When your writing feels like a maze, let me find the thread.

Intellectual passion may have led you to academia but when job pressure leaves you overwhelmed and feeling judged, it's hard to sustain. An editor can’t fix academia, but professional editing can put your research back in perspective.

Reach Out

Do you need an editor?

Perhaps some of these sound like you:

You enjoy the research process, but writing it up feels like torture.
You want to speed up your publication rate and need help with formatting for submission.
Your first language isn't English and your want your ideas, not your language, to get the attention.
You're a non-linear thinker and you need judgment-free feedback to find the core of your work.

My editing clients have come to me with these concerns and more. My aim is to help you tackle whatever part of your work makes you feel like you can't make progress. In an over-demanding career like academia, it's easy to let those feelings rule your life. I offer non-judgmental feedback that stays between us, because I want you to feel confident about the work you're putting into the world. Get it off your mind and onto your CV!

Services

If writing is one of the things that makes your job feel overstuffed, using a professional editor could create some more space in your life. I work with scholars of all levels from a variety of fields, from graduate students to emerging and established faculty. I’ve edited academic books that have been published by presses like Oxford, Cambridge, Cornell, and more.

Formats

I work mostly in the humanities and qualitative social sciences in a variety of formats, including:

Books.
Journal articles.
Conference papers.
Theses and dissertations.
Graduate research papers.

Developmental Editing

Find the thread of your work.

Fresh eyes and constructive feedback can make your writing process more efficient. I can help you with your work's structure, identify what's essential, and improve the clarity and coherence of your work. Creative, but non-linear, thinkers can especially benefit from developmental editing.

Copyediting

Put your work out there in its best form.

Copyediting is more than fixing your commas. It can speed your path to submission by taking a lot of tedious work off your plate. I can help your writing flow more naturally, eliminate grammatical and other errors, and format references and bibliographies.

This service is particularly helpful for scholars whose first language is not English.

About Me

My name is Rachel Templer

I’m a Ph.D. and former academic political theorist with over 15 years of higher education experience. The pressure of trying to fit research into an overwhelming schedule of teaching and service is still vivid for me. What I didn’t know at the time is that many prolific scholars are using the services of a professional editor.

Work With Me

Here's how it works.

Schedule a call or send me an email describing your project and what you’d like help with.

Once I see your draft, I’ll give you a quote for the work.

While I work on your project, you can move onto the next tasks or declare a guilt-free day!

Contact Me