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Esther David-Roland
 

Copy writing, developmental editing, copy editing, and proofreading services for website content, scientific or technical articles, books, proposals, marketing materials, résumés, white papers, software manuals, online help, business reports, and other business and technical documents.

Copyediting services for website content, scientific or technical articles, books, proposals, marketing materials, résumés, white papers, software manuals, online help, business reports, and other business and technical documents. Esther David-Roland is a writer and editor whose experience includes writing and editing in technical and non-technical subject areas. She has worked as a journalist, writer, and editor for more than 25 years and brings her many years of experience to each project. As a freelance copyeditor, Esther has worked with major publishers, businesses, and individuals, and has worked extensively with authors whose native language is not English.

* Book editing (nonfiction)
* Developmental editing (nonfiction)
* Manuscript copyediting and proofreading
* Technical, medical, and scientific copyediting
* Website copyediting and proofreading

 


HISTORY and CULTURE

Victims and Perpetrators: Public Memory of Slavery in the South Atlantic (Ana Lucia Araujo), forthcoming (2010).

The Making of a Yoga Master: A Seeker’s Transformation - Yoga-Sūtra Sequence Decoded (Suhas Tambe), forthcoming 2010.

Tracing the Economic Transformation of Turkey from the 1920s to EU Accession (Tevfik F. Nas), 2007.

American Education, Democracy, and the Second World War (Dorn), 2007.

Elsevier Ltd. Copyedited articles for the Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics (2nd Edition), 2006.

 

POLITICS and GOVERNMENT

The Black-Print: Black America’s Blueprint for Achieving Wealth, Prosperity and Respect (Malik Green), 2009.

Federal Agents (Bumgarner), 2006.

 

MEMOIR

Whose Little Girl Is This? (De Quien Es Esta Nina?) (Maria Flores-Sperling), 2009.

Memories from Bosnia (Nadzija Gajic-Sikiric, M.D.), 2008.

 

COMPUTERS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, NETWORK SECURITY

Surreptitious Software (Collberg and Naga), 2009.

Framework Design Guidelines (2nd ed.) (Cwalina and Abrams), 2008.

Creative Solutions Network, Inc. Copyedited online learning content for major San Francisco-based networking technology client, 2007-2008.

Enterprise Master Data Management: An SOA Approach to Managing Core Information (Dreibelbis), 2008.

Missing Data: A Gentle Introduction (Figueredo, McKnight, McKnight, and Sidani), 2007.

Domain Specific Development with Visual Studio DSL Tools (Cook, Jones, Kent, Wills), 2007.

Commercializing Great Products with Design for Six Sigma (Perry and Bacon), 2006.

Pattern Languages of Program Design 5 (Manolescu), 2006.

ASP.NET 2.0 Illustrated (Homer and Sussman), 2006.

Extrusion Detection: Security Monitoring for Internal Intrusions (Bejtlich), 2005.

Core Security Patterns (Steel, Nagappan, and Lai), 2005.

The Linux Enterprise Cluster (Kopper), 2005.

Cisco Routers for the Desperate: Router Management, The Easy Way (Lucas), 2004.

 

BUSINESS, SCIENCE, and INDUSTRY

Making It All Work: A Pocket Guide to Sustain Improvement and Anchor Change (John Roland Schultz), forthcoming 2010.

The Project Manager's Guide to Making Successful Decisions (Powell and Buede), 2008.

Siemens Power Engineering Guide and product brochures, 2008.

Project Management for IT Maintenance and Practical Project Risk Management, 2007.

Excellence at Work: The Six Keys to Inspire Passion in the Workplace, (Sandy Asch), 2007.

Incentive Pay Programs: Opportunities and Challenges (2007).

Stock Options and the New Rules of Corporate Accountability, (Donald P. Delves), 2006.

Stock Option Alternatives, (Brent M. Longnecker), 2006.

Advanced Technologies in Biopharmaceutical Processing (Dutton and Scharer), 2006.

The Feline Patient: Essentials of Diagnosis and Treatment, 3rd Edition (Norsworthy), 2006.

Clients (sample):

  • Creative Solutions Network, Inc.
  • Linguistic Systems, Inc.
  • Anaxos, Inc.
  • Addison-Wesley Professional / Prentice Hall PTR
  • Management Concepts, Inc.
  • WorldatWork
  • REA
  • Guilford Publications
  • Stratford Publishing
  • Ashgate Publishing Company
  • EffectiveSoft Ltd.
  • Elsevier Ltd.
  • No Starch Press, Inc.
  • Charles River Media
  • KomCard
  • The HDC Group, Inc.
Specialties
  • Developmental Editing: Comprehensive analysis of how well your document fulfills its purpose, including recommendations for improvement of content, organization, and style.
  • Copyediting: Expert copyediting of scientific and technical articles, books, résumés, white papers, articles, proposals, software manuals, website content, online help, and other documents.
  • Website Review: Review of the organization and navigation, the visual presentation, and the clarity and style of the text on your website.
  • English Localization: Copyediting of text that has already been translated into English. Careful and thoughtful editing ensures that your translated documents are appropriate for English-speaking readers.

Feedback

"I am completely satisfied with her work, and the extra effort she made to understand what I needed. It felt like she was around the corner in regards to how quickly she responded." —Maria Flores (substance abuse counselor)

"Esther was very involved and enthusiastic editing my book. It was a pleasure working with her." —Nadzija Gajic-Sikiric (retired surgeon)

"I was VERY pleased with the whole experience from start to finish! I will definitely use this service again. The copyediting was very constructive and helpful. It was very easy to ask questions and get in contact with my consultant. Esther turned a stressful situation into a fun one. Thanks again!!!!" —(Contact information on request)

"Bonnie coached, edited, commented, and offered constructive suggestions.  Her ideas and comments were more helpful than those I received from colleagues. " John R. Schultz, consultant, writer, retired professor

"Esther was very straight forward and helpful with suggestions about my work. Basically it was pretty bad but she was willing to say so. I really appreciate that. I am working to redo my book using her suggestions and expect to be able to finish it again soon." Robert Reser

"Esther was great! She was very informative and clear as to the reasons for changes she suggested. Very bright and intuitive, it was a pleasure working with her and hope to do so again soon." (Contact information on request)
 
  
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