Portfolio
Editing and writing
Executive Director, part time
Supporting the Chair, Executive Committee, and the Board of the Center by overseeing and supporting the administrative and logistical aspects of the Center's work
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2023 - present
The Clarity Journal
Editor-in-Chief, part time
Bi-annual journal of the international association promoting plain legal language
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2022 - present
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Work for publishers
2019 – present
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Proofreading and indexing
See portfolio links for more details
2022 – ongoing
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Full edits and translations French-English of highly technical pastry recipe workbooks
PastryClass.com offers online masterclass courses by world-renowned pastry chefs. Each course comes with a recipe workbook.
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Image: courtesy of Ksenia Penkina
Epilogue to Apa Kabar,
C. Groot, writer
July 2022
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Full edit
Scientific explanation of the emotionally traumatic experiences that were described in the autobiography Apa Kabar (How are You?) and ways to overcome those experiences. Independent author.
Leaving the Funny Pharm,
J. Roshlaub, writer
Spring 2021
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Structural edit
Short stories, independent author.
Legal documents
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1991-2000
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Writing, editing, and proofreading
Thousands of legal documents in both English and Dutch, many written in plain language.
Writing: short articles
The Editing Essentials Test Tested: Unlock Your Editing Career, The Editor's Weekly, April 2022
Update on the International Plain Language Standard: An Interview with Gael Spivak. The Editor's Weekly, October 2021
Editing Medical-Legal Reports: An Interview with Jahleen Turnbull-Sousa. The Editor's Weekly, October 2021
Thesis
Suitable Housing: Criteria Qualified by Judges
M. Elsinga, author
Paperback, 1991. (Tjeenk Willink Zwolle, publisher)
