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Abry, Marianne Averill, Mary Beth Barrett, Carolann C. Blake, Sue A. Brandstater, Chuck Bruno, Darla Carr, Janet Cherwin, Arlene Cleaves, Yarrow Cohen, Leslie Cohen, Robert L. DeLauri, Linda Elder, John Farenga, Pat Gaus, Andy Gilbert, Kristin Greenberger, Ann Hart, Kathleen Malone Holmes, Sarah Hopkins, Suzanne Iverson, Teresa Kaplan, Judy Katz, Jane R. Kramer, Eileen

La Rue, Donna Lawn, Katherine E. Lawson, Teresa Lyman, Kennie Maguire, John Marcus, Danny Maute, Paula Meléndez, José Meyer-Gay, Lynne Oppenheimer, William Osterud, Grey Patterson, Myrna Rudolf, Brooke Schiff, Karen Schmieg, Patricia Sezun, Sara Sindriglis, Barbara Snively, Helen Sobel, Richard Sorensen, Laurene Stewart, Ann Stitt, Judy Tyson, Betty Ann Williams, Jan

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Abry, Marianne
E-mail: marianneabry@msn.com
Address: 122 Oak Street, Hudson Falls, NY 12839
Phone: (518) 747-7066

M.A., English, University at Albany, Albany, NY; B.A., English major/Philosophy minor, University at Albany.

An experienced writing coach, editor, and ghostwriter, I specialize in fiction, memoir, journal writing, articles, and academic papers. I offer timely, precise, and thoughtful proofreading, editing, tutoring, and mentoring in the fields of education, history, humanities, and literature. 

I have taught writing and research for twenty-five years, have written educational handbooks, manuals, and newsletters, and have conducted numerous seminars and in-services on all phases of writing.  Clients include novelists, short story writers, and scores of students writing theses.  This rich experience allows me to provide patrons a caring approach to their projects while guiding them to a successful end product. I am currently ghostwriting a book on social mores in the last half of the twentieth century.
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Averill, Mary Beth
WriteOn MBA
E-mail: writeonmba@aol.com
Website: www.writeonmba.com
Address: PO Box 634, Northampton, MA 01061-0634
Phone: (413) 584-0631

Ph.D., Biology, University of Oregon, 1974; M.S.W., Clinical Social Work, Smith College, 1986.

As a writing coach for people working on nonfiction (theses, dissertations, academic papers, books, memoirs), I provide editing services and help with organization, writer’s blocks, procrastination, time management, and breaking long or overwhelming tasks into doable pieces. I coach graduate and undergraduate students on writing projects. I also work with faculty who are trying to publish books or articles in a variety of fields. My coaching experience includes work in social sciences, education, sciences, and humanities. I am also experienced at working with adults and teens with learning disabilities related to writing, and I am a Mass Rehab tutor.
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Barrett, Carolann C.
E-mail: carolann_barrett at harvard.edu

M.A., Counseling Psychology, Lesley University; B.S., Mathematics, Tufts University; Graphic Design Program, Art Institute of Boston.

Provide thoughtful, exacting, respectful edits in many content areas including art, astrophysics, business, health care, HIV/AIDS, law, mathematics, medicine, museum studies, poetry, psychology, reference, religion, and women’s and GLBT studies. Specialize in scholarly and academic books and articles. Have worked at Harvard for over twenty years as a manuscript editor at the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard Business Review, and Astrophysical Journal Letters. Provide meticulous proofreading for consistency, clarity, grammar, house style, specs/layout. Am a thorough fact checker and Chicago Manual whiz. Have a personal interest in manuscripts about quilting, beading, knitting, and cooking.
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Blake, Sue A.
Gemstone Editing
E-mail: sueblake@alum.bu.edu

B.A., Religion, Earlham College; M.Ed., Rehabilitation Counseling, Boston University.

Have a strong interest in geology. Can substantively edit and quality assure manuscripts so your reader/client/customer can act on your message without frustration or misunderstanding. Am aware when information is missing; can rewrite or write text or (when inspired!) create separate informational tools to bridge those gaps. Can edit and tutor English Language Learners; speak Portuguese and read French (and translate both, along with Spanish). Have edited clients/employers in management consulting (fifteen years); civil and environmental engineering (four years); software engineering (five years); scientific and environmental research and advocacy; and publishing (linguistics, education, arts/architecture). Clients’ publications: articles, white papers, books, software documentation, environmental impact statements, Web sites.
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Brandstater, Chuck
Accentuated Brandname Creativity, Inc.
E-mail: acreatyv1@earthlink.net
Address: PO Box 426067, Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone: (617) 492-5650

M.B.A., Information Systems, Syracuse University School of Management, 1982.

