Sean Miller – Editor

Does this resonate with you?

You're a technical expert who knows how to write for a professional audience. But now you have something important to say to a wider readership. You've written a detailed outline for your book, along with a draft of a few chapters. (If you have a finished manuscript in hand, congratulations!)

Sometimes, you may feel too close to your creation. It can feel like a clear path forward to completion eludes you. You know that bringing technical concepts and subtle arguments to life can be a challenge. You may have concerns about: excessive use of off-putting jargon, clunky prose, clichéd images, or the lack of a compelling story.

Yet you believe that writing about science or technology can fire the imagination. Like any writing, at its best, it should move the reader.

I can help. I know what it is to face and overcome doubt. I know how to help you bring out the best in your writing. I want to help you find a wide, appreciative audience for your book.

With a PhD in science communication from the University of London, I'm a recognized international expert on popular science writing. My work on the role the imagination plays in technical fields has won awards and been published in top scholarly journals. Leading scientists like John Schwartz and Sean Carroll have recognized my editing skills.

Here are some of the ways I can help you:

Big Picture Assessment—I'll help you clarify your vision for your book by nudging you to best answer the two most important questions any author faces: "So what?" and "Who cares?"

Line-by-line Edit—I'll help you craft lucid sentences with real punch.

Constructive Criticism—I'll help you enhance your writing strengths and eliminate your weakness.

Support & Encouragement—The road from rough draft to polished manuscript is long and sometimes lonely. I'll support you every step of the way.

My editing services will help you to:

• realize your vision for your book
• burnish your draft until it's brilliant
• finish in a timely fashion
• wow a publisher
• win over a wide audience

Invite me to submit a detailed proposal for your book project, and we'll chat.

Praise for Strung Together

“Sean Miller covers wickedly difficult material with impressive aplomb. He proceeds with laudable lack of pretension in rendering comprehensible the hard mathematical physics at hand, the necessity of its trafficking with concrete imageries, and the cultural desires that it feeds in both its devotees and its lay audiences.”

– Bruce Clarke, Paul Whitfield Horn Professor of Literature and Science, Texas Tech University

Praise for Riffing on Strings

“Sean Miller and Shveta Verma have put together an exhilaratingly eclectic anthology of creative and expository writing about one of the most exciting (even if controversial) intellectual fields of our time: string theory. Just Miller’s erudite introduction by itself is worth the price of this sparkling collection.”

– S. Abbas Raza, Managing Editor of 3 Quarks Daily