Specializing in developmental editing
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Why I'm an editor, and a good one
I am Lenore Hietkamp, a professional editor and writer. I've been freelancing as a writer since 1998 and as an editor since 2000. After completing an MA in art history at the University of Victoria, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, I lived, worked and breathed as a PhD student. I specialized in the field of art and architectural history at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA, USA from 2000 to 2007, when I decided I had to do fulltime what I had been doing on and off for at least 10 years: editing, but editing as if it were my passion, my life's work. I still occasionally write and curate in my academic role. That academic experience has given me a good understanding of how we humans communicate, which helped me decide to pursue a career as an editor. But don't take my word for it, read my clients' testimonies: Client testimonials | |
Developmental editingBecause of my experience with both graduate and undergraduate student writers, I've developed a keen interest in helping writers develop their ideas. Such development is not always required, though, so with anyone who begins working with me, I work out the level of editing required. I am particularly interested in working with writers for whom English is not their first language. Ask me to provide a free sample edit of a page of your work. | |
My editorial experienceCheck out my list of projects. I interned for a year in the editorial department of the University of Washington Press (2002-2003), and for two years I also taught university-level writing for undergraduates through the UW's English department | |
The name of my business, Heatherfield Editing, derives from a rough translation of my Dutch last name.
Member: Editors Association of Canada; Professional Editors Association of Vancouver Island CopyeditingCopyediting can be light or heavy or somewhere in between, depending on a writer's or a publisher's requirements. ProofreadingI am a proofreader extraordinaire! Well, if you find mistakes on ym ebwstie its ecause i'm profing my one txt. Noone can do that well, which is why a proofreader is that invaluable final set of eyes that catches embarrassing spelling mistakes, wrong running feet, missing chapter numbers--all the problems that crop up in the design stage. Being a good proofreader takes not just a sharp eye but an ability to identify and keep track of patterns and missteps in what might be patterns. I've even been able to identify missing swathes of poetry that had been transcribed from languages I don't know, because together my brain and my sharp eye form a fine honing tool. Contact meUse the @ sign in place of the x for my gmail address: lhietkampxgmail.com | |
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| Website last updated: April 2010 |