20+ years of experience
Local history content development, family history research, and document formatting
I have more than 20 years’ experience in narrative content development, researching the local histories of the Western Cape’s Winelands, and family history research. I also have six years’ experience in academic editing and now specialise in formatting submission-ready academic texts and journal submissions
Services I offer
- Academic and journal formatting
- Heritage and local history research
- Family history research consulting
- Content development
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I have edited hundreds of academic texts and find that most manuscripts have formatting issues. Errors often arise during word-count changes, revisions, and re-submissions. I can fix your table of contents, check the manuscript’s heading structure, format your reference list and in-text citations, check if all the references have been cited in the text (and vice versa), and check overall formatting for university of journal compliance. I charge a flat fee once I have seen your manuscript. [More]
I work with SMEs and NGOs to discover their unique stories based on their histories and local context. Every business has a unique narrative about their history, the people who work for them, and their place in a region or community. These histories are a powerful asset in a market place that is saturated with generic content. [More]
Most families have a memory-keeper, someone who decides to write up their family’s stories. This type of research often entails many hours, even years, of work sifting through old photographs and family documents. Over time, the project can snowball into an overwhelming, unmanageable amount of data. [More]