The Word Angel: Qualified, Skilled, Experienced
About The Word Angel
I am Angel B.
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I fell in love with the intricacies and technical details of the English language when I read Strunk & White's The Elements of Style in high school. I found the book riotously funny and carried it with me like a sacred text—a sure sign of a born editor.
After graduating from Barnard College of Columbia University in New York City, I landed a job in the editorial department of the Modern Language Association. There, surrounded by some of the greatest editorial minds our country has to offer, I came to understand that beautiful writing is both an art and a craft—one that would take as much time, concentration, passion, and training to master as any other technical trade.
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Skills
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I work with all major style manuals: AP, APA, Chicago, MLA, and GPO.
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I have been carefully trained in classic editorial notation to ensure clear communication on hard-copy text.
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I have years of experience with electronic review commands in both MS Word (including Word Styles) and Adobe Acrobat Pro.
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My background includes graduate-level social statistics courses that allow me to provide in-depth review of quantitative materials.
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I work with both fiction and nonfiction projects.
Experience
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I've offered editorial services since 2002.
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My diverse list of current and former clients includes:
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St. Martin's Press
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Simon & Schuster
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Cardozo School of Law
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Rutgers' Education and Employment Research Center
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Lumina Datamatics
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Kaplan Test Prep
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Public/Private Ventures
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I hold an MA (ABD) in sociology from Rutgers University, where I am also an award-winning former part-time lecturer in sociology and expository writing.​
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I am a published author whose work has been issued by Duke University Press and the Journal of Sexuality & Culture.