I offer free introductory consultations and sample edits as well as guaranteed estimates, and have specialized for 16 years in production management editing, academic projects of all kinds, substantive and copy editing of websites, novels, proposals/reports, and Internet applications. Whether your material needs a complete stylistic overhaul and reorganization or a simpler copy edit, let me help make your presentation as effective as it can be so it conveys your meaning clearly and effectively. I recently relocated from Calgary, and am looking forward to working with clients from British Columbia as I get more involved with the local branch of the Editors Association.

I work with a PC platform, and am proficient with the following programs: Word 2007, EndNote, Joomla, InDesign, Quark Express, and the Adobe suite. Though I work most often with scholastic materials (it’s where my career began, and I still do more academic work than any other kind), I’ve also worked as a free-lance, contract editor for sixteen years on a wide range of projects, from websites to business proposals to novels, and much in-between. This much experience equals proficiency in almost any type of editing you need help with. I can take your materials from a rough draft stage, through substantive and then copy editing, and then help you negotiate the printing/posting process, or any part thereof. Whether your project is an academic article/thesis/grant or research proposal, or a novel or website, 16 years managing an academic journal combined with freelance editing work, a BA with Honours and a Master's degree, and numerous editing courses contribute to a demonstrated ability to help clients make the most positive impression possible, whatever their venture may be.

“Thanks for once again smoothing out our work and making it sound impressive!”  

“We were very pleased with the finished product and think you did an excellent job…it was a huge help to us."

Feedback like this is a large part of why I love my job, and clients from India, the UK, the US, and across Canada will attest to my organizational skills, cost-effectiveness, and keen eye for detail. Give me the work of organizing and presenting your material so you can move on to the next project and do whatever it is you do best (which is probably not editing your own writing), and free up your time to concentrate on your core competency.

My website has more information, and I am available anytime to talk with you about how I can help polish and complete your communications project. 

References are available upon request.