Proofreading, copyediting, and translating of business- and computer-related and various other generally technical materials (in electronic or paper form), book length and shorter, since 1996.
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Bruno, Darla
Writer and Editor
E-mail: editor@darlabruno.com
Website: www.darlabruno.com
Phone: (646) 736-7745

M.F.A., Writing, Emerson College, 2000; B.A., English Literature, Montclair State University, 1996.

Freelance writer and editor specializing in fiction and memoir. Services include ghostwriting, research, coauthoring, developmental editing, and copyediting. I also provide a manuscript critique service and publishing and marketing consultation, as well as writing instruction and mentoring.
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Carr, Janet
E-mail: janetcarr8@comcast.net
Address: 235 Winthrop Street, Medford, MA 02155
Phone: (781) 395-4668

M.A., Writing, Northeastern University; M.A., Literature, Salem State; B.A., English, Emmanuel College.

As a writer and a writing coach, I have many years of experience in the field. Eleven years as a proposal developer working with faculty from all disciplines—from law to mechanical engineering, from art to biology—enables me to read and respond to texts from disciplines across the curriculum. Also more than twenty-five years as an instructor of writing—from essay writing to technical writing—enables me to coach both beginning and advanced writers. In addition, I have published articles on teaching writing across the disciplines as well as articles on working in the field of research development. Recent editing includes working with a Ph.D. candidate on an eleven-chapter dissertation for the Department of Anthropology at Harvard University.
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Cherwin, Arlene
E-mail: acherwin@post.harvard.edu
Address: Seattle, WA
Phone: (206) 283-3434

Comprehensive Paralegal Certificate, Bentley College; Certificate of Mediation, Mediation Works, Inc., Boston, MA; Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School; Graduate Certificate in Management, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University; B.A., Music and English, Wheaton College.

Since 1992, I have been an associate of Dana Knight Communications, Montreal, Canada. In that capacity I have managed projects and performed research and for English Cafe (Nelson, Canada) and Points West. I write for University World News, an international newspaper of higher education, and have experience writing manuals, brochures, and newsletters in addition to copyediting and proofreading. I taught high school English and piano and have over ten years of experience in management for hospitals and nine years of experience as a litigation paralegal.
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Cleaves, Yarrow
E-mail: ycleaves@aol.com
Address: 67 Pleasant Street, #5, Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: (617) 686-2227

M.A., English and Education, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1967; B.A. magna cum laude, English Literature, Mt. Holyoke College, 1965.

I have worked as a copy editor over the past thirty years. This work has come to focus on, without being limited to, doctoral dissertations and papers by academics for whom English is not the first language. I edit with a similarly international community of readers in mind. Subject areas are predominantly in the social sciences and humanities. My work as a translator from Swedish to English ranges widely in subject and type; most recent texts concern psychology and ethnology.
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Cohen, Leslie
Cohen Copyediting
E-mail: LZCOHEN@hotmail.com
Address: 237 Norfolk Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: (617) 354-7657

M.A., Elementary Education, Lesley University, 1994; J.D., Labor Law, Boston University School of Law, 1976; B.A., English Literature, Art History, Wellesley College, 1972.

I have worked for ten years as a copyeditor, proofreader, content developer/editor, and ghost writer. I enjoy working with individuals as well as publishers (publishers I've worked with include Houghton Mifflin, the University Press of New England, Lynne Rienner Publishers, and SUNY-Albany Press). Please contact me for references. Very reasonable rates, based on a sliding scale.
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Cohen, Robert L.
Sterling Media Productions LLC
E-mail: wordsmith@sterlingmp.com
Website (forthcoming): ricwordsandmusic.com/words
Address 1: 18 Wiltshire Road, Brighton, MA 02135
Address 2: 182-12 Horace Harding Expy., Suite 2M
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
Phone: (617) 254-0254; (718) 595-2082; toll-free (866) EDITING

B.A., Judaic Studies and Communications; Cornell University (Arts & Sciences);  Empire State College, NYC.

