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Writing tutor/editor 20+ years, 3 years college teaching
Julia B.

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Writing tutor/editor 20+ years, 3 years college teaching
Writing tutor/editor 20+ years, 3 years college teaching
Julia B.

4.9 (108 ratings)

249 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee
4.9 (108 ratings)

249 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

About Julia

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Experienced editor and writing coach: For over 20 years I have worked as an editor and writing coach specialized in academic and analytical writing. I have 3 years university teaching experience, including extensive experience working with undergraduates developing and writing research papers. My doctoral-level training was in American and European history and literature (MA/MPhil degrees earned), and my scholarly writing has appeared in essay collections published by Rutgers University Press...

Experienced editor and writing coach: For over 20 years I have worked as an editor and writing coach specialized in academic and analytical writing. I have 3 years university teaching experience, including extensive experience working with undergraduates developing and writing research papers. My doctoral-level training was in American and European history and literature (MA/MPhil degrees earned), and my scholarly writing has appeared in essay collections published by Rutgers University Press and Princeton UP. I have worked for a major public university as a freshman-year applications reader. I am happy to work with students at the college level or higher, offering guidance on research papers and other projects, including creative nonfiction and graduate or law school application essays. I tutor students preparing for the Analytical Writing section of the GRE. I also work as a developmental editor for academic and other serious nonfiction manuscripts intended for journal, university, or trade press publication. (Please note: I no longer accept clients who are writing freshman-year college application essays, although I do continue to work with transfer applicants.)

Many of my editing clients are professors at R1 universities preparing manuscripts for peer-reviewed journal or university press publication. I’ve also worked with a range of corporate and nonprofit clients, teaching writers how to perfect their arguments and develop an individual or corporate voice. I’ve edited teaching materials used to train Big Law attorneys to write clearer, cleaner, and more persuasive briefs, and I’ve worked extensively with students and professionals who write in English as a second language.

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Yale University
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University of Oxford
Graduate Coursework
Yale University
Masters

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Career Development

Career Development

My career development expertise is specific to the academic job search sector. I'm an experienced editor, BA/MA/MPhil from Yale in History and Renaissance Studies. I have worked extensively as an editor and writing coach for humanities and social sciences faculty over the past 20 years: I offer content consulting, substantive edits, line editing and proofreading on a full range of texts, from MSS prepared for peer-reviewed journal or university press publication to fellowship proposals, cover letters, diversity statements, research statements, and other common job-search asks.

Corporate Training

Career Development,

Career Development

My career development expertise is specific to the academic job search sector. I'm an experienced editor, BA/MA/MPhil from Yale in History and Renaissance Studies. I have worked extensively as an editor and writing coach for humanities and social sciences faculty over the past 20 years: I offer content consulting, substantive edits, line editing and proofreading on a full range of texts, from MSS prepared for peer-reviewed journal or university press publication to fellowship proposals, cover letters, diversity statements, research statements, and other common job-search asks.
Grammar,

Grammar

I've worked as a nonfiction developmental and line editor for more than two decades, including 3+ years in-house with literary imprint Algonquin Books and 20+ years as a freelance editor working primarily with academic authors and nonprofits. As an editor I engage with grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, and style issues on a daily basis (Chicago Manual of Style and MLA preferred). I'm happy to work with students, including adult learners, who seek to improve their mastery of grammar.
Proofreading,

Proofreading

For over 20 years I have worked as an editor and writing coach specialized in academic and analytical writing (humanities and social sciences), with additional experience as an in-house book editor and university document publication project editor. I am expert in copyediting and proofreading (US/American), with significant secondary experience of British/Australian grammar/punctuation/spelling. I am MA/MPhil/ABD in history and literature, and my own scholarly writing has appeared in essay collections published by Rutgers and Princeton university presses. Many of my clients are professors at R1 universities preparing manuscripts for peer-reviewed journal or university press publication. I am happy to support students working on writing projects large and small, including college application essays; professionals writing for formal or informal publication; and writers working in English as a second language. I look forward to helping you fine-tune your writing in progress and teaching you skills to improve your own editing and proofreading for the future.
ESL/ESOL

Elementary Education

Grammar,

Grammar

I've worked as a nonfiction developmental and line editor for more than two decades, including 3+ years in-house with literary imprint Algonquin Books and 20+ years as a freelance editor working primarily with academic authors and nonprofits. As an editor I engage with grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, and style issues on a daily basis (Chicago Manual of Style and MLA preferred). I'm happy to work with students, including adult learners, who seek to improve their mastery of grammar.
Vocabulary,

