As both Professor of Communication Studies at SUNY-Plattsburgh and the author of seven pubished novels, I'm the editing equivalent of a switch-hitter. &nbsp;On the one hand, I can edit your dissertation, thesis, prospectus, term paper, or book report. &nbsp;But if you're a writer of fiction, I can also edit your novel, novella, short story, or pitch letter to publishers and agents.<br /><br />I've got a Ph.D. in Communication Studies with thirty-three years experience teaching (and editing term papers) in such areas as Rhetoric, Argumentation, Persuasion, Political Communication, Leadership, Group Dynamics, and Propaganda. &nbsp;I have also published extensively in most of these areas.<br /><br />I started writing fiction as a hobby, but it gradually became a second career. &nbsp;I've published seven novels, three novellas, and twenty-two short stories. &nbsp;I mostly write in the areas of horror, fantasy, crime/suspense and science fiction, but I've also edited literary fiction, mysteries, and romance. I'm a graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop.<br /><br />I have several years of experience as a freelance editor, and am a member of the American Copy Editors Society. &nbsp;I bring to editing, no matter what the subject, a commitment to precision, a passion for clarity, and a fine eye for detail. &nbsp;And I *always* make my deadlines.