I have 25 years of experience as an academic editor. &nbsp;After receiving an MFA from the University of Iowa Writers Workshop, I taught college literature and compositoin courses for several years. In addition, I was a professional tutor at M.I.T.'s Writing Center. &nbsp;I was managing editor of the literary magazine, Agni. My poetry has been published in several journals as well as The Boston Herald.&nbsp;<br /><br />I worked in-house at educational publishers as a production editor, copy editor, and developmental editor. I was developmental editor for college textbooks in the field of education. As a freelancer, I have worked with most of the major educational publilshers including McGraw-Hill, Houghton Mifflin, and Pearson. <br /><br />Many of my clients &nbsp;are professors and PhD students. I edit dissertations, journal articles, graudate theses, book manuscripts, and blogs. &nbsp;My expertise is developing and editing book manuscripts.