S.C. Kaplan

S.C. Kaplan – Editor

Copy editor and proofreader specializing in academic books on French and English literature, culture, and history. Let's get you published!

Overview

"S.C. Kaplan has a laser-like eye for detail and a consummate thoroughness that demonstrated to me her indefatigable commitment to clear, incisive prose and an aesthetically pleasing layout. Not your typical copyeditor by any means: Kappie attends to every single detail — even ones I had no idea needed attending to! — ; and she even pointed me to some gaps in my own knowledge which I have gratefully taken on board. I really cannot recommend Kappie highly enough! " - Peter Barrios-Lech, Assoc. Prof. of Classics, UMass Boston


I began editing in 2010 during graduate school, when a fellow doctoral student needed another set of eyes on his dissertation on eighteenth-century French philosophers. Since then, I've mostly stayed away from philosophy, but I continue to appreciate the wide variety of subjects that my clients have given me the opportunity to learn about while working with them!


I provide copy editing and proofreading services primarily to authors working on Francophone and English literature, culture, and history; art history; and gender studies. My experience as a fluent non-native speaker of French has been particularly helpful in my work with non-native English speakers. I'm exceptionally adept at cutting the fluff and leaving authors with clear, concise prose appropriate to their target audience.

Services
Non-Fiction
Art History Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies
Languages
English (US)

Work experience

Self-employed

Sep, 2010 — Present

I provide services including line edits, formatting, and proofreading for studies on literature, art history, history, economics, gender studies, and medieval studies.

Louisiana Tech University

Sep, 2024 — Present

I teach all levels of French culture, literature, and language.

University of California, Santa Barbara

Feb, 2021 — Jun, 2024 (over 3 years)

Provided beginning and intermediate French language instruction, taught French literature in translation, was Acting Program Coordinator July '22-June '24

Rice University

Jul, 2017 — Jun, 2020 (almost 3 years)

Provided beginning and intermediate French language instruction, taught French literature in translation.

Portfolio

Copy Editing Indexing
Developmental Editing Copy Editing Proofreading Indexing
Developmental Editing Copy Editing
Scandinavia in the Age of Vikings

Sigurdsson, Jon Vidar

Cornell University Press

Copy Editing
Copy Editing
Copy Editing Proofreading
Working as Equals: Relational Egalitarianism and the Workplace

Jonker, Julian David

Oxford University Press

Copy Editing Proofreading
Proofreading
Copy Editing
Proofreading
Proofreading
White Tongue, Brown Skin: The Colonized Woman and Language

Boutaghou, Maya

University of Virginia Press

Developmental Editing Copy Editing
Copy Editing
Proofreading
Beyond the Binary: Gender and Legal Personhood in Islamic Law

Yacoob, Saadia

University of California Press

Copy Editing
Copy Editing Proofreading
Proofreading
Proofreading
Handsomely Done: Aesthetics, Politics, and Media after Melville

Hoffman-Schwartz, Daniel

Northwestern University Press

Proofreading
Proofreading
Copy Editing
Copy Editing Proofreading

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