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.
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
Here are some of my recent book projects (editing and/or indexing):
(Titles are hyperlinked so you can support them and buy their books cause that’s how we roll here: reciprocal relation.)
LeBrón, Marisol. (forthcoming) Policed: A Latinx History of State Violence, University of California Press.
Power Sotomayor, Jade. 2026. Habla! Speaking Bodies and Dancing Our América, NYU 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.
If you need an editor, send me a message!