Editor & writing coach, 10yrs experience. Fiction: SF, Fantasy. Non-fiction: Education/Sociology. Qualified: Ph.D., MS.c., M.A., P.G.CE.
Provided copyediting service and worked as junior editor to push the project through to completion which included liaising with the chapter authors for various revisions, collating the final manuscript and creating the index. The book was published in 2022.
Provided a stylistic line edit for a historical fantasy fiction novel by S.A. Adams. Worked on two iterations over three months, before the book was published in March 2021. Currently 4.5 stars on amazon.
Provided copyediting assistance for an edited volume, published by Springer. The book is to receive the Council on International Higher Education Award For Significant Research on International Higher Education at the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) in November 2022. The prize is given every year to a book or major publication that is judged to make a very significant contribution to scholarship on international higher education.
Provided manuscript assessment, developmental editing, stylistic line editing, and proofreading for a first-in-series fantasy action-adventure novel by Ikenna Osuji. Ikenna's work is influenced by West African cultures, creating a distinct blend of Afrocentric folklore combined with anime-style themes. Published as an independent author on Amazon, and currently rated 5 stars.
Developmental and line editing of a contemporary fiction novel by independent author, Hoi T. Pham. First published in December 2020, and currently 4 stars on Amazon.
Various clients. Provided editing (developmental, line, copy) and proofreading services for websites and business materials, fiction and non-fiction manuscripts, and academic work (i.e., editing, plus writing, referencing, and research support for masters and doctoral dissertations, and journal submissions).
Provide reviewing, editing advice (structural), and copyediting for journal article submissions. Mentor graduate students and ECRs to help them through the publication process.
Working with one professor of higher education to provide assistance on two book manuscripts to push through to final submission with McGill-Queens Press.
Worked with numerous students in various disciplines/levels to provide in-person tutoring services, including (but not limited to) secondary and post-secondary sciences and maths, English language/writing.
Adams, S.A.
Pham, Hoi T.
Osuji, Ikenna, Ha, Rustam , Jefferson, Alison
Kelemen, Scott
Richards, W.A.
Aarrevaara, Timo, Finkelstein, Martin, Jones, Glen A., Jung, Jisun
Eastman, Julia, Jones, Glen A., Trottier, Claude, Bégin-Caouette, Olivier
Knight, Christian
Keys, Shawn
James Le Bas, March 2023
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Mike Cohen, January 2023
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Development Editor at Cambridge University Press, specialising in Literature titles. Experience with humanities and STEM academic content.
Cambridge, UK
I'm a publisher and content strategist with more than 20 years of experience, specializing in nonfiction publishing and consulting.
Maplewood, NJ, USA