Edited scores of books/monographs/reports/newsletters for academic/trade/reference publishers, nonprofit organizations and think tanks, and individual authors—esp. scholars writing for a general audience. Including: line/substantive/copy editing, rewriting, reorganization, fact checking, proofreading. Written and edited definitions for Random House and other dictionaries; edited articles for numerous encyclopedias (most recently, YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe [Yale University Press]); edited audio-visual scripts. Feature/Associate/Consulting editor for magazines. Written speeches/monographs/statements of purpose for nonprofit organizations; essays/feature stories/profiles/reviews for magazines and newspapers; radio documentary for NPR; CD liner notes (www.cdbaby.com/openthegates). Contributor to Inventing Community Renewal (New School University). Taught English and writing to adults; 20 years' other adult education experience; speaker for New York Council for the Humanities. Produced and hosted over 100 radio programs.
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DeLauri, Linda
E-mail: Linda_DeLauri@post.harvard.edu
Phone: (781) 395-3051

My area of expertise encompasses all aspects of grant proposal development—from project planning and prospect identification to proposal review and editing. I act as a substantive editor for proposal writers and offer individualized, project-based coaching designed to develop both a competitive proposal and the client’s grantwriting skills. I teach Project Development and Proposal Writing for the Harvard Extension School where I received the 2006 Joanne Fussa Distinguished Teaching Award. I also draw upon my own successful grant seeking from federal, foundation, and corporate funders for a wide range of community-based organizations, and ten years’ experience working closely with faculty grantseekers as the Harvard Graduate School of Education Director of Sponsored Research. Please note that I do not write proposals.
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Elder, John
E-mail: johnelder@verizon.net
Address: 279 Wentworth Avenue, Lowell, MA 01852
Phone: (978) 453-3512

B.A., English, Harvard University, 1977.

Experience working with professors (Harvard Business School, JFK School of Government), university departments (Harvard Business School, Cambridge [UK], Dartmouth), and healthcare institutions (Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Helms Medical Institute). I can work with any subject; I have edited work on industrial operations, sociology, hospital management, psychology, economics, literature, education, philosophy, security technology, history, business management, acupuncture, public relations, and disaster planning. I have written and edited for companies (IBM, AT&T) and consultants (design, IT, biomedical, education, management).
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Farenga, Pat
Address: 13 Hume Ave. Medford, MA 02155
Phone: (781) 395-8508

M.A. English Literature, University of Wisconsin - Madison; B.A., English, Boston College.

A writer, editor, and desktop publisher for 24 years, I do thoughtful and precise work for businesses, academic institutions, and individual authors. I honed my copyediting, web site, page layout and proofreading skills by publishing a mail-order book catalog, a bi-monthly magazine, and mass-market books about education for sixteen years. I am highly proficient at using QuarkXPress and Word to create promotional and educational materials. I also provide publishing and marketing consultation. I am skilled at speech writing and presentations and can help you sharpen your public speaking. I have developed and edited many books and manuscripts and I am adept at taking academic jargon and concepts and turning them into simple, clear prose for the general public.
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Gaus, Andy
Writer, Editor, German & Greek Translator
E-mail: andygaus@sprynet.com
Address: 382B Riverway, Boston, MA 02115-6435
Phone: (617) 232-3896  Cell: (617) 331-3285

M.S., Computer Science, Boston University Metropolitan College, 1993; B.A. with honors, German Literature, Wesleyan University, 1968.

Mathematical and computer-related writing and editing of classroom textbooks and online educational software for major publishers at both the grade-school and the high-school level; correlation of textbook content with state educational standards; published translations from German and classical Greek. Also available for general writing, editing, proofreading, and coaching.
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Gilbert, Kristin
E-mail: kgilbert@alumnae.mtholyoke.edu
Address: Cambridge, MA

M.A., Theology, Andover Newton, 1996; M.A., Medieval Studies, University of Toronto, 1992.

I have several years of experience in academic writing centers and am happy to work with students at any stage of the writing process. I also provide copyediting and proofreading for publishers, particularly in the humanities.
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Greenberger, Ann
Greenline Editorial Services
E-mail: Ann@Greenline-Edit.com
Phone: (857) 919-2854

M.F.A., English, The University of Iowa Writers' Workshop.

I have eighteen years’ experience as a substantive editor and copyeditor. I work with faculty to develop articles and book manuscripts for publication. I specialize in education, psychology, sociology, disability, communication, and literature.

