Susie Hara – Editor

As I review your manuscript, I make copy editing changes so that the style is consistent, the sequence and flow make sense, and the grammar and punctuation are correct. I provide comments or queries with kindness and curiosity. This is the final polish of your manuscript, and my job is to make sure your writing shines with clarity.

For five years I was a freelance copy editor of books in the humanities, arts, and social sciences for Oxford University Press. Overall, I have three decades of editing experience, with a few years as a tech editor and several years in legal publishing, including work for LexisNexis and the Judicial Council of

California.

I understand it can be challenging, as a writer, to be faced with a series of detailed changes at the sentence level when you've been focused on the broad view of your work. I keep this in mind when making comments or queries, using a respectful approach. I look forward to working with you!