Services

Editorial management

I lead the report team, make it easy for team members to share expertise, keep the process moving, and mind the details so others don’t have to.

Here’s what I do as editorial manager.

• set milestones
• keep team members on track, accountable, and working toward the same message
• coordinate review
• assemble text, images, references, and appendices into a whole
• maintain project archives
• science writing, developmental editing, and technical editing as needed

Developmental editing

I work with authors to clarify the vision for a book, bring out its essentials, prune away unnecessary elements, and make the whole sing. Author coaching available.

Here’s what I do as developmental editor.

• identify the overarching theme, major theses, and essential information for the manuscript
• establish and refine the book’s structure
• ensure sections support each other and the book’s theme
• make sure assertions are adequately substantiated
• address pervasive stylistic issues
• provide a revision plan
• implement revisions, including line editing, as desired

Technical editing

From comma placement to information flow, from text to maps, from articles to books, I increase precision, clarity, and readability in your documents.

Here’s what I do as a technical editor.

• copyediting: ensure consistency and grammatical correctness
• line editing: reveal your voice at its best by correcting awkwardness, redundancy, ambiguity, and confusion
• map review: ensure maps are consistent with the text and each other, are easy to understand, and tell the story they need to
• image review: check that images reflect text, information is appropriately visualized, and titles and legends are clear
• table review: ensure consistent formatting and wording, check numbers