I also work with graduate students on papers, theses, dissertations, and application essays. I taught college English for five years and was on staff at the MIT Writing Center.
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Hart, Kathleen Malone
Future Perfect
E-mail: kmhrkc@otenet.gr
Address: Andreopoulou 3, Thessaloniki, Greece 54643
Phone: +30 2310 845670

M.A., Anglo-Irish Literature, University College, Dublin, Ireland, 1974; B.A., English major/Science minor, SUNY Albany, 1971.

After having taught English at the Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Greece, the Jiangsu Institute of Education in Nanjing, China, and the University of Coimbra in Portugal, I decided to set up my own academic tutoring and editing business, Future Perfect, in 1999. My clientele have been Greek scholars for the most part, but I have also worked with authors and degree candidates whose mother tongue is something other than Greek. Apart from my B.A. and M.A., I hold a certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language from the Royal Society of Arts in London. My interests include bicycling, sailing, performing Irish folk music, and feeding friends.
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Holmes, Sarah
Strategk Associates
E-mail: holmes@strategk.com
Address: Boston, MA
Phone: (617) 208-8635

M.S., Library and Information Science, Simmons College, 1998; B.A., Government, Hampshire College, 1978.

I consult on content, knowledge management and development projects, and offer editing, proofreading, indexing, writing, research, collection development, library management, sales/marketing, and design services. I specialize in corporate, legal, and business resources and have over thirty years of experience, primarily in the private sector.
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Hopkins, Suzanne
E-mail: sbhopkins@aol.com
Address: 9 Corporal Burns Road, Cambridge, MA 02138
Work: 617-939-4538 Home: 617-491-0815

M.I.A., International Affairs, International Media & Communications, Columbia School of International and Public Affairs, 1993; B.A., History/Political Economy, Evergreen, 1981.

Research, writing, editing on international issues. Conflict and human rights, arms control and nonproliferation, international relations. Areas of expertise: China and Southeast Asia, East and Southern Africa. Writing and editing for international scientific research institute studying the effects of pollution on marine mammals. Research and writing about press in Africa and Asia. Teaching assistant for undergraduate statistics.
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Iverson, Teresa
E-mail: teresa.iverson@comcast.net
Phone: (617) 744-6034

Ph.D., German Literature and Literary Translation, Boston University, 1997; M.A., English and Creative Writing, University of Houston, 1989; B.A., Ancient Greek and Comparative Literature (Italian & French) Boston University, 1977.

Editor, writer, writing coach, translator with twenty years of experience. At the college level, taught literature, composition and creative writing. Have worked in-house and freelance as a substantive and copy editor, project manager/editor, and translator. I work with professionals and students (some non-native English speakers) in a variety of subject areas—art, history, anthropology, philosophy, religion, social sciences, literature, German. Among recent projects: content edited books and articles (on a Sufi mystic, diasporas in Mauritius, Henry James, Freedom, Chinese reception of Jesuit art) and copyedited eight books for an academic press (New York/Oxford). Also developed a book on the 21st Century University (ideas set in fictionalized frameworks), copyedited a memoir, proofread a book on war and human nature.
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Kaplan, Judy
E-mail: jkaplan@cms.hhs.gov
Address: Medford, MA
Phone: (781) 488-3135

M.S., Psychology, Yale University; B.A., Psychology, Brandeis University.

Publications:
Kaplan JB, Bennett T. Use of race and ethnicity in biomedical publication. JAMA. 2003 May 28;289(20):2709-16. Erratum in: JAMA. 2004 Sep 1;292(9):1022.

Moscou S, Anderson MR, Kaplan JB, Valencia L. Validity of racial/ethnic classifications in medical records data: an exploratory study. Am J Public Health. 2003 Jul;93(7):1084-6.
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Katz, Jane R.
E-mail: jane_katz@post.harvard.edu
Address: 216A Conant Road, Weston, MA 02493

Ed.D., Human Development and Psychology, Harvard University, Graduate School of Education (GSE); Ed.M., Theories of Human Development, GSE, 1994; B.A., English, Carleton College, 1976.

I offer proof-reading and editing for dissertations and articles. My academic background is in the social sciences and humanities; my work draws on developmental psychology and early childhood development, education practice and policy, and language acquisition, especially pragmatics. I have experience in designing and performing qualitative, and, in particular, quantitative educational research, and in interpreting, reporting and presenting the results.
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Kramer, Eileen
Website: www.ekramer.com
Address: 336 Great Road, Stow, MA 01775
Phone: (978) 897-4121

MATSOL, School for International Training; TEFL Certificate, Boston Academy of English; B.A., Social Work and B.S., Biology, University of Minnesota.

