Andrew Hodges
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Book editor and coach: fiction and creative non-fiction, ethnography and social anthropology
Services:
(1) Copyediting (from line-editing to proofreading)
(2) Developmental editing and book coaching
Specialisms: fantasy, science fiction, cultural anthropology, social anthropology, ethnography, transactional analysis, psychotherapy
Professionally qualified translator for German and Croatian
Other language skills: Spanish, Mandarin, Czech
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My name's Andy, and I run a book editing and coaching business called The Narrative Craft.
I help indie authors and anthropologists finish their book projects (OK, I work on novellas, short stories, and journal articles too).
If you need help with navigating the book publishing process – the emotional side, the editorial side, or both, then get in touch! I cover everything from ideas and fears to style and grammar, so you will finish your book project with a sense of accomplishment, satisfaction, and self-assurance.
SERVICES
(1) Developmental editing (sculpting and chiselling your story and arguments)
(2) Copyediting (pruning, planing, and polishing your prose)
(3) Writing coaching and book consulting (moulding your work in progress as it takes form)
Skills
1. Developmental/substantive editing
2. Line-editing
3. Copyediting
4. Proofreading
5. Book coaching
Media
- Books
- Novellas
- Short stories
- Journal articles
Experience
Full-time editorial business owner since 2019
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (Researcher) - Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies, Regensburg, Germany (2018–2019)
Marie Curie Individual Fellowship (Linguistic Anthropology) - Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Research, Zagreb (2015–2017)
Training
- Club Ed Certificate in Developmental Editing of Fiction programme (in progress)
- EFA Intermediate Line Editing for Fiction & Creative Nonfiction (2022)
- EFA Introduction to Line Editing Fiction & Creative Nonfiction (2022)
- CIEP The Art of Querying (2022)
- CIEP Introduction to Fiction Editing (2021)
- CIEP Proofreading Theses and Dissertations (2021)
- Developmental Editing for Academics (2021)
- CIEP Copyediting 3 (Progress) – Pass (2021, 85%)
- CIEP Copyediting 2 (Headway) – Pass (2021)
- CIEP Basic Editorial Test – Pass (2020, 85%)
- PTC Essential Proofreading (Merit) (2020)
- SfEP Editing with Word (2019)
- SfEP References (2019)
- SfEP Copyediting 1 (2019)
Clients
Alaska Journal of Anthropology
Bauhaus Dessau Stiftung
Berghahn Books
Bloomsbury
Brill
De Gruyter
European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA)
Heinrich Böll Foundation
I.B. Tauris
Indie Author Clients
Palgrave Macmillan
Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung e.V.
Routledge
The Free University of Berlin
University of Bern
University of Konstanz
University of Vienna
Subjects
science fiction, fantasy, social anthropology, transactional analysis, psychotherapy
Qualifications
BA Natural Sciences (History and Philosophy of Science), University of Cambridge
MA Anthropological Research, University of Manchester
MSc History of Science, Technology, and Medicine, University of Manchester
PhD in Social Anthropology, University of Manchester
Practitioner of Transactional Analysis
CELTA Pass A in teaching English as a foreign language
Goethe C2 German
HSK3 Mandarin Chinese (2021)
C2 Croatian exam (Distinction, 2016)
DELE B2 Spanish (2012)
Specialised software
PerfectIt
The Editor's Toolkit
SDL Trados 2021
Testimonials
Andrew's copyediting of my manuscript was of the highest standard. Besides his professionalism, he was also receptive to my particular needs as a multilingual author and someone new to the craft. I learned a lot about the process from him and felt confident my manuscript was in good hands. It was a rewarding experience I hope to repeat soon.
Ada Gadomski, Fantasy Author
My book The Partisan Counter-Archive would not have met the deadlines without him, and am sure, would not be nicely refined.
Dr Gal Kirn
Andrew ha editado un articulo para presentar por segunda vez en una prestigiosa revista de antropología social europea. Su trabajo ha sido muy meticuloso y riguroso. La revisión es detallada y muy comprensiva, abarcando incluso la redacción global y su coherencia con el texto global. Estoy muy agradecida de su trabajo y lo recomiendo completamente. Es confiable, de alta calidad académica y de excelente calidad.
Dr Lorena Valencia