Editing & Proofreading
Marked Up
From art books to doctoral dissertations, I’ve spent nearly two decades helping people say what they mean—clearly and confidently. My work spans books, articles, social media copy, and more, across culture, travel, sustainability, and the arts.
Some projects need sharp edits. Others need structure, or help untangling a mess of ideas. Not everyone needs a grammar hawk—sometimes they need a sharp eye, a steady hand, or someone who knows when to leave well enough alone.
I’ve worked with publishers, educators, creative teams, and fellow writers to bring clarity, energy, and a bit of breathing room to their work.
Books and web copy are the mainstay of my freelance work—I proofed my first book back in 2005 while still an undergrad, and I've been sharpening sentences ever since.
Here are some selected titles and projects:
Textile Heritage Series | Unpublished two-volume nonfiction series on the craft traditions of Arunachal Pradesh
I served as developmental editor over two years, to shape raw documentation gathered and collated by researchers from the National Institute of Design, into cohesive, reader-friendly narrative form. The project, tentatively titled Woven Narratives and commissioned by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, was shelved before publication but remains a cornerstone of my editorial work.
Bamboo: From Green Design to Sustainable Design | Rebecca Reubens, Sage Publications
As developmental editor, I worked closely with the author to shape the manuscript—editing for structure, flow, tone, and clarity. This book explores bamboo as a material for holistically sustainable design. It moves beyond standard eco-design to consider craft, culture, and development, to offer practical tools like a Sustainability Checklist and highlighting bamboo’s role across ecological, economic, and cultural contexts.