Elizabeth (Bette) Frick's Linkedin Analytics

Can you relate to one or more of these scenarios? You want your documents to be clear and correct. Yet, you feel nervous about making small or large mistakes in your text, as you know that errors could make your reader doubt your credibility. You are a perfectionist by nature. However, by the time you’ve revised your document a dozen times or more, you aren’t looking for mistakes any longer. You are simply driving to closure. If you see yourself in any of these scenarios, I can help you, just as I have helped many other writers, by: • Correcting any errors and inconsistencies in punctuation, grammar, mechanics, spelling, and style • Removing redundant and repetitive language and converting passive voice to active voice where appropriate • Suggesting sentence revisions and paragraph reorganization where necessary • Checking and correcting references to equations, tables, figures, charts, citations, and appendices As a freelance editor and proofreader, I offer you: • Over 30 years of experience in technical, corporate, and nonfiction copy editing and proofreading • Board certification as a medical editor by the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences (BELS) • Essential Skills Certification (2010) and Concepts in Science and Medicine Certification (2013) from the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) • My PhD in English from the University of Minnesota Client testimonials: The reason I was the only one in my script class last winter who did their revision and sent it into contests is because of you. If I had not had you as an editor who read what I wrote and encouraged me to keep revising, I would have been overwhelmed and would have quit. (Leah Naess) I can’t say enough positive about you as an editor. I really appreciated seeing the changes in the article, all of which improves its readability. I make an effort to use a clear and correct writing style, but I completely rely on you to make sure the style is correct! (Valerie Mulcaire) ************ Contact me and share your writing pain—The Text Doctor can diagnose and heal your texts.