JEFF KARONis a writer, teacher, proofreader, 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 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 also is a published poet and essayist; he was a finalist in the Sandhill Review/St. Petersburg Times 2010 essay contest. He has led writing and editing workshops for students, teachers, business people, 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.
Suzanne Manness, Ph.D., is an English
professor who teaches APA, MLA, Chicago/
Turabian, Harvard,AMA,
and AAA documentation
styles in her research
writing classes. She has
edited many college
textbooks and
professional articles
and has extensive
experience in editing,
proofreading, and
formatting theses and
dissertations. She
specializes in
proofreading and
formatting articles for
APA journals. She is
known for a special
ability to help
international / ESL
students, her attention
to detail, and her quick
turnaround time.
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 years. He was inhouse APA proofreader of doctoral dissertations at the Fielding University. He excels at working with international / ESL students. Specializing in APA and MLA 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).
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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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.
"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.
REQUEST FOR ESTIMATE/CONSULTATION
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6. Describe your project: (e.g., book, business document, dissertation)
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