Clear, correct, concise, consistent, and complete text will reach your audience more effectively. With my help, scholarly and academic authors and publishers achieve this result. Whether you are a university professor needing a professional to ensure that your complex text adheres to the style required by your publisher, a publishing house looking for an experienced editor with expertise in scholarly apparatus, or a business professional wishing to polish up a proposal, I have the skills and knowledge necessary to make your work look and read its best. ​​

What I Can Do for Your Writing

I can help you with your writing or publishing project from beginning to end: translating non-English text in specific languages; editing your nonfiction text to make it publication ready; proofreading your printed page proofs against the final manuscript; and finally, writing a back-of-book index for your content.

Editing

Every writing project is unique and requires different levels of editing. Once you have written your manuscript, I can offer copy and line (stylistic) editing based on your needs.

Translation

Do you need to translate a primary source into English for research purposes? Publish in English? Provide translations of passages from non-English primary sources within your scholarly work? I can help you.

Authenticity Reading

If you are writing about people, cultures, or situations outside of your own experience, I can review  your (usually) fiction writing for elements with which I have lived experience. See what topics I read for. 

Indexing

Back-of-book indexing is a complex process that many publishers require their authors to do at the end of the publishing process--usually within the same time frame as proofreading. You will want to leave this job to a professional.
HIGHLY POLISHED FINISHED PRODUCT
There is no doubt that Carla's superb copyediting skills greatly improved the overall work, and I feel confident in a highly polished finished product. She was pleasant to work with, and always prompt and thorough in correspondence. I hope to have the chance to work with her again in the future.  

​​Natalie M. Van Deusen, Associate Professor 
​THOROUGHNESS, OBVIOUS PROFICIENCY​​
It has indeed been a pleasure to enjoy your thoroughness, obvious proficiency in the several languages used in my text, attention to the smallest detail, and intelligent reading of my text. I cannot recall one single issue on which I disagreed with your suggestions.
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​Luca Codignola-Bo, FRSC/MSRC, Senior Fellow, Professeur associé