Editing Services

As a former tenured professor, I know the pressures and impossibilities of getting your writing done in a “publish or perish” environment. I was trained by the top-notch editors at TDR: the journal of performance studies from 2009-2012 and I’ve been editing ever since. Why? I’m a nerd and I love reading other people’s work. Now that I’ve resigned from academia, I’m available to take on more editing projects. I’m here to help you, your students, and your peers.

Chicago Style is my editing love language, but can adjust to MLA/APA when needed.

About Me

Degrees:

• PhD, Department of Performance Studies, New York University (2013)
• MA, Department of Women’s Studies, University of Arizona (2004)
• BFA, 3D/Sculpture Studies, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (2001)

Fields: Feminist Studies, Queer Studies, Ethnic Studies, Cultural Studies, Visual Art and Performance Studies (Public Art, Performance Art, Hip Hop)

Methods: qualitative ethnography (physical and digital; participant observation, individual interviews, group interviews, data coding, and content analysis)

I’m frequently contacted to review research proposals, essays for journals, and manuscript proposals for publishers. I’ve reviewed for the University of Florida Press, Routledge Press, New York University Press, the Austrian Science Fund, Le Studium, Meridians: feminism, race, transnationalism, Journal of Hip Hop Studies, Women & Music: A Journal of Gender and Culture, Women’s Studies Quarterly, and National Political Science Review.

Here are some of the most recent books I’ve had the honor of working on.

(Titles are hyperlinked so you can support them and buy their books cause that’s how we roll here: reciprocal relation.)

• LeBrón, Marisol. (forthcoming) Up Against the Wall: Policing and the Making of Latinxs, University of California Press.
• Salter, Anastasia. 2025. Undertale: Can a Game Give Hope?, University of Chicago Press.
• Rosario, Melissa L. 2025. Beyond Disaster: Building Collective Futures in Puerto Rico, Northwestern University Press.
• Rivera, Lorna, and Melissa Colón. 2025. Critical Perspectives on Latino Education in Massachusetts, University of Massachusetts Press.

Rates

Rates shown below are starting points. My editing pace depends on the shape of the writing received. Students and scholars without institutional funding–let’s talk.

Books and Essays

• developmental (argument structure, clarity, idea generation, etc.–no citations.)
  • $35-$55 per hour
• copyediting
  • $45-$55 per hour
• indexing
  • $5 per indexable page

Dissertations

• copyediting final revisions (this is the most common request I receive, that said, I’d love to get my hands on your dissertation sooner!)
• rate: $35-$50 per hour

If you need an editor, send me a message!