Would you like help in expressing your ideas clearly? Need help organizing something you need to write, or that you've written? I have an MA in English, and 25 years' professional writing and editing experience. I am a "people person," and enjoy working with both words and people!
General
First name
Mara
Country
United States
City
Raleigh
Profile
I have an MA in English, and 25 years of experience in writing and editing technical and less-technical documents. As an editor, I can work on multiple levels of editing, from mechanics (grammar and punctuation) to substance (organization, concepts). Technical areas of expertise include programmable logic controllers (PLCs), automation, and related software and hardware. I am also very comfortable with writing and editing marketing brochures and supporting materials for a wide variety of products.
Other areas of expertise include music (I am a professional musician and music teacher, and use Sibelius music notation software), fiction (I have edited several historical fiction novels--and they are still in print!), non-fiction, and biography.
Whether you need a proofreader to look over your final manuscript, or an editor to help you craft the organization and flow of a book, I will provide an honest and well-thought-out evaluation of your project.
The goal: a readable, polished document that you can be proud of.
Education degree
MA
Major specialization
English
Second specialization
Other, Medieval (Celtic) Studies
First language
English
Areas of specialization
Not selected
Work experience
Present Occupation: Music teacher, musician, writer, editor
Editing Experience in Years: 25
I have worked as a technical writer/editor for the World Health Organization (editing medical/chemical papers, conforming to style sheets), Texas Instruments (automation, PLCs), Becton-Dickinson (medical, manufacturing), Square D Company (automation, PLCs), IBM (on-site contract work writing executive communications, documentation for s/w and h/w, and articles for IBM-internal web pages).
I have also worked as a contractor for a number of other smaller companies, writing marketing materials and technical documentation for their products.
Computer experience
FrameMaker, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat Professional, Sibelius, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, etc.)