Copyeditor/proofreader specializing in computer science, Web, math, statistics, biology, and general science. Experience working on technical books, academic journals, and textbooks (various subjects). Certified ESL teacher with experience teaching adult learners.
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La Rue, Donna
E-mail: ihsdlrue@gmail.com
Address: 16 Brooks Avenue, Arlington, MA 02474
Phone: (781) 646-3013

A.B.D., Boston University; M.A., Lesley University; B.A., Ohio State University.

Donna La Rue (Publication Preparations: "Get It Right—AND Get It Written!") types and transcribes medical, legal, educational, and anthropological texts from cassettes and electronic files. She does proofreading and copy editing, with academic expertise in the arts. She has prepared mathematical and scientific papers, graphs, and charts using Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe for academic and website publications. She teaches in university settings, publishes her own works, and has written journalistic dance and art criticism. She coaches new authors, supports writing-related needs (office organization and time planning), has written her own and others' (successful) grants, and can do English-French translations.
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Lawn, Katherine E.
E-mail: kelawn02@aol.com

M.A., Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Michigan, 2001; B.A., Biology-Environmental Science, East Asian Studies, Colby College, 1997.

Looking at writing with a keen eye for detail and a knack for language. Working with publishers, authors, students, and particularly nonnative speakers of English. Specializing in Asian studies, language and literature, biology, and the environment.
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Lawson, Teresa
E-mail: teresa@TLawson.com
Website: www.TLawson.com
Address: 857 Tyler Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368
Phone: (360)385-1788   Cell: (360)990-6955

J.D., Boalt Law School, University of California at Berkeley, 1979; B.A., History, University of Washington, 1975.

I offer editorial services to authors and editors of books on scholarly, historical, and public-policy topics, including defense, arms control, international relations, and technology policy. My services include substantive and organizational editing, to clarify logic and presentation; project management and guidance for editors of edited volumes, to knit a collection of pieces into an integrated whole; and workshops and individual consultation for writers. My skills have been honed in two decades of work with leading scholars at major universities, former and future high-level government policy-makers, and researchers at public-policy and research organizations.
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Lyman, Kennie
E-mail: kennie.lyman@gmail.com
Address: 13 Rockwell Street, Cambridge, MA 02139

Graduate course in Social Science, Stockholm University, 1964-65; B.A., Radcliffe College, 1962.

More than 35 years' editing experience both in publishing companies and freelance. Most recently, I have concentrated on academic books in the humanities and social sciences with a specialty in the history of science.
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Maguire, John
E-mail: maguirejohn@comcast.net
Address: 36 Howard Street, Lowell, MA 01851
Phone: (978) 452-8503   Cell: (202)674-0820

M.F.A., English, University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Science background, plus speed. What sets me apart is my interest in all the sciences and medicine, and my experience on daily newspapers with very tight deadlines. Covered science and medicine for three daily newspapers; also worked as an editor at Miami University’s medical center and Tufts Medical School. I do copy editing, structural editing, coaching, and rewriting. I can write "academic" or I can do a brisk, popular style. Work easily with doctors, researchers, grad students, and undergrads. No fee for initial consultation.
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Marcus, Danny
Danny Marcus, Word Worker
E-mail: emildanelle@yahoo.com
Address: 62 Washington Street, Suite 2, Marblehead, MA 01945-3553
Phone: (781) 631-3886 Cell: (781) 290-9174

Certificate in Publishing, Emerson College; Certificate in Publishing, Northeastern University; M.P.A. in Public Administration, Suffolk University; B.A. cum laude in Political Science, University of Massachusetts. Massachusetts teaching licenses, Social Studies and History, grades 8–12.

Career highlights include having proofread a Pulitzer Prize winner and contributing 541 entries to the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Encyclopedia on the subjects of the Middle East and government. I have over twenty years’ experience copyediting and proofreading fiction, nonfiction, textbooks (K–12 and college), Web sites, and other miscellaneous printed matter.
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Maute, Paula
WordWise Academic Editing
E-mail: paulamaute@aol.com
Website: www.Wordwise-Editing.com
Address: 68 Bolton St., Cambridge, MA 02140
Phone: (617) 547-7647

MSW, LICSW, Social Work, SUNY-Albany; B.A., Psychology, Syracuse University.

