You need to get something published: a manuscript, a newsletter, a book chapter, a thesis or dissertation, or something completely different.
You need an editor to ensure that your composition is clear, grammatically accurate, and that it demonstrates your own unique voice. In short, you need me.
Teaching Technology provides editing services for clients in a variety of disciplines where clear and compelling communication is important.
I prefer to receive documents in Microsoft Word; by enabling Track Changes, authors can easily see the edits I make. I can also edit in LaTeX through overleaf.com. Finally, I can edit preprints or
documents in PDF format, but my changes will only be visible as appended marginal comments, not integrated into the document itself.
Sharon Felton earned her Ph.D. in English from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. She learned her editing skills from working at Modern Fiction Studies under the direction of the late William T. Stafford. She taught English classes at Purdue, the University of Connecticut, the University of Ottawa, and McGill University. A move back to Tennessee provided the opportunity to teach at Austin Peay State University, Belmont University, Vanderbilt University, and Middle Tennessee State University. In 2003, she became Director of Communications for Metropolitan Government of Nashville / Davidson County, Tennessee.
She and her husband live just outside Nashville, Tennessee in a quiet country setting. In addition to her work as an editor, she's also a licensed Realtor(R).
Reach me via email: Sharon@teachingtechnology.com. When you submit your document, here are the details you should know.
If you have a deadline for your work, please let me know that in your initial email. Generally, I'll return edited docs to you within about 3 days.
I charge $40 per hour and I
can generally get through about 6 double-spaced pages per hour. If, however, your work needs substantial corrections, it may take longer.
Please note that I am not a subject expert in your field. I will read through your equations, figures, and tables, and I'll alert you to inconsistencies I spot or other potential errors. You must retain your position as subject expert.
If you include References (always a good idea), I will alert you to names cited in the text that were omitted from the bibliography.
On the first day of each month, I'll invoice you through PayPal for the previous month's work, and I allow 30 days before your payment is due. PayPal handles all difficulties with international currencies.
Upon request, I will send you an Editing Certificate that validates a native English speaker has edited your work.