NOTE: these rates are not set in stone and are only an average for this editor. The actual rate applicable to your document will depend on the depth of the edit, the quality of the writing, the topic matter, the proximity of the deadline, the length of the document and several other factors.
I am a versatile editor with 15 years of professional experience and advanced degrees in English, in addition to a bachelor's degree in social sciences.
I have done editing work in a wide range of settings -- Including newspapers, magazines, scholarly publications and dissertations, website content, educational publishing, trade magazines, speechwriting, press release development, corporate communications, resume development, and public relations projects.
I have done extensive pro-bono editing and writing for nonprofits and foundations, artists and entertainers, historical associations, family histories/genealogies, web-zines, and Chambers of Commerce.
Additionally, I have taught writing and rhetoric in public schools and at the university level.
I have extensive experience as a researcher, using both traditional resources and web-based tools.
My personal specializations of interest have included the arts and literature, rhetoric and politics, Women's Studies and women's history, cultural studies, and the social sciences.