Vocabulary

For over 20 years I have worked as an editor and writing coach specialized in academic and analytical writing (humanities and social sciences), with additional experience as an in-house book editor, university document publication project editor, and citation reader for the Oxford English Dictionary. I am MA/MPhil/ABD in history and literature, and my own scholarly writing has appeared in essay collections published by Rutgers and Princeton university presses. Many of my clients are professors at R1 universities preparing manuscripts for peer-reviewed journal or university press publication. I am happy to support students working on writing projects large and small; professionals writing for oral presentation or publication; and writers working in English as a second language.
Reading

English

English,

English

For over 20 years I have worked as an editor and writing coach specialized in academic and analytical writing (humanities and social sciences). I've worked with writers from upper high school level through senior tenured faculty. My academic background in English includes one year in a graduate English literature program at Oxford University, and then extensive additional graduate-level literature coursework in Yale's Renaissance Studies PhD program. I have 3 years university teaching experience, including extensive experience working with undergraduates developing and writing research projects. My own scholarly writing has appeared in essay collections published by Rutgers and Princeton University presses.
Grammar,

Grammar

I've worked as a nonfiction developmental and line editor for more than two decades, including 3+ years in-house with literary imprint Algonquin Books and 20+ years as a freelance editor working primarily with academic authors and nonprofits. As an editor I engage with grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, and style issues on a daily basis (Chicago Manual of Style and MLA preferred). I'm happy to work with students, including adult learners, who seek to improve their mastery of grammar.
Literature,

Literature

I have engaged extensively with literature both as an editor and as an academic. I worked for 3+ years for literary imprint Algonquin Books. I’ve studied English literature at the graduate level at Oxford (English Renaissance literature) and at Yale (MA/MPhil interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies/history. Graduate research and publication (Routledge) in "history of the book," a field attuned to the impact of the physical container on how readers encounter and respond to works of literature. I regularly edit scholarly books and journal articles written by faculty who teach in literature departments at top U.S. research universities and liberal arts colleges.
Proofreading,

Proofreading

For over 20 years I have worked as an editor and writing coach specialized in academic and analytical writing (humanities and social sciences), with additional experience as an in-house book editor and university document publication project editor. I am expert in copyediting and proofreading (US/American), with significant secondary experience of British/Australian grammar/punctuation/spelling. I am MA/MPhil/ABD in history and literature, and my own scholarly writing has appeared in essay collections published by Rutgers and Princeton university presses. Many of my clients are professors at R1 universities preparing manuscripts for peer-reviewed journal or university press publication. I am happy to support students working on writing projects large and small, including college application essays; professionals writing for formal or informal publication; and writers working in English as a second language. I look forward to helping you fine-tune your writing in progress and teaching you skills to improve your own editing and proofreading for the future.
SAT Writing,

SAT Writing

I’m a scholarly editor (20+ years), college instructor (3+ years), and experienced test prep coach. I have worked closely with advanced students to hone their analytical writing skills for the GRE Analytical Writing (Issue and Argument) component. For students doing SAT prep, I offer the deep knowledge of grammar, usage, sentence structure and punctuation necessary to build students’ skills for the SAT Writing and Language Test and experience as an editor that allows me to work proactively with students who want to improve their SAT Essay writing skills.
Vocabulary,

Vocabulary

For over 20 years I have worked as an editor and writing coach specialized in academic and analytical writing (humanities and social sciences), with additional experience as an in-house book editor, university document publication project editor, and citation reader for the Oxford English Dictionary. I am MA/MPhil/ABD in history and literature, and my own scholarly writing has appeared in essay collections published by Rutgers and Princeton university presses. Many of my clients are professors at R1 universities preparing manuscripts for peer-reviewed journal or university press publication. I am happy to support students working on writing projects large and small; professionals writing for oral presentation or publication; and writers working in English as a second language.
Writing,

Writing

For over 20 years I have worked as an editor and writing coach specialized in academic and analytical writing (humanities and social sciences). I am MA/MPhil/ABD in history and literature, and my own scholarly writing has appeared in essay collections published by Rutgers and Princeton university presses. Many of my clients are professors at R1 universities preparing manuscripts for peer-reviewed journal or university press publication. In 3 years teaching at Yale, I enjoyed working with undergraduates developing and writing long research papers (25-30 pp.). In tutoring and editing I am happy to support students working on longer research papers as well as on shorter and/or creative nonfiction projects; with professionals writing for oral presentation or publication; and with writers working in English as a second language.
ESL/ESOL, Reading, TOEFL

