Alexandra King

Alexandra King – Editor

Former academic professor and book and journal editor who's edited, reviewed and given feedback on billions of words over the past 30 years.

Overview

I can provide clear, kind and efficient support for your writing. I've supported people at every level from undergraduate students up to full professors around the world in presenting their writing in the best possible way. I have worked with native and non-native English speakers to support idiomatic writing as well as details of grammar and punctuation, clarity and style.

I've been Editor in Chief of a peer reviewed academic journal in psychology published by SAGE, and written my own articles, book chapters and books, including for Oxford and Cambridge University Presses.

I'll give plenty of structure and clarity to explain my process, and you can expect meticulous attention to detail and clear timeframes as well as supportive and constructive feedback. As a professional, I won't be using any AI to work on your projects.

Services
Non-Fiction
Education & Reference Music Psychology
Languages
English (UK) English (US)

Work experience

Self-employed

Oct, 2024 — Present
I offer consultancy in editing, writing, research, and happiness and wellbeing courses and coaching. I've completed editing for academic and business clients as well as authors, including evaluation reports for NGOs and government departments, books, and academic journal articles.

Keele University

Aug, 2001 — Sep, 2024 (about 23 years)
Research in music and wellbeing, teaching all levels of psychology students and also music and social science students, postgraduate support, research leadership, director of the Doctoral Academy

Portfolio

The Psychology of Musical Development

David Hargreaves

Cambridge University Press

The Psychology of Musical Development provides an up-to-date and comprehensive account of the latest theory, empirical research and applications in the study of musical development, an importa... read more
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Handbook of Musical Identities

Raymond MacDonald

Oxford University Press

Music is a tremendously powerful channel through which people develop their personal and social identities. Music is used to communicate emotions, thoughts, political statements, social relati... read more
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Music and the Mind

Irène Deliège

OUP Oxford

The Musical Mind, published in 1985, was written by the relatively unknown John Sloboda. It made ground-breaking inroads in raising crucial questions relating to music's status as a form of hu... read more
Copy Editing
The Oxford Handbook of the Positive Humanities

Louis Tay

Oxford University Press

Foreword / Martin E.P. Seligman -- Preface / Louis Tay and James O. Pawelski -- Introduction : the role of the arts and humanities in human flourishing / Louis Tay and James O. Pawelski -- The... read more
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The Oxford Handbook of Music Psychology

Susan Hallam

Oxford University Press

The 2nd edition of the Oxford Handbook of Music Psychology updates the original landmark text and provides a comprehensive review of the latest developments in this fast growing area of resear... read more
Developmental Editing Copy Editing Proofreading

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Shannon S.

Shannon S.

Feb, 2026

Alexandra was a very proficient editor. She is detail oriented and gave the document several passes. She was able to take my style and voice into consideration while also challenging me to polish my finished document to a new level. Alex was enjoyable to work with, responsive, gave good suggestio...
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Alexandra K.
Thank you, Shannon, for entrusting your book to me! It was a pleasure to work with you to help polish the final version, and to get a deep insight into your work and the process. Thanks also for be...
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