Editing Books and Projects

Editing books and larger 300-500 page projects is time consuming and time alw I talk about 'voice' on numerous occasions when interviewing to ays is an issue on some level.

I talk about 'voice' quite often when interviewing as an editor, because the tone of a book or longer project is absolutely paramount to the attachment of the author to the work. A talented editor dares not put himself in the driver's seat, yet is responsible (if he's doing a good job) for knitting the whole work into a seamless transcript that reflects the individuality of the author.

During the past year, I edited

• a 750 page presentation to the Czech Ministry by a collaboration of scientists applying for funding from the European Union. The work was undertaken for the largest pharmaceutical research organization ever to apply for a grant of this size from this country. It was a major project from multiple contributors, in this case including translation from Czech to English and was accomplished, including editing, within a 10-week time frame.
  
  This document, understandably, was very strictly confidential.

• a 500 page history of the Liechtenstein and Deitrichstein dynasties over the period of their influence in Europe, from the 11th century to current times. This also included a translation from Czech to English and was commissioned by His Highness, Prince Hans Adam II of Liechtenstein. It was completed in six weeks.
• a 335 page technical publication, The Definitive Guide to NetBeans Platform, concerning itself with the open-source platform called NetBeans. The document was provided for me in translation from the German edition. The schedule was somewhat elastic, due to widely spread contributors. Yet the final edit (under a certain degree of panic) met the publisher's due-date.

Obviously, I am neither an historian nor a programmer and certainly not familiar with the formatting of various grant proposals. Yet all criteria for the editing process were successfully met on time and budget.

Ask yourself,

• Would we be a good fit for the time available?
• Are my 'second set of eyes' appropriate for what you have in mind?

Click here for a link to the process

Click here for a link to cost

Then let's get to it. Send me a sample and the outline, page-count and deadlines.