I am a freelance editor in Vancouver, B.C. I get a great deal of satisfaction out of helping people make their writing the best it can be. I work on all kinds of manuscripts, but stories and science are what fascinate me the most. Please see my web page for more information about me. Science editing
I have a BSc in biology and an MSc in computer science, with course work in math, physics, chemistry, biochemistry, ecology, earth science, climatology, bioinformatics, software engineering, and medical terminology. Technical editing
I addition to my degree in computer science, I have experience in software development and system administration. I know how to create and administrate web pages, and can work with a variety of technologies and content management systems. I have strong skills in MS Word and Adobe Acrobat, and I can also work with OpenOffice, Apple Pages, or LaTeX. Fiction and science fiction
I love fiction and am a constant fiction reader. I've been reading science fiction since my teens: hard, soft, old, new, cyberpunk, and I understand the special requirements of the genre. Services offered
• Proofreading, copy editing, stylistic editing, research and fact-checking, consulting and manuscript evaluation, translation, markup and coding
• Editing triathlon and fitness writing
• Dutch to English translation
• Working on websites and e-books
• Software and platforms: MS Office, OpenOffice, Adobe Acrobat and InDesign, LaTeX, HTML, CSS, Unix environment Education and professional development
• BSc biology
• MSc computer science
• Copy editing and proofreading courses in the Simon Fraser University's Writing and Publishing Program
• Technical writing and editing
• Editing children's fiction
• Indexing
• Editing narrative Recent work
• Proofreading Selling Canada: The Story Behind Three Great National Campaigns by Daniel Francis, to be released in October by Stanton Atkins & Dosil
• Proofreading Cook: You Can Cook Fast, Healthy Meals for Your Family by Deborah Anzinger, released this fall by Whitecap Books
• Copy editing AutoCAD for the Theatre, a technical manual developed by the Collegial Centre for Educational Materials Development
• Copy editing A Prehistoric Odyssey, a science fiction novel by Marie Mai Perron, released in June by iUniverse.com
• Copy editing the print edition of LAVA magazine
• Copy editing, fact-checking, and proofreading Momentum magazine
• Copy editing academic business case studies
• Transcribing and summarizing meeting proceedings
• Editing scientific papers
• Editing science fiction novels
• Proofreading a teachers' resource for Edvantage Press
• Manuscript evaluations of science fiction novels
• Dutch to English translations of medical manuscripts
Languages
• Working languages for editing: English
• Translation: fluent in Dutch from early childhood. I offer translation from Dutch to English.
• Additional languages: reading knowledge of French, some German, one year of university Latin |
