I offer proofreading or line edits as well as content and evaluative edits of academic and semi-academic articles and books.
I can help improve formulations as well as structure, consistency, completeness, argumentation, clarity and flow.
Experience
As a former journalist, and published author with market leaders such as Routledge, James Currey, Elsevier, SAGE and Taylor and Francis, I have a broad experience in creating clear and convincing stories.
I am a regular peer reviewer for a variety of academic journals in the humanities and social sciences, while my clients have successfully published with for example the United Nations University for Peace and Harvard Business Publishing partners.
My company is a registered small business in Germany while remaining legally exempt from charging VAT.
Approach
I provide advice on language and style, checks for consistency and clarity, improvement of the overall text structure and argumentation.
My clients have noted I lift the quality of texts to a level they were unable to achieve themselves, improving readability as well as marketability.
Depending on the type of edit, I may give detailed feedback on voice and tone, the organisation of sections and chapters, or identify ‘big-picture’ issues and help authors to refine ideas, shape the narrative, and help fix inconsistencies.
Testimonials
‘punctual, communicative and delivers on her promises’
‘It’s easy these days to find a copy-writer or editor online. However, to find a book editor that adopts your tone of voice, understands your topic in record time, and can think along is very hard. Vanessa has proven that she not only delivers on and even before the agreed deadlines, but she was also able to increase the quality of the book to the next level (in both the flow as well as the overall structure of the book), resulting in zero edits from the publisher and a significantly shorting of the overall production process.’
‘professionalism in working on controversial and delicate topics’ and ‘sensitivity in catering for special audiences’
‘During the project, Vanessa helped to provide me with honest, detailed and constructive feedback and independently performed great major edits on the book manuscript where necessary. She is smart, funny and a great person to work with. I can highly recommend her services.’
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