Copyediting with care

I was born in the USA, lived most of my life in Montréal, Québec, Canada, though I did leave to study in England. Three years ago, I moved to the Netherlands, where I live in lovely Nijmegen.

I've been a freelance translator and copyeditor since 2012. I love supporting people in making their texts as clear as possible, whatever their targeted audience.

copyediting

I ensure your text provides the reader with all the context he or she needs to follow your argument.

with care

I am both meticulous and supportive.

• Editing for non-native English-speakers;
• Proofreading for native English-speakers;
• Formatting before printing.

If you're getting ready to hand in your dissertation, this is probably the most stressed you've ever been in your life. I know because I've supported a number of friends and clients through the last stages before submission.

• J'offre également tous ces services en français.

  Révision · Correction d'épreuves · Mise en page

• Ik kan ook Nederlandstalige scripties en proefschriften opmaken en vormgeven.

  Opmaken en vormgeven

You might be writing your dissertation in English even though that is not your first language.

I can make sure it reads well for native speakers. My comments might also help you be more precise in the way you express your thinking.

My own fields of research are:

• Book history
• Digital humanities

I have also edited scientific research in the following fields:

• Psychology
• Management
• Ecology
• Literature

I also love discovering new fields, so I'm happy to work with you even if your research does not fall into the above fields.

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Even if you're a native English speaker, you probably can't bear to look at those chapters anymore.

I can provide you with thorough proofreading not just of the text, but of your dissertation as a whole, from its title page to the last appendix.

• Do you have any spelling or grammar mistakes left?
• Are your headers consistent (verbs or nouns, with or without articles like "the" and "a")?
• Do all your figures and tables, including rows and columns, have a clear title?
• Do you reference all your figures, tables, and appendices in the text?
• Do all your references appear in your bibliography?

• Get in touch

To take some of the pressure off, delegate the final formatting to me. I will accurately follow your university's style guide.

• Margins and title page
• Font size of headers
• Table of contents, of tables, and/or of figures
• Numbering of headers, tables, figures, and/or appendices
• Widows and orphans (lone lines at the beginning or end of a page)
• Positioning of tables and/or figures, with their titles, on the page
• Bibliography or works cited

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Price list

As you can see, the speed at which I can work really depends on the dissertation.

Send me an excerpt from your dissertation, and I will estimate how much it would cost you. In the case of editing and proofreading, I will work on the excerpt for free, so you also get to see how I work.

Contact me to discuss your needs, no strings attached! I should get back to you within two working days.

If you want a quote:

• for editing or proofreading, I'll need a 5-page sample of the most average part of your dissertation. I'll edit or proofread it for free to be able to give you an estimate.
  The added bonus is that you'll get to see how I work and if it meets your needs!
• for formatting, I'll need to see what state your dissertation is in. Please send your whole file(s) and mention your university affiliation (or send the style guide if you already have it!).
  Don't worry, I'll destroy the file(s) once I've provided you with an estimate.