History

American History,

American History

I am a former PhD candidate in history at Yale (MA/MPhil/ABD), specializing in early American and American West/borderlands, cultural history, transatlantic, history of the book, Native American history (dissertation research focus 17th-century New France). Published essays on early American cultural history in scholarly collections with Rutgers University Press, Princeton UP. 3 years experience teaching undergraduates, including colonial/early American and 20th-century American social history. 20 years as an editor and writing coach focused on academic and analytical writing; clients include professors at R1 universities preparing manuscripts for peer-reviewed journal or university press publication.
European History,

European History

Former PhD Candidate in History and Renaissance Studies at Yale (MA/MPhil/ABD), specializing in early American and American West/borderlands, cultural history, transatlantic, early modern Europe, history of the book. Published in scholarly essay collections with Rutgers University Press, Princeton University Press. 3 years experience teaching undergraduates, 20 years as an editor and writing coach focused on academic and analytical writing (humanities and social sciences). Many of my editing clients are professors at R1 universities preparing manuscripts for peer-reviewed journal or university press publication.
World History

Homeschool

English,

English

For over 20 years I have worked as an editor and writing coach specialized in academic and analytical writing (humanities and social sciences). I've worked with writers from upper high school level through senior tenured faculty. My academic background in English includes one year in a graduate English literature program at Oxford University, and then extensive additional graduate-level literature coursework in Yale's Renaissance Studies PhD program. I have 3 years university teaching experience, including extensive experience working with undergraduates developing and writing research projects. My own scholarly writing has appeared in essay collections published by Rutgers and Princeton University presses.
Writing,

Writing

For over 20 years I have worked as an editor and writing coach specialized in academic and analytical writing (humanities and social sciences). I am MA/MPhil/ABD in history and literature, and my own scholarly writing has appeared in essay collections published by Rutgers and Princeton university presses. Many of my clients are professors at R1 universities preparing manuscripts for peer-reviewed journal or university press publication. In 3 years teaching at Yale, I enjoyed working with undergraduates developing and writing long research papers (25-30 pp.). In tutoring and editing I am happy to support students working on longer research papers as well as on shorter and/or creative nonfiction projects; with professionals writing for oral presentation or publication; and with writers working in English as a second language.
ESL/ESOL, Reading

Language

ESL/ESOL, TOEFL

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English,

English

For over 20 years I have worked as an editor and writing coach specialized in academic and analytical writing (humanities and social sciences). I've worked with writers from upper high school level through senior tenured faculty. My academic background in English includes one year in a graduate English literature program at Oxford University, and then extensive additional graduate-level literature coursework in Yale's Renaissance Studies PhD program. I have 3 years university teaching experience, including extensive experience working with undergraduates developing and writing research projects. My own scholarly writing has appeared in essay collections published by Rutgers and Princeton University presses.
Writing,

Writing

For over 20 years I have worked as an editor and writing coach specialized in academic and analytical writing (humanities and social sciences). I am MA/MPhil/ABD in history and literature, and my own scholarly writing has appeared in essay collections published by Rutgers and Princeton university presses. Many of my clients are professors at R1 universities preparing manuscripts for peer-reviewed journal or university press publication. In 3 years teaching at Yale, I enjoyed working with undergraduates developing and writing long research papers (25-30 pp.). In tutoring and editing I am happy to support students working on longer research papers as well as on shorter and/or creative nonfiction projects; with professionals writing for oral presentation or publication; and with writers working in English as a second language.
ESL/ESOL, Reading

Other

College Counseling,

College Counseling

Over the past 20 years, I have coached clients through application essays for college, PhD programs, and law school, as well as grant and fellowship applications. Clients have achieved key admissions and professional goals (e.g. QuestBridge scholarship, admission to top law schools) and won numerous prizes and fellowships. I am ABD/PhD in history at Yale, and my current editing/coaching clients include senior professors in humanities and social sciences departments at top R1 universities.
ESL/ESOL

