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Editing Niches: Grant Applications in Scientific Research

January 31, 2017 | Filed under: Cathy McPhalen

Cynics call it science fiction — the planned research that is described in applications for scientific grants. But I love good science fiction, and I love reading the amazing research stories of these scientists. Luckily, more researchers are appreciating good editing in the increasingly fierce competition for research funding. What …

Editing Niches: Back to School With Thesis Editing

September 20, 2016 | Filed under: Cathy McPhalen

Editors may spurn thesis (or dissertation) work for graduate students, but that shuts off fascinating pathways. Students become academics who need editors for journal articles, monographs, textbooks and grant applications. Those who become non-academics need business reports, web pages, novels and [insert the types of documents you edit here ] edited. …

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