how exhausting this can be. Believe me, I’ve been there. What would you do if you could hand off that last the obsessive polishing and formatting of you work to someone else, and get back to the rest of your life?
I can be your second pair of eyes. I will comb through your work for structure and clarity, clean up your language, format your bibliography, check your citations, consider the structure and flow with a critical eye, and prepare your research for publication, Take a breath. Get back to work. I’m on this.
A copy editor helps to polish your writing for clarity and structure, correctly format your references, and prepare your work for submission to a journal or publisher. A copy editor delivers specific feedback at the word, sentence, paragraph, and organizational levels based on a publisher’s style guide.
Who needs a copy editor?
You have completed a draft and would like feedback on your writing and structure.
You think your writing needs some extra polish.
You feel as though your writing is not as engaging as it could be.
You need a keen eye to catch and correct any spelling, punctuation, or grammatical errors.
You need someone to check and properly format your MLA or APA citations.
Formatting my submission according to my university, journal, or publisher guidelines is such a hassle. Can you just do that for me?
English is not your native language, and you want to make sure your writing is idiomatically corrent
What does copy editing get me?
A copy editor will return two clean, fully edited documents: one with all changes and notes for the author recorded in track changes; the other a clean document with all changes accepted.Both documents will contain identical changes, suggestions, and notes for the author at the word, sentence, paragraph, and structural levels.
Copy Editing
Graduate Students
Editing of academic articles, conference papers, book manuscripts, syllabi, teaching statements, job search materials, CVs, cover letters, and student recommendations.
Academic Faculty
Editing of academic articles, conference papers, book manuscripts, syllabi, teaching statements, tenure review materials, and student recommendations.
Non-Native Speakers of English
In-depth review and correction for idiomatic language along with general editing services.
Spanish Language Manuscripts
Editing of academic articles & book manuscripts for native and non-native speakers.
Who do I Work With?