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John Elder
Writer, Copy Editor, and Developmental Editor for Academics, Business, Healthcare Professionals, and Consulting Firms


I work with people who have something valuable to offer but are not doing themselves justice in their writing.

Clients often come back to me because I help them work out their ideas more clearly and completely.

I can help with practically anything, from a book to an opinion piece, from an industrial case study to a peer-reviewed article, from an analyst report to an annual report.


"It always makes me feel good to know you are on a job."
Ann Walter, Director, Division of Research, Harvard Business School

"You're the ambulance of writers."
Gianfranco Zaccai, President and Chief Design Officer, Continuum

"You have a true gift: an ability to catch both the smallest inconsistencies and the largest structural flaws. I'm deeply appreciative of your craftsmanship."
Thomas Eisenmann, Professor, Harvard Business School

Past and present clients in the Boston area, New York, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Sacramento/Davis, Berkeley, Stanford, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Virginia, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Malaysia.

 

 
Services for Book and Chapter Authors
  • Does your draft need tightening or jazzing up?
  • Are you trying to reach a wider audience?
  • Has your publisher suggested revisions?
Driven to Lead: Good, Bad, and Misguided Leadership, by Paul R. Lawrence. Copy-edited by John Elder.

Services for Academics and Healthcare Professionals
  • Are you struggling with your book?
  • Has a journal asked you to revise, clean up, or shorten your piece?
  • Are you worried about your English?
The High-Velocity Edge: How Market Leaders Leverage Operational Excellence to Beat the Competition, by Steven J. Spear. Copy-edited by John Elder.

Services for Business
  • Is your product or service a lot more interesting than your website, annual report, or marketing materials make it sound?
  • Do you have great success stories that never get written up?
  • Is writing taking time away from doing your job?
Cold Calling for the Clueless How the Non-Sales Entrepreneur Can Implement a Telemarketing Process, by Ceridwyn G. Ruenheck. E-book for It's Your Call, a business-to-business telemarketing company. Copy-edited by John Elder.

Services for Consultants
  • Do you need help with your Web content or blog?
  • Would you like to appear in the trade journals your clients read?
  • Is writing taking time away from consulting?
Put It on Paper! Every Person's Guide to the Printing Industry, by Margie Dana. Collection of columns by print-buying consultant. Copy-edited by John Elder.

Getting Started
  • Who I am and how we can work together.
 
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