Summer

Writing,

Writing

For over 20 years I have worked as an editor and writing coach specialized in academic and analytical writing (humanities and social sciences). I am MA/MPhil/ABD in history and literature, and my own scholarly writing has appeared in essay collections published by Rutgers and Princeton university presses. Many of my clients are professors at R1 universities preparing manuscripts for peer-reviewed journal or university press publication. In 3 years teaching at Yale, I enjoyed working with undergraduates developing and writing long research papers (25-30 pp.). In tutoring and editing I am happy to support students working on longer research papers as well as on shorter and/or creative nonfiction projects; with professionals writing for oral presentation or publication; and with writers working in English as a second language.
ESL/ESOL, Reading

Test Preparation

Career Development,

Career Development

My career development expertise is specific to the academic job search sector. I'm an experienced editor, BA/MA/MPhil from Yale in History and Renaissance Studies. I have worked extensively as an editor and writing coach for humanities and social sciences faculty over the past 20 years: I offer content consulting, substantive edits, line editing and proofreading on a full range of texts, from MSS prepared for peer-reviewed journal or university press publication to fellowship proposals, cover letters, diversity statements, research statements, and other common job-search asks.
College Counseling,

College Counseling

Over the past 20 years, I have coached clients through application essays for college, PhD programs, and law school, as well as grant and fellowship applications. Clients have achieved key admissions and professional goals (e.g. QuestBridge scholarship, admission to top law schools) and won numerous prizes and fellowships. I am ABD/PhD in history at Yale, and my current editing/coaching clients include senior professors in humanities and social sciences departments at top R1 universities.
SAT Writing,

SAT Writing

I’m a scholarly editor (20+ years), college instructor (3+ years), and experienced test prep coach. I have worked closely with advanced students to hone their analytical writing skills for the GRE Analytical Writing (Issue and Argument) component. For students doing SAT prep, I offer the deep knowledge of grammar, usage, sentence structure and punctuation necessary to build students’ skills for the SAT Writing and Language Test and experience as an editor that allows me to work proactively with students who want to improve their SAT Essay writing skills.
TOEFL

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Very helpful for Graduate School Essays

Julia helped me with improving my graduate school application essays. She gave me great advice on how to revise my essays to stand out among the applications. Showing rather than telling about the experiences I have. Thank you Julia!

Amy, 4 lessons with Julia

An excellent Tutor that is committed to improving every student's performance.

Julia is very effective at working with challenging students. I know because I am a difficult student. Julia’s tireless commitment to helping me overcome my essay writing difficulties was invaluable and substantially improved the quality of my essay responses to questions. Seize the opportunity to hire Julia as your tutor-you will be delighted that you did.

Bill, 16 lessons with Julia
Tutor responded:

Thank you for this kind comment, and I hope your GRE essays went well. (P.S. I didn't find you difficult at all!)

Knowledgeable and patient tutor.

The meeting with Julia helped me to see better where I stand and supplied me with excellent general and specific advice. She's suggested the right direction in which I could move with my project.

Anna, 3 lessons with Julia

Patient and informative

Julia has been amazing helping me structure my GRE essays, critical thinking and overall support of where I am and where when I need to go! I highly recommend!!

Sarina, 6 lessons with Julia

Very Helpful!

Julia was extremely helpful in editing my MBA applications. Her guidance and insight into writing techniques helped me get in to a Top 10 MBA program, as well as helped get me a MBA fellowship. I highly recommend Julia to help with essay content and review!

Amanda, 2 lessons with Julia

Fantastic Writing Coach

Julia has helped me prepare for standardized tests and has been invaluable in improving my writing overall. I highly recommend her for al of your writing needs!

Charles, 12 lessons with Julia

Excellent!

Julia gave me excellent revisions and she puts in genuine effort into your work! I would definitely recommend for college essay revisions (she edited my college essays and supplementals).

Rachael, 6 lessons with Julia

Knowledgeable and Patient Tutor

Julia was excellent! The reason for this is she patiently listened, then asked questions to understand my assignment. Julia then offered an example of a model/guideline of a proposal to follow. How to frame questions, and what kind of research/data to support my problem question. I appreciate Julia's guidance and will be working with her again. I felt Julia was a great Coach!

Marcia, 3 lessons with Julia

Knowledgeable and patient tutor.

Julia provided excellent resources for me to refer to and she was very prepared for the lesson. I expect to work with Julia for the long-term. I have already recommended Julia to a colleague in need of writing help too.

Benin, 3 lessons with Julia
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