Danielle Douez,
Editorial Services
New ideas for ecological and social transformation hold the power to shift us toward more just and sustainable ways of life… that is, if you can effectively communicate them.
Services
Academic copyediting
A profound curiosity led you here: asking difficult research questions with complex answers.
I’m here to lighten the load of publishing by giving your manuscript a fresh look over, not just for spelling, grammar, and style, but also for overall readability, argumentation, coherence, and impact.
Types of projects
- journal article manuscripts
- academic book and book chapter manuscripts
- PhD dissertations
- grant reports
- book, grant, and fellowship proposals
What’s included
Two passes of a manuscript, with tracked changes and comments. Clients also receive a detailed written summary of overall strengths, weaknesses, and strategic recommendations.
Rates
Base rate: USD$0.08 per word
Add ons
Expedited copyediting: base + USD$0.03 per word
Follow-up consultation: USD$80 per hour
Second round of copyediting: 10% off base
Research communications
Ready to kick jargon to the curb?
Build capacity for sharing your deep, expansive expertise with the people and communities who stand to benefit from it the most.
I can help transform your insights into engaging and accessible stories that build connection, and drive action.
Types of projects
- nonprofit research and grant reports
- research-based books with mainstream appeal (i.e. “academic crossover books”)
- op-eds and essays
- speeches, public lectures, and other presentations
What’s included
Service is tailored to the specific needs of the project.
Clients seeking developmental support can expect a comprehensive review of materials, and detailed written guidance on strategic approaches to improving accessibility and community impact via messaging, language, and formatting.
Clients seeking copyediting can expect two passes of texts, with tracked changes and comments. They also receive a separate detailed summary of overall strengths, weaknesses, and strategic recommendations.
Rates
For developmental support, hourly range of USD$70 to 80, depending on complexity.
Copyediting base rate is USD$0.08 per word.
Add ons
Expedited copyediting: base +USD$0.03 per word
Follow-up consultation: USD$80 per hour
Second round of copyediting: 10% off base
Copyediting for creative nonfiction and fiction
Creative writers are doing essential work, building the muscle memory of our collective imaginations.
I provide a thorough and mindful edit of manuscripts for authors and publishers.
Genres
- speculative fiction
- cli-fi
- thrutopias
- intersectional horror
- surrealism
- historical American and Black diasporic fiction and fantasy
- memoir
- autofiction
Rates
Copyediting base rate for creative writing: USD$0.06 per word
Add ons
Expedited copyediting: base +USD$0.03 per word
Follow-up consultation: USD$80 per hour
Second round of copyediting: 10% off base
About me
I’m a editorial consultant, specializing in storytelling for social and environmental justice.
I bring more than a decade of experience communicating complex ideas to diverse audiences, as a professional writer, editor, and researcher. My editorial approach goes beyond providing tracked changes and comments. I provide you with strategic guidance that’s rooted in a lived-experience commitment to equitable knowledge production and social transformation.
Previously, I was a politics editor at The Conversation, US, where I collaborated with scholars to produce timely analysis on US politics, immigration policy, and social inequality. Prior to that, I worked on strategically communicating best practices for providing professional development to K-12 educators at the Southern Regional Education Board.
In 2022, I completed a Masters degree in philosophy, with a focus on environmental justice and feminist epistemologies at Concordia University in Tiohtià:ke/ Montreal.
My writing has been published in print, online, and in your inbox by the Miami Herald, The Conversation US, the Alexandria Times, How Stuff Works, Youth Today, 50 Shades of Black, and PRISM international.
My editing portfolio includes academic articles in the humanities and social sciences published in major peer-review journals, news and magazine articles, short stories, and personal essays.
I’m currently booking projects for Fall 2024!
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