Helping writers achieve clarity and flow in their ideas and writing.
I offer editing for academia, as well as long form non-fiction and technical writing.
Editing is available for both short term and long term projects and at any stage of the writing process.
Dissertations, theses, and book manuscripts
Journal articles and essays
Research fellowships and grants
Reports, newsletters, and other non-fiction
SERVICES
Structural Editing
focuses on the organization and transition of ideas.
I specialize in structural editing for academic writing. I highlight and enhance ideas by identifying gaps, inconsistencies, and other problem areas and proposing different ways of arranging ideas and concepts.
Structural editing services also include:
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Structural mapping of key concepts;
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Transforming chapters into journal articles;
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Reworking dissertations into book manuscripts;
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And more.
Stylistic Editing
centres composition, language, and style.
As a stylistic editor, I ensure that your voice comes through clearly in your text. I specialize in retaining the fine nuance and details of complex and conceptual texts, both retaining and clarifying your intended meaning.
Services include:
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Editing for writers with varying levels of English language proficiency;*
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Suggesting changes to match the context and audience of your writing;.
*I have particular expertise and extensive experience editing for native German speakers.
Copy Editing
editing finds and fixes grammar, spelling, and other errors.
When copy editing, I pay particular attention to your specific rhythm and vernacular, rather than simply following the rules of a language.
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Fine tuning spelling and grammar for clarity;
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Editing for Canadian, US, and UK English;
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Editing and formatting citations and reference lists (including Chicago, APA, and MLA, among others).
Proofreading
turns a final draft into a finished product.
Services include:
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Dissertation and thesis formatting;
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Reformatting of texts to different style guides (e.g. from one academic journal to another);
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General proofreading and formatting.
ABOUT
Shoshana Deutsh
I am an experienced and knowledgeable editor based in Toronto, Canada. I have over fourteen years of experience editing academic writing across multiple fields of study and research. I work closely with academic writers at all stages of their education and careers and with various degrees of English language proficiency.
As an academic myself, I have first-hand experience with the academic writing process. At present, I am working on my dissertation on nurses' experiences of traumatic stress in Ontario for my PhD in Science & Technology Studies at Cornell University. My own work and research as an interdisciplinary scholar in feminist science studies, medical anthropology, and the sociology of knowledge inherently informs my approach to editing and the editor-writer relationship.
I hold MAs in Science & Technology Studies from Cornell (2018) and the University of British Columbia (2015), and a BA (Hons.) in the History of Science and Technology from the University of King's College (2013). I also studied editing at Simon Fraser University. I am a member of Editors Canada.
