The Feral Freelancer
I help music scholars turn great research into compelling writing.
book proposals
dissertation —> monograph transformations
big-picture thinking around structure and argument (developmental editing)
indexing
readability and correct usage/style (line and copyediting) for books, articles, dissertations (with advisor permission), tenure materials, academic job application materials, and more
support in interpreting and incorporating reviewer feedback
word count reductions on macro and micro levels (from helping decide which chapter in a book manuscript to cut to getting an abstract down to 250 words)
table and citation formatting (I fight with Word so you don’t have to!)
freelance editor since 2022
author of Trad Nation: Gender, Sexuality, and Race in Irish Traditional Music(Wesleyan, 2020)
co-editor-in-chief of Grove Music Online’s Women/Gender/Sexuality revision project
former reviews editor for Women & Music
PhD in Music, NYU (2010)
Teaching Fellow/Assistant Professor of Music at Beloit College (2012–2019)
ICF-trained coach with experience working with neurodiverse clients
Tes Slominski, PhD
“Working with Tes was a joy. I came to Tes with a tight deadline and was under a lot of stress. Tes understood the position I was in and took my work seriously, but she also made me laugh along the way.
When I came to Tes, I had what Tes aptly called a “disjointed dissertation zombie.” Tes helped me rethink my project and move from a dissertation to a book manuscript. Tes is a careful and thorough editor who . . . was able to help me express what I wanted to say more clearly and effectively. She edited for structure and communication, but also considered the political and representational import of the words themselves. She provided feedback on my writing and made suggestions for tools and strategies to use. In short, Tes not only edited my writing but helped me become a better writer.”
— F., assistant professor