Jeremy Lowe

Editing & Proofreading Services

Profile

I have over 15 years' professional experience as a writer, teacher and editor. I have a PhD in English Literature and over 10 years' experience within higher education in the UK, Ireland and the USA. As a university lecturer I taught classes in academic writing, critiqued and proofread hundreds of papers, and helped to edit the work of graduates and undergraduates. I enjoyed a successful career as an academic, and I know the academic world: I have presented papers, written articles and edited an academic journal, which appears in the major academic libraries of Europe and America. I have international experience: I live and work in the UK, where I completed my undergraduate degree, but I studied for an MPhil in Ireland, gained my PhD in the USA, and have recently edited and proofread the work of Japanese postgraduate students. I have an excellent understanding of academic publishing standards; my book, Desiring Truth: The Process of Judgment in Fourteenth-century Art and Literature, was published by Routledge in 2005. And, in case you think that I am only interested in dry, academic style, please think again (and check out my hobbies). Writing is my passion. I love to write, and to facilitate the writing of others. I thrive on working with people who have something to express via the written word, in the belief that, through such collaborations, something emerges that is greater than the sum of its parts.

Qualifications

2007 - Basic Proofreading by Distance Learning, The Publishing Training Centre at Book House,
Awarded Pass with Merit
2000 - PhD in English Literature, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
1993 - MPhil in Medieval Studies, University College Dublin
1991 - BA in English, University of Birmingham

Recent Commissions

• English language editor for the Incunabula Project at Keio University Library, Japan (URL forthcoming)
• English language editor for the homepage of OHKURA Motunari, a Nogaku actor. URL:http://ohkurakyougen.jp/page011.html
• MA dissertation of Yu Tien Chang, Centre for Psychoanalysis, University of Essex
• Several articles on teacher education in Turkey for Dr. Ismail H. DEMIRCIOGLU,
  Karadeniz Technical University.
• Dzogchen: The Path to a Natural State of Consciousness, by Duro Despot (Eliksir 2007).

Areas of Specialisation

Academic writing in the Humanities (all levels) Literary history and criticism Critical theory, especially feminist theory, postmodernism, psychoanalytic theory and Deleuze and Guattari Medieval Studies

Literary Theory; Film and Visual Theory Old Irish and Celtic Studies Iconography Theology

I do not have formal qualifications in these areas, but I have enough experience, and have done enough reading, to be familiar with the main terms of reference and recent work in these fields.

• Spirituality and religion, including Buddhism
• Garden design and design history
• Landscape and the natural world
• Neo-paganism, particularly Witchcraft and Wicca
• Mental health and affective disorders, particularly bipolar disorder
• Literary biography

Additional Areas of Interest

These are basically 'hobbies' ­ I would be glad to receive manuscripts dealing with any of the following topics, but I cannot claim professional competency in them.

• All aspects of visual culture, including film and TV. I particularly like Hong Kong and Japanese cinema.
• Speculative fiction, particularly M. John Harrison, J. G. Ballard, Michael Marshall Smith and Doris Lessing.
• The work of Sylvia Plath
• Philosophy, particularly when applied to contemporary society (e.g. John Gray, Mary Midgley, Jared M. Diamond etc).
• Games of all kinds: role-playing games, computer games, board games and CCGs.
  

Publishing Experience

• One book, Desiring Truth: The Process of Judgment in Fourteenth-century Art and Literature, published by Routledge in 2005, being an examination of the visual and literary culture of Ricardian England in the context of the philosophical and theological developments of the time
• Articles on medieval literature, Old Irish literature and Irish studies published in academic journals and books of essays both in the UK and the US
• Joint editor of an academic Festschrift, featuring essays from an international panel of experts
• Editor of the academic journal Æstel from 1995-1998
  

My one-and-only sales pitch

I am dedicated, professional and thorough, and I work to, and honour, deadlines. I am quick and efficient, I can offer a speedy turnaround if needs be. I am personable, approachable, and flexible, and I have a sense of humour. I am familiar with academic conventions in the US and the UK. My service is personal: I've been on the Web and I've seen the pages that look like big editing factories. I wouldn't want to hand my manuscript to someone I can't see, and who gives no feedback and is unavailable for consultation, or who offers to take my work and re-write it for me. I would want to feel as though I was getting professional help to improve my manuscript; equally, I want you to feel happy with the changes I suggest and the corrections I make, confident that you remain in control throughout the entire process. I would be delighted to tailor a quote and a system of working to suit you. E-mail me and we can discuss your requirements, with no obligations.