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Melody Herrington,

Owner

I want to help get your ideas to print. I am an English major and bibliophile who spent 15 years in the admissions and advising office of one of the top-ranked graduate programs in the world. Working with these budding and established scholars, I learned that expertise doesn’t always translate to optimal grammar and style. Why should it?

When many of these academics needed an editor, they came to me. Sometimes English was not their first language. Sometimes their English was perfect, but maybe they needed help with style, or they didn’t know where to put the stupid comma. Sometimes they wisely realized that the stress of producing a dissertation or attaining or maintaining tenure was so intense that it made sense to outsource the editing to a professional.

I am she! I provide expert editing and guidance to students, academics, professionals, and institutions working on theses, dissertations, resumes, CVs, cover letters, academic journal articles, academic books and book chapters, conference presentations, grant applications, employee manuals, program guides, and general online content. With 15 years experience in higher education and manuscript review, and backed by the testimonials of academic giants, Oxford Comma can help you get your ideas to print.