Science Copy Editing Services

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Paulette

Paulette

Kearneysville, WV, USA

Copyeditor/proofreader since 1992, with both freelance and in-house editing and proofreading experience (nonfiction and fiction)


Work experience:

  • Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Copy Editing Proofreading

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences

Clay

Clay

Austin, TX, USA

I thrive on learning new things, writing and polishing manuscripts, and developing scientific illustrations.


Work experience:

  • Self-Employed
  • Thinkwell Corporation
  • Holt, Rinehart and Winston/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • Holt, Rinehart and Winston

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Mathematics & Statistics, Physics & Chemistry, Nature, Writing & Publishing

Katherine

Katherine

New York, NY, USA

I'm a meticulous copy editor and proofreader who was formerly on the editorial staff at The New Yorker.


Work experience:

  • The New Yorker
  • Self-Employed

Services: Editing Copy Editing Proofreading

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Architecture, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science

Andrea

Andrea

Ste. Genevieve, MO, USA

I'm a creative, deadline-driven editor, proofreader, and QA specialist with 22 years' experience in publishing. My favorite vowel is Y.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Elsevier, Inc.
  • Independent Contractor
  • Boulevard (literary magazine)

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Life Sciences

Daniel

Daniel

Spokane, WA, USA

Seasoned and highly attentive. I really just love to learn and experience new stories, but I am most interested in education and history.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Brown Books Publishing Group
  • Irving ISD

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Proofreading Indexing

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Historical Romance, Romance, Gaming & LitRPG, Fantasy, Legal Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics, Math & Science, Self-Help & Self-Improvement

Erik

Erik

Minneapolis, MN, United States

Editor with years of in-house experience. Founder of a literary agency. Writer. Host of Print Run Podcast.


Work experience:

  • Red Sofa Literary Agency
  • Self-employed
  • The Overlook Press
  • Oxford University Press
  • Headwater Literary Management

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review Indexing

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Career Guides, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Nature, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Sports & Outdoors, Life Sciences, Math & Science

Jim

Jim

Lake Monticello, VA, USA

20+ years experience helping business and technology authors produce remarkable copy, and a fun guy to work with


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • West Chester University
  • PM Solutions
  • Project Management Institute
  • The Show Management Company
  • Fox Pond Communications
  • Transaction Publishers at Rutgers University
  • Maven House Press

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Career Guides, Computers & Internet, Engineering, Math & Science, Writing & Publishing, Technology

Sarah

Sarah

Bainbridge Island, WA, USA

Efficient, thorough, and highly experienced editor with freelance and in-house background in educational publishing.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Proof Positive/Farrowlyne Associates

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Query Letter Review

Genres: Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Career Guides, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Biographies & Memoirs

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