Humanities, consulting for non-native English speakers, formal academic prose
Citation Styles: APA, MLA, Chicago
As an academic, your goal is to produce expert research in your field, not to be a jack-of-all-trades. Writing high quality academic papers is a skill of its own, and can understandably be intimidating and challenging. Hiring a professional to offer fresh eyes and specific feedback on the clarity and style of your writing might be just what you need to be able to step back and focus on your research without worrying so much about the writing.
As a PhD candidate in Linguistics, I have many years of experience with reading, writing, and grading academic papers. I provide everything from proofreading final copies of academic work for typos, word choice, and style, to in-depth editing of readability, credibility, and structure of works of all lengths. I will help you produce a final product in high-quality formal academic English with formatting that meets the relevant stylistic requirements.
For non-native English speakers writing English academic work, my background in linguistics makes me ideally suited to not only proofread and help you write in more fluent English, but also to explain common errors in clear terms. Depending on my level of familiarity with your native language, I can help you understand why the differences between the languages may make certain kinds of errors more common and give you the tools to improve your academic English for the future. Let me know what your native language is in advance, and I will personalize my feedback for your specific linguistic background.
Pricing:
Class paper: $0.01 per word (negotiable depending on project)
Thesis/dissertation: $0.02 per word
Paper for publication: $0.02 per word
Book for publication: ask for pricing