developmental editing, academic coaching, and line editing for humanities-based and interdisciplinary scholars

Are you looking for someone who can help you get your ideas out there?

My approach is collaborative and focused on working with you to identify approaches and strategies to become the scholar you want to be.

Let's amplify your voice and share your insights with the world!

my approach

After retiring from a 27-year career as a professor of History and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, I have returned to the work I love: investing in the publishing success of colleagues. My background as professor at an R-1 institution means that I understand the processes of editing and coaching from many sides:

AS A WRITER, I know the challenges of developing an analysis over time, of crafting accessible and elegant prose, of seeing a project through its many steps so that it finally appears in print.

AS A PROFESSOR AND MENTOR, I am familiar with the pressures of academic publishing: learning to write for diverse audiences, responding to reader’s reports or advisors’ feedback, needing to complete a project on a timeline that doesn’t seem possible.

AS A MANUSCRIPT REVIEWER, I know what’s necessary to present a persuasive argument, to make a project stand out, to convince a publisher that it’s worth the risk of offering a contract.

What I offer to you:

  • A focus on your ideas, your needs, your challenges, and your goals

  • Clear and timely communication

  • A reputation as an excellent listener, a superb reader, and a first-rate writer

  • A proven history of mentoring diverse scholars, including first-gen, multilingual and scholars of color

  • Empathy (I’ve been through it—and survived!)

I am happy to answer any questions you may have about the services I offer, pricing, and policies. And I look forward to hearing about your projects, your goals, and how I might help.

technology and privacy policy

AI POLICY: I do not use ChatGPT or any other AI tool to analyze and edit your manuscript or generate my report, with the exception of Word Spellcheck.

PRIVACY POLICY: I respect your intellectul property and will not share ideas or information from your writing or our discussions unless I have your written permission.