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EDITORIAL SERVICES

  • Performing the services of
      Copyediting
      Proofreading
      Indexing
    Via
      Hardcopy
      Online
      On disk

  • Areas of expertise include
      Science - physics, biology, geology
      Environmental studies
      Politics and political studies
      Ethics
      Composition/English studies
      Health
      Criminology

  • Have a history of on-time work experience with

      Academic Press
      Addison Wesley
      Allyn & Bacon
      Brooks/Cole
      Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism
      Dearborn
      Elsevier
      Heinemann
      Integra
      Mosby
      Pearson
      PreMedia
      Wadsworth
      Wiley

    Experienced with following the guidelines of


      Chicago Manual of Style
      Associated Press
      American Psychological Association

  • Professional work experience includes
    • Production editor for Prentice Hall, College Textbook division, Englewood Cliffs, NJ for 5 years. Responsible for making and maintaining schedules, contact with authors, copyediting, proofreading, interior design. Subjects included sciences and social sciences.
    • Freelancer for Hoover Press, Stanford, CA. Taught to index for their publications.
    • Public Relations Specialist, National Information Systems, Cupertino, CA. In addition to public relations, copyedited all technical publications.
    • Freelance editorial services for 15+ years. Deadlines faithfully met, whether copyediting, proofreading, or indexing.
    • Membership in Editorial Freelancers Association.

  • Samples of titles and work performed
    • Copyediting
      - Mixed Signal Test Methods, Crump, Academic Press, 2003
      - Convergence of Voice, Ellis/Purcell, Academic Press, 2003
      - General Linear Models, Hoffmann, Allyn & Bacon, 2003
      - Introduction to Texas Politics, Crain, Wadsworth, 2003
      - Reason & Responsibility 12/e, Feinberg, Wadsworth, 2003
      - Family Violence 4/e, Wallace, Allyn & Bacon, 2003
      - Solid State Physics, Vol. 56, Elsevier, 2004
      - Philosophical Horizons, Cahn/Eckert, Wadsworth, 2004
      - Creating a Profession, Reynolds & Holladay-Hicks, Allyn & Bacon, 2004
      - Contemporary Moral Problems, White, Wadsworth, 2004
      - Comparative Politics, Brown, Wadsworth, 2005
      - Mechanical Engineering Licensing Requirements, Dearborn, 2005
      - Crime and the American Dream, Messner, Wadsworth, 2005
      - Community Colleges, Wiley, 2005
      - Writing the Research Paper, Baglione, Wadsworth, 2006
      - Freshwater Aquarium Models, Wiley, 2006
      - School Law, LaMorte, Allyn & Bacon, 2006
      - Great Traditions in Ethics 12/e, Denise, Wadsworth, 2006
      - Can It Really Be Taught, Ritter, Heinemann, 2006
      - Math You Can Really Use, Wiley, 2006
    • Proofreading
      - Content Area Literacy, Alvermann et al, Allyn & Bacon, 2003
      - General Linear Models, Hoffmann, Allyn & Bacon, 2003
      - Reading the New Testament, Van Voorst, Wadsworth, 2004
      - Watersheds, Newton, Wadsworth, 2005
      - Advanced Mathematics, Smith & Eggen, Brooks/Cole, 2005
      - Mosby's Medical, Nursing, and Allied Health Dictionary, Elsevier, 2005
      - Mosby's Pocket Dictionary, Elsevier, 2005
      - Therapeutic Exercise, Huber, Elsevier, 2005
      - Judicial Process, Neubauer, Wadsworth, 2006
      - Disaster Mental Health, Halper, Brooks/Cole, 2006
      - Therapy for Couples, Long & Young, Brooks/Cole, 2006
      - Politics in a Changing World, Ethridge, Wadsworth, 2006
      - Power & Society, Harrison, Brooks/Cole, 2006
    • Indexing
      - Differentiated Instruction, King-Shaver/Hunter, Wadsworth, 2003
      - Group Process 2/e, Wheelan, Allyn & Bacon, 2004
      - Management in Dietetics, Hudson, Wadsworth, 2005
      - Covering Health in a Multicultural Society, Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism, 2005