With 18 years of experience in journalism, tutoring, and copy editing, plus a Master's in Social Work, I'm adept at editing a wide range of subjects. I've edited hundreds of academic papers, theses, dissertations and journal articles, mainly for international students from Harvard, MIT, Tufts, BU, BC and abroad. Subjects range from public policy, IT, biotechnology and materials science to business (MBAs), law (LLMs), African-American and women's studies, political science, engineering, theology and architecture. I've assisted numerous scholars by adeptly polishing their papers, streamlining sentences and improving structure and word choice. My goal: clear, concise writing. I've also published feature articles in The Boston Globe, The Boston Herald, The Boston Business Journal, The (MIT) Tech and other NE newspapers.
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Meléndez, José
E-mail: drjmelen@yahoo.com
Phone: (908) 810-1655

Ph.D., Educational Administration and Supervision, Emphasis on Quantitative Statistical Research Methodology, Andrews University; M.A., School Information Services, Rowan University; B.A., Humanities, Theology; Minor: Mathematics, Greek, Hebrew, Walla Walla College.

My specialty is quantitative research methodology for private and educational institutions. Identify and conduct statistical analyses and results reporting in dissertations and theses. Design, validate, and conduct institutional surveys by operationalizing affective factors. Perform data analysis using SPSS: ANOVA, MANOVA, t-test, chi-square, correlation, crosstab, regression, discriminant, factor and reliability analyses, etc.
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Meyer-Gay, Lynne
Academic Editor and Writing Coach
E-mail: coach@meyergay.com
Website: www.meyergay.com
Address: Cambridge, MA
Phone: (617) 491-4263

M.Arch., B.Arch., Architecture, University of California-Berkeley, 1969, 1967; B.A., Fine Arts, Art History, University of Colorado-Boulder, 1961.

Over thirty years’ experience as editor and coach to professors, doctoral students, and other academic writers in all disciplines. See my editing résumé. Special expertise in art history, architecture, government, economics, child development, health, psychology/psychiatry, and philosophy. Widely experienced in all editing services, including copyediting, substantive and developmental editing, manuscript evaluation, writing/rewriting, and indexing. APA style expert. Coaching services in writing, project organization, and self-management to support persons pursuing large, open-ended, ill-defined projects, such as dissertations, books, stock analyst reports, architectural designs, business plans.
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Oppenheimer, William
E-mail: wmopp@alum.mit.edu
Address: 25 Warwick Road, Newton, MA 02465
Phone: (617) 332-1891

M.A., Creative Writing, Boston University, 1991; B.S., Geology, MIT, 1985.

A detail-oriented copy editor, proofreader, and typesetter in a wide variety of academic fields (including medicine, cultural medicine, health, and science), I have edited manuscripts for Microsoft, the World Health Organization, and the U.S. National Park Service. Clients have generously acknowledged me by name in their publications; I am particularly proud to have copyedited an HIV handbook distributed to physicians and healthcare workers at the 2006 International AIDS Conference in Toronto. I also edited Dying for Growth, a well-respected textbook regarding the relationship between cultural medicine and the consequences of economic globalization. I am always meticulous in paying attention to a client's needs and meeting all deadlines.
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Osterud, Grey
E-mail: greyosterud@rcn.com
Address: 3 Keefe Avenue, Newton Upper Falls, MA 02464
Phone: (617) 332-7037

Ph.D., American Civilization, Brown University, 1984; Certification in secondary English, and social studies, University of Connecticut, 1978; B.A. (mcl), American History and Literature, Radcliffe College, Harvard University, 1971.

Developmental editing for academic authors in American history, African American studies, sociology and anthropology, and international human rights, with a thematic focus on women and gender relations, the organization of work and labor, and marginalized social groups. Special expertise in interpreting oral interviews and ethnographic observations and in integrating qualitative with quantitative data. In addition to helping recent Ph.D.s turn their dissertations into books, I assist experienced authors in matters of organization, argument, and presentation, as well as shortening manuscripts, placing case studies in broader context, and effectively addressing nonspecialist readers. Formerly academic editor of Gender & History (Blackwell Publishers).
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Patterson, Myrna
E-mail: writing2@earthlink.net
Website: www.howtowrite.org
Address: 142R Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: (617) 945-2686

Summer Program in Critical and Creative Thinking, University of Massachusetts, 1989; Graduate School of Education, Lesley College, 1980–1987; M.A., Teaching, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, 1966; B.A., Syracuse University, 1964.

