Brandy Foster is an expert proofreader, copy editor, and grant writer who has over seven year’s professional freelance experience perfecting documents and exceeding clients’ expectations.  Her teaching experience in writing centers and college classrooms qualifies her to work with writers with varying abilities, including developmental writers, non-native speakers/writers of English, and students requiring special accommodations.  Brandy has edited numerous theses and dissertations from the proposal stage to the final draft, and has helped doctoral students publish their dissertations as books.  She is skilled in providing clear feedback, diagnosing and correcting issues of clarity, style, and organization, and ensuring correct citation and document formatting.  She can improve any academic writing project, including theses, dissertations, articles, proposals, presentations, and scholarly books; she can also enhance résumés or award nominations to get her clients the recognition they deserve. She is an expert grant writer and has written grants totaling nearly $50 million. She excels in APA or MLA style formatting, and has editing expertise in the following fields: Engineering, Physical Sciences, Educational Leadership, History, Political Science, Psychology and Social Sciences, Philosophy, and English Literature and Composition.  Her clients love to work with her because she not only improves their writing, she also helps them to become better writers.

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Jeff Karon is a writer, teacher, and consultant who has helped students and professionals for over twenty years. He has edited, revised, and proofread publications that include reports, theses, dissertations, textbooks, proposals, essays, stories, and articles. His Ph.D. is in English (MLA) with a specialization in Rhetoric and Composition, a choice that signals his devotion to clarity and power in language. Prior to his years as an English professor, he studied and taught philosophy, critical thinking, and logic, publishing in these fields as well as in literary studies. He has led writing and editing workshops for students, teachers, and artists. Currently, he is leading creativity workshops and developing ways to build honor in the classroom and workplace.

As a writer and teacher, he believes that we should strive for excellence by practicing effective and fair techniques at all times. He has combined a life-long interest in the martial arts with writing: if you choose to work with him, he will ensure that your writing is powerful, not merely competent.

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James N. Powell, with MA degrees in both English Literature and Religious Studies, is a former Professor of English Literature. He has been editing, coaching, and tutoring writers and students for over 33 years. He was inhouse APA proofreader of doctoral dissertations at the Fielding University. He excels at working with international / ESL students. Specializing in APA, MLA, and Chicago styles, he has proofread hundreds of doctoral dissertations and papers. He is an internationally published writer, with books issued by major houses: Prentice Hall, William Morrow, and Hosei University Press (Japan).

Formats: APA, MLA, Chicago

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Les Roka has been a public relations professor at Utah State University and the University of Utah. He received his Ph.D. in journalism and mass communication (MLA) from Ohio University.

He empathizes with those undertaking extensive writing projects, and he is willing to help writers meet the challenge at virtually any stage of the writing process — from selecting topics to framing good research questions to organizing content and to presenting results and conclusions in clear, detailed language. He is comfortable in a fairly wide realm of topics, which extend beyond public relations, including journalism history, popular culture, criticism, integrated marketing communication, public policy issue management, crisis communication, and media message planning and management for organizations.

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Known for her quick turnaround time and attention to detail, Melissa Simpson specializes in proofreading, copyediting, and APA and MLA styles. In addition to addressing issues of organization, grammar, usage, and style, Melissa has a knack for "tightening up" a document by making sure it is clear and concise. She can also format headings and page numbers and create tables of contents at a client's request and always double-checks that parenthetical references parallel the references/works cited section of a document. She is skilled at ensuring that documents not only comply with the APA or MLA style guides but also with a university-specific guide, if applicable.

Melissa's 10+ years of editing experience is based on a B.A. in English from Hendrix College, where she graduated summa cum laude with distinction, and an M.A. in English from Texas Woman's University. She has also worked as a technical writer and has taught various writing and literature courses on both the high school and college levels for over 15 years in both traditional and online classrooms. Her editing work includes numerous proposals, textbooks, dissertations, theses, academic papers, technical documents, and journal articles on a broad range of subjects, including education, psychology, nursing, business, government, speech pathology, literature, philosophy, economics, and art. She is skilled at meeting the needs of ESL students as well.

An accomplished writer herself, Melissa has published many articles and a biography of Southern author Flannery O'Connor. She is currently the senior editor of Hope for Women magazine, an up-and-coming Christian women's lifestyle magazine.

Articles:

APA Style: Common Mistakes by Melissa Simpson

APA Style: Italics and Underlining by Melissa Simpson

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Donald Wells has more than 18 years experience as an editor and writer. He has edited for and written with accountants, agriculture researchers, economists, educational researchers, educational psychologists, engineers, historians, lawyers, Master's students, nurse researchers, nutritionists, PhD candidates, philosophers, political scientists, psychiatrists, psychologists, sociologists, soil scientists, UN experts, university professors, and veterinarians. He has edited more than 200 published journal articles, some of which have won awards, many dissertations and theses, annotated bibliographies, reference books, textbooks, and academic, engineering, government, and scientific reports.

He is an expert in APA style, Chicago Manual of Style, and MLA format and is familiar with AMA. He has extensive experience with ESL writers. Don is dedicated to maintaining the individual voice of the writer, and he follows two rules of style: A document must be clear and concise. He has found that these two rules of style produce documents that are elegant and professional.

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Brian Whitener, a former Professor of English, has over a decade of experience as a writer and academic editor, having worked for some of the most prestigious journals in the humanities and social sciences. He has published 2 books and numerous articles, as well as being a noted English-Spanish translator. As an editor, he specializes in APA, Chicago/Turabian, and MLA and has worked with hundreds of students and professors from top, Ivy-league schools in the United States, France, China, and Mexico.

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Feedback (sample):

"I had a very unfortunate contract end with another editing service that did not perform nor consider my timelines for my dissertation proposal. I received an immediate phone call from the network coordinator. She provided me with a consultant referral. Within hours, I received a response ... [my editor] went above and beyond in her services. Her guidance and expertise was exact and accurate. She was professional in her communication style, but demonstrated her sensitivity and compassion towards my circumstances. Her contract was easy to understand and specific to the tasks.  I am forever grateful to the network; their ethics and standards extend beyond industry standards." Cheryl Moore, PhD Candidate, Capella University

"Just a note to let you know that my dissertation was approved today, so again thank you for your help and I will definitely tell my friends about your excellent services. You are a true professional." Miriam Golbert, Nova University

"Overall this is a very nice service. The work was done to more than my satisfaction, and the services went over and above what I expected. The consultant saved me about a week to 10 days worth of work considering my very busy schedule." Dave Wickman ERAU / UTC employee

"Being a full-time teacher and student, my life is extremely stressful. Perfecting work for my Ph.D. program is time-consuming and quite intensive. Suzanne helped to alleviate much of my stress and allowed me to finally get some much needed rest! She was very patient and helpful during the review process of my paper. Her review of my paper was first-rate and her response time was quick. She was also prompt in all emails sent to her concerning any questions that I had. My dissertation proposal is on its way for the IRB approval. I must thank Suzanne for her hard work, dedication and expertise with APA writing." Dawn Adams, internship coordinator, Wheeler High School

Disclaimers

1. Your agreement, whether oral or written, is with your thesis or dissertation editor/consultant, not with the network as a whole or its coordinator.

2. It is the client's responsibility to review all work completed to ensure accuracy and adherence to specifications.

3. We do not write or sell dissertations, theses, term papers, or essays. We will, however, polish your draft. The final product will be yours — legitimately.