Mark Simpson-Vos
High-Impact Editorial Services
and Consulting
What Can I Do For You?
My passion is the power of the written word. When I know who you are, the audience you’re trying to reach, and your unique purpose in writing, I can tailor strategies and solutions to help you achieve your goals. Whether you’re an experienced or first-time author, a professional working to develop your writing life, or an organization seeking to increase the impact of your communication, let’s talk about how I can help.
Services
Developmental Editing
As a developmental editor, I bring nearly three decades of experience in nonfiction publishing, supporting writers of award-winning general interest and scholarly books across a wide range of subjects. If you need a partner to help you with developing your book’s concept, structure, argument, length, and style, I can build a plan tailored to your manuscript and its specific goals.If you are an academic writer working to address critiques from peer reviewers and in need of close support, let me put my expertise to work for you.
Workshops and Coaching
Before my publishing career, I taught writing to college students and professionals in a variety of settings. My workshops on the book publishing process, proposal writing, and building an effective writing life have helped university faculty, members of professional societies, and fellows at prestigious research institutions. I’ve also nurtured hundreds of authors through publication of their books—many of them publishing for the first time—and I have coached students writing college essays and application narratives for competitive fellowships. Let’s talk about how I can help you, your organization, or your university develop productive writers of high-impact work.
Content Strategy
When was the last time your nonprofit organization or small business took a top-to-bottom look at the written content you produce and share with your stakeholders or customers? Have you wondered what it would be like to have an in-house editor who could help you shape and improve your newsletter or annual report? Perhaps your organization needs to tell its story in an entirely new way. As a volunteer and board member with community and religious organizations, I’ve found how valuable it can be to provide wordsmithing and general content advice. I would love to partner with your organization to update and optimize your content.
Let’s Connect
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