Expertise
The editor at Glass Phoenix Studios, Deidre Krupp, is a graduate of Southern Oregon University (B.S., Biology and B.S., Chemistry) and of Duke University (Ph.D., Molecular Genetics and Microbiology). She has over three years of experience as a freelance scientific and technical editor. In that time, she has edited over 4,000,000 words in a wide variety of forms, including: dissertations, article manuscripts, grant applications, conference and paper abstracts, reports, personal essays, educational and community outreach materials, and patent applications.
Her direct research background is in next-generation sequencing and human neurogenetics (NTDs/autism) — but her editing experience spans a wide range of fields, from plant genetics to robotics and dermatology to economics. She has also taken on speculative fiction novels and an autobiography, despite primarily focusing on scientific literature.
Editing Services
Line (substantive) editing. A step up from copyediting, this service focuses on the the reader’s experience of the text — that is, how the writing is used to communicate to the reader. It emphasizes clear communication of your information and message through considering organization and structure at levels both high (section, paragraph) and low (within sentences). Restructuring and rephrasing are applied as needed to ensure the reader moves easily through the text and that key points receive natural emphasis, enabling them to better ‘stick’ with the reader. In the process, fundamental concerns such as grammar, word usage, punctuation, typos, and so on — in other words, standard copyediting — are addressed as a matter of course.
Length reduction. The fitting of a document or section to a required length limit (as part of line editing service, above). N.B.: Trimmed text will only be that which can be removed without impairing the content. If fitting to a limit means making hard decisions regarding which content to keep, that will be left to the author’s discretion and responsibility.
Document formatting. If provided with formatting guidelines (e.g. journal instructions to authors), the document will be made to conform to them. N.B.: If a reference manager is used (e.g. Endnote, Papers), no manual changes will be made to citations or bibliography unless explicitly requested. This is because reference managers may undo those changes without warning or notice, leaving you with a document that suddenly no longer follows the desired style. In documents with managed references, issues will be noted with comments for the author to address via the manager.
Services NOT provided: Writing of new content, extensive correction of (self-)plagiarism.