Editorial Freelancers Association
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Candace R. Craig
Craig-Reid Editing
Specialties: I specialize in academic developmental, line editing, and proofreading in all areas of the humanities and the social sciences (I do not do advanced formatting). As a published creative writer, I am qualified to offer developmental, line editing, and proofreading for novels, short stories, and memoir.
Biography: As a freelance editor, I’ve assisted several doctoral students with their dissertations and academic articles in the field of education, edited scholarly monographs for tenured professors, and heavily revised a 120,000-word historical-fiction novel that is now under contract with a top New York literary agency.
Together, my graduate degrees in both education and English literature, my decades of teaching English at the secondary and college levels, and my success as a published author make me uniquely qualified as an editor. I’ve published my own critical and creative nonfiction essays in competitive peer-reviewed journals, self-published several literature guides for English teachers, and co-authored a scholarly monograph on the films of David Lynch, published by Lexington Books (an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield). My co-authored essay on The Tree of Life was published in Life Above the Clouds: Philosophy in the Films of Terrence Malick with SUNY Press.
As an author myself, I understand the entire process of writing and publishing from start to finish.
Testimonials:
Amy, from Chicago, Illinois: I worked with Candace as I wrote my dissertation in partial fulfillment of my PhD in Curriculum Studies. She was an invaluable resource because of her impeccable technical skills, but even more so because of her deep love and talent for teaching writing. Her instructive feedback taught me to be courageous in finding my voice amongst the scholars I so greatly admire. I will continue to use her services and recommend her to all of my colleagues.
Georgia, from Colorado Springs, CO: Candace actively worked with me on my 120,000-word novel for almost a year and a half. She is a patient and thorough professional. Not only did she offer her brilliant wordsmithing skills to enhance the story’s experience, but she also brought clarity to the plot and depth to the character development. Candace has a kind soul, and it is apparent in every comment and every clarification. Accompanied by her brilliant husband, James, for a final read-through, Candace gave a comprehensive reflection of the book and helped bring each line into a complete story. I am proud to say that my novel is not only in excellent condition, but is under contract with a reputable literary agent.
Justin, from Brooklyn, NY: Candace’s attention to detail is simply superb! Candace came highly recommended from a colleague who had worked with Candace before and had many great things to say about her skills. I enlisted Candace to edit an academic journal article for my PECTAC instrument. She was professional and encouraging, and she did a wonderful job making sure the abstract was descriptive, complete, yet concise, and that the article itself was grammatical, clear, not too wordy, and aligned with the style guide. Most important to me, I appreciated her ability to relay complex editing concepts to a novice writer like myself. I highly recommend her work to anyone seeking publication in the education field.
The following clients found me through the EFA website:
Robin Laskowski, from The Woodlands, TX: We hired Craig-Reid Editing to edit our book, a collection of children’s poems written by my great grandmother. We are new at self-publishing, so knowing what kind of editing to request was the first challenge. We had taken several passes through the book to check for obvious problems. We also knew that we did not want the actual poems to be changed. Candace and James arranged for a pre-meeting to discuss what we were looking for and educated us along the way regarding the types of editing. They provided an estimated effort along with cost and a delivery date. They delivered edits that were developmental in nature with the caveat that they very skillfully avoided changing the actual poems. The results were amazing, above and beyond what we were expecting. We employed most of their suggestions and feel that we have a much better book because of their wise and thoughtful input. As a bonus, they delivered on time!
Heather Pankl, editor (BarCharts Publishing, Inc.): I had the pleasure of working with Candace recently when she authored one of our forthcoming guides (English Verbs). Candace is a great communicator, responding quickly to any queries and submitting all materials on time; and her examples for the guide were very interesting, with excellent balance throughout.
Email: craig.reid.editing@gmail.com
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Years freelancing: 8
Candace Craig
Specialties: I specialize in academic developmental, line editing, and proofreading in all areas of the humanities and the social sciences (I do not do advanced formatting). As a published creative writer, I am qualified to offer developmental, line editing, and proofreading for novels, short stories, and memoir.
Biography: As a freelance editor, I’ve assisted several doctoral students with their dissertations and academic articles in the field of education, edited scholarly monographs for tenured professors, and heavily revised a 120,000-word historical-fiction novel that is now under contract with a top New York literary agency.
Together, my graduate degrees in both education and English literature, my decades of teaching English at the secondary and college levels, and my success as a published author make me uniquely qualified as an editor. I’ve published my own critical and creative nonfiction essays in competitive peer-reviewed journals, self-published several literature guides for English teachers, and co-authored a scholarly monograph on the films of David Lynch, published by Lexington Books (an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield). My co-authored essay on The Tree of Life was published in Life Above the Clouds: Philosophy in the Films of Terrence Malick with SUNY Press.
As an author myself, I understand the entire process of writing and publishing from start to finish.
Testimonials:
Amy, from Chicago, Illinois: I worked with Candace as I wrote my dissertation in partial fulfillment of my PhD in Curriculum Studies. She was an invaluable resource because of her impeccable technical skills, but even more so because of her deep love and talent for teaching writing. Her instructive feedback taught me to be courageous in finding my voice amongst the scholars I so greatly admire. I will continue to use her services and recommend her to all of my colleagues.
Georgia, from Colorado Springs, CO: Candace actively worked with me on my 120,000-word novel for almost a year and a half. She is a patient and thorough professional. Not only did she offer her brilliant wordsmithing skills to enhance the story’s experience, but she also brought clarity to the plot and depth to the character development. Candace has a kind soul, and it is apparent in every comment and every clarification. Accompanied by her brilliant husband, James, for a final read-through, Candace gave a comprehensive reflection of the book and helped bring each line into a complete story. I am proud to say that my novel is not only in excellent condition, but is under contract with a reputable literary agent.
Justin, from Brooklyn, NY: Candace’s attention to detail is simply superb! Candace came highly recommended from a colleague who had worked with Candace before and had many great things to say about her skills. I enlisted Candace to edit an academic journal article for my PECTAC instrument. She was professional and encouraging, and she did a wonderful job making sure the abstract was descriptive, complete, yet concise, and that the article itself was grammatical, clear, not too wordy, and aligned with the style guide. Most important to me, I appreciated her ability to relay complex editing concepts to a novice writer like myself. I highly recommend her work to anyone seeking publication in the education field.
The following clients found me through the EFA website:
Robin Laskowski, from The Woodlands, TX: We hired Craig-Reid Editing to edit our book, a collection of children’s poems written by my great grandmother. We are new at self-publishing, so knowing what kind of editing to request was the first challenge. We had taken several passes through the book to check for obvious problems. We also knew that we did not want the actual poems to be changed. Candace and James arranged for a pre-meeting to discuss what we were looking for and educated us along the way regarding the types of editing. They provided an estimated effort along with cost and a delivery date. They delivered edits that were developmental in nature with the caveat that they very skillfully avoided changing the actual poems. The results were amazing, above and beyond what we were expecting. We employed most of their suggestions and feel that we have a much better book because of their wise and thoughtful input. As a bonus, they delivered on time!
Heather Pankl, editor (BarCharts Publishing, Inc.): I had the pleasure of working with Candace recently when she authored one of our forthcoming guides (English Verbs). Candace is a great communicator, responding quickly to any queries and submitting all materials on time; and her examples for the guide were very interesting, with excellent balance throughout.
