• Supporting Your Best Work

    Fluent in Humanities and Social Science

    I'll help you address your field, refine your approach, and clarify your argument.

    Expert in Crafting Scholarly Communications

    In articles, at conferences, and in the media, I'll help your style shine through.

    Skilled in Supporting Multilingual Authors' Written English

    I have over fifteen years' experience at universities in Japan. You can rely on me to help your research excel in English.

  • Bringing Your Research to Life

    Make your academic prose as strong and clear as possible. Read more about how I can help you polish, publish, and thrive!

    Researchers, Academics

    WELCOME. I'm here to help with publishing in arts and humanities as well as social science.

    Show your excellence by publishing, presenting, or applying your research. Whether it's for a university or the civil service, in a nonprofit or nongovernmental organization, your best work matters.

    Independent Scholar?

    Great! The world needs you.

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  • Experience and Expertise

    • My experience in scholarly publishing began when I moved to Japan in 2001. My first clients were professionals at the private schools and universities where I was a teacher of English as foreign language. Helping them present their academic papers in English became a uniquely enjoyable and rewarding pursuit in my career. In 2014, I opened CURRERE Specialist Editorial Services to focus on editing.
    • Today, I work with academics worldwide. I emphasize the creative value of being open to new ideas and new questions at every turn. And I help revise outstanding essays and articles.
    • I take a caring, dedicated approach to the work I do. I offer informative recommendations and timely, courteous collaboration for top-notch scholars and professionals.
    • I understand the careful, attentive judgment it takes to grasp an author's meaning despite differences in first language, field of study, and audience.
    • I prepare books and articles for submission leading to publication.
    • I work with authors of creative as well as scholarly nonfiction.
    • According to my clients, Iā€™m an intuitive, skilled, prolific editor, even amazing ā€” and my services are personal and professional, insightful and accommodating.
    • I sometimes do copy editing for publishing companies. Read more about the technical difference of copy editing.

    Why Hire Me?

    • Working as an academic means your professional reputation hinges on your research. My editorial services come at a premium, but you will find they are worth it.
    • My quick and reliable work will lead to stronger text. I have been credited with unparalleled expertise and will be sure to apply it!

    Best of all, you can get in touch and explore how well I fit with your project. Discover how I can help perfect your work today.

    I'm confident that my affordable services can bring surprising new value to your manuscript.

  • Find out what clients have said about my services.

    Or continue reading. Learn more about my CV and the experiences I count as my training ā€” the stories of how I became an editor.

  • Occasional Notes and Tangents

    I've learned a few things along the way. I'll unpack them here.

    The following was, at one time, presented as the inaugural post on a blog that never quite took...
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