Services

Writing

I’ve been writing professionally for twenty years, and in that time I’ve written copy for just about every conceivable project. From four-word headlines to four-hundred-page books, I’ve written it. Those for whom I have written have run that same size gamut. I’ve written copy for some of the world’s largest companies and I’ve written copy for small-town non-profits and individuals. No project is too big nor too small. If it needs to be written, I can handle it for you, including such projects as:

• Newsletters and Annual Reports
• Book-Length Ghostwriting
• Short- and Long-Form Copywriting
• Social Media and Blog Posts
• Articles

Editing

There’s nothing more important in your writing than accuracy, so don’t leave it to spellcheck. I have more than two decade’s worth of experience in editing, and I can polish your draft to make it the absolute best it can be. A former employer once called me the best proofreader with whom he’d ever worked. So whether it’s line-by-line copyediting or more holistic content editing, I have the proven skills to improve your finished product. My services include:

• Copyediting / Proofreading
• Single- or Multi-Piece Holistic Editing
• Layout Editing

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Academics

As a Ph.D., I understand the nuances – not to mention the hurdles, cliffs, and other pitfalls – that are so common throughout academic writing. Thesis and dissertation formatting rules can seem frustratingly impossible, and converting from one citation style to another can be agonizingly laborious. Give yourself a break from that tedium and let me do it for you. I’ve written both a Master’s thesis and a Doctoral dissertation, I’ve taught upper-division advanced expository writing, and I’ve published multiple academic articles. My academic services include:

• Thesis/Dissertation Editing and Formatting
• Article Editing and Formatting
• Academic Writing Instruction and Assistance

College Essays

There are few things more stressful than applying to college, and the all-important essay looms large as a major cause of that stress. As a Ph.D. and former university instructor who taught upper-division writing, I know how to teach you to express your ideas clearly and coherently. I can take away the stress associated with the process of writing that application essay so that you can better focus on planning for four years at your first-choice school. I have helped students successfully gain admission to schools throughout the United States, including the Ohio State University, the University of South Carolina, James Madison University, the University of Virginia, the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Texas, West Virginia University, and many others (all applicants’ first-choice schools). My comprehensive college essay assistance includes:

• Topic Generation and Development
• Writing Instruction
• Proofreading and Editing
• Revision Assistance