With thirty years of teaching experience, I approach editing with skill and precision; I am both quick and thorough. Clients have described me as “incredibly reliable,” “inspiring,” and “competent.” I began editing for a company publishing literature guides, and eventually wrote three guides. As a writer, I understand how to organize and clarify. My fluency in French and Italian, and my ESL experience, help me to work with differences in language structure. I have edited hundreds of research papers and dissertations, along with novels, memoirs, and non-fiction.
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Rudolf, Brooke
E-mail: brookerudolf@hotmail.com
Address: Elizaville, NY 12523
Phone: (845) 756-5556

Ed.M., Arts in Education, Harvard University; B.A., Behavioral Sciences, Major in Expressive Therapies, Lesley University.

Help with organization, clarity of writing, and communicating to varied audiences. Specializing in Creative and Healing Arts. Books, theses, business plans, articles, ads.
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Schiff, Karen
E-mail: Karen.Schiff@gmail.com
Address: Cambridge,MA
Phone: (203) 988-2449

M.F.A., Studio Art, School of the Museum of Fine Arts / Tufts University, 2006; Ph.D./M.A., Comparative Literature and Literary Theory, University of Pennsylvania, 1998; Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies, University of Pennsylvania, 1996; A.B./A.M., Comparative Literature/English, Brown University, 1989.

Over the past ten years, I have helped writers and artists to define and complete their projects.  I can work at any level, from macro to micro: conceptual clarification, content organization, style/vocabulary (with attention to the author's voice and intended audience), proofreading. I'm happy to help with projects in art, architecture, cultural theory, design, literary studies, religion/spirituality, and women's/gender/sexuality studies.  I have worked as an academic and popular writer, college writing instructor and tutor, thesis mentor, dissertation editor and coach, academic editor, and editor of popular/online articles.
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Schmieg, Patricia
E-mail: 17@post.harvard.edu

Ed.M., C.A.S., Human Development and Psychology, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 1989, 1991; B.A., English, Boston University, 1971.

Editor: Thirty-five years of copy and substantive editing experience with academic, arts, corporate, educational, environmental, health projects. Clients praised attention to detail, style. Editing is thoughtful, thorough, accurate, diplomatic. Writer: Papers presented include: "Dreaming in Animal," International Association for the Study of Dreams. "A Song about Us: The Lullaby Project at Casa Myrna Vazquez" (coauthor), Northeastern Anthropological Association.  Lyricist for Lullaby Project. Published articles; drafted disability legislation. Awards for poetry. Researcher: Maintain bibliography for consciousness research project. Fields: anthropology, archaeology, biography, complementary medicine, consciousness, dreams, environmental health, healing, poetry, psychology.
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Sezun, Sara
E-mail: sasezun@yahoo.com
Address: 119 Brainerd Road #12, Allston, MA 02134
Phone: (617 277-9483

M.S., Journalism, Boston University, 2000; B.A., German, Vassar College, 1988.

I offer ten years of experience in writing, editing, proofreading, translating, and research.  My areas of expertise include journalism, the arts, humanities, social sciences, architecture and environmental issues, including recycling and sustainable agriculture. My personal interests include pet rabbits, vegetarian cooking, and alternative medicine.
My knowledge of German, Italian, French, and Slovenian enables me to translate from those languages into English, as well as polish the written work of non-native speakers.  Besides copyediting a manuscript, I suggest changes in word choice or sentence structure to improve readability, while maintaining the author's writing style.
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Sindriglis, Barbara
E-mail: awyn@sympatico.ca

B.A., Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University.

Many years' experience proofreading, word processing and editing theses, dissertations and manuscripts (both fiction and nonfiction books). Skilled transcriptionist. Strong interest in human rights, international relations, the environment, and organic farming practices. Especially enjoy working with writers, political activists, and speakers of English as a second language.
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Snively, Helen
E-mail: hmsnively@aol.com
Address: 1 Fayette Park, Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: (617) 547-1326

Ed.D., Educational Counseling, Cultural Differences, Harvard Graduate School of Education (GSE), 1999; Ed.M., Educational Counseling, GSE, 1991; B.A., English, Harvard University, 1971.

For over twenty years, as “the thesis therapist,” I have helped students and academics to complete their writing, through an individualized combination of coaching, editing, advice, and moral support. I earned a doctorate in education (and yes, pushed myself through my own dissertation) in order to understand the experience from the inside. I particularly enjoy working with anyone for whom English is a second language (and/or “American” is a second culture); my dissertation focused on the learning and writing experiences of several Chinese classmates at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (GSE). I also developed and for ten years ran a writing center at GSE, and was among the founders of CAEN.
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Sobel, Richard
E-mail: lebox123@aol.com
Phone: (617) 497-1736

Academic editor, author and editor of five books and numerous articles and op-eds. 

As a developmental editor in the social sciences and policy, I help colleagues who want to turn good ideas and drafts into books and articles by developing strategies and approaches to finishing their work. I usually work with people who have started a project and need guidance on making progress, but can assist experienced writers with developing ideas, proposals, tables of contents, and drafting chapters. While the author does the writing, I can provide editorial guidance on clarity and persuasion in arguments and presentations.
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Sorensen, Laurene
E-mail: laurenesorensen@gmail.com
Website: www.modernwriter.com
Address: 67 Canonchet Road, Hope Valley, RI 02832
Phone: (401) 965-6724

J.D., Georgetown University; M.A., Columbia University; A.B., Oberlin College.

Technical, legal, academic, and business writing and editing: I’m a quick study and a fast worker, and love learning new things. Curriculum and assessment design and development for secondary, postsecondary, and professional education: I’m a test geek. Requirements elicitation: Figuring out in advance what the rules are and communicating them saves time, money, and headaches. Sophisticated, strategic content development: Turning complex ideas into useful, readable text. Ghostbusting: One-off, unusual projects that scare off timid editors (which I am not). Business-focused legal services for writers, editors, and artists.
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Stewart, Ann
E-mail: bondcliffs@gmail.com

Edit, copyedit, or proofread energy, environmental and public policy materials such as: papers for academic and energy economics journals; expert witness testimony and similar regulatory submissions; media releases and web site content. Reasonable rates; good turn-around; confidentiality assured. Recent examples: edited a paper on new technologies used to locate faults in aging electric cables; edited research papers on financial transmission rights (FTRs) and auctions for an author whose second language is English; copyedited English translations written by Russians of draft environmental and health impact statements; edited transcriptions of electricity policy conferences; edited expert witness testimony; and wrote editorials on electricity policy for a blog.
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Stitt, Judy
E-mail: jstitt@tekedit.com
Website: www.tekEDIT.com
Address: 16 Ware Street, Suite C, Cambridge, MA 02138
Work: (617) 547-7453 Home/fax: (617) 547-1593 Cell: (207) 491-1456

B.S., Chemistry, Allegheny College, 1977.

Specialize in substantive editing of technical documents (science, engineering, management, economics, policy): journal articles, proposals, reports, case studies, working papers, book manuscripts, manuals. Over twenty-five years’ experience (seventeen years at MIT).
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Tyson, BettyAnn
E-mail: BA_Tyson@comcast.net
Address: 87 Pierce Rd., Watertown, MA 02472
Phone: (617) 924-7715

Degrees in English and Education, The King's College and Lehigh University

Available for copyediting, proofreading, and genealogical research at National Archives in Waltham. Have worked as technical editor for over 20 years, but now focus on history, social sciences, biblical studies, literature, health care, and genealogy. I have had extensive in-house experience with a variety of publishers: computer manufacturer, college textbook publisher, management consulting firm, religious publisher of children's curriculum materials, children's fiction, and adult scholarly and religious books. I enjoy working with authors by giving their work a critical reading: questioning organization, correcting inconsistencies and errors, and suggesting rephrasing of awkward language.
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Williams, Jan
Indexing Services
E-mail: jan.williams@valley.net
Website: jindexer.googlepages.com
Phone: (603)-795-4924

B.A., Bucknell University, French and English; M.S., Boston University, Speech Pathology

Since 1998, I have indexed textbooks, scholarly, trade, professional, medical, and cookery books. I have created annual and cumulative indexes for journals, and participated in thesaurus development activities. Using indexing techniques such as cross-references and multiple entry points, my indexes enhance access to the text and weave a logical route among terms. They are comprehensive, clear, and user-friendly. I consistently receive repeat work from my clients and high praise from both authors and editors. I speak, read, and index in French as well as English. I have studied Spanish, Italian, and several Slavic languages.
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