Working with a copy editor will make your writing better and your project easier.
It’s that simple. Handing off your work-in-progress to a person who can guide you through your revisions and refinements is a time-honoured, field-tested strategy that results in great texts. And I enjoy being that person.
I’m Janice, a seasoned copy editor and all-around text development assistant. I have master’s degrees in social science and information studies, and I side-gig as a web developer. I’m into details.
Some of the things I can do for you:
- editing, copy editing, and proofreading
- audio-to-text transcription
- cleanup of tabular data / spreadsheet help
- references, citations, and bibliographies
- document formatting
- research
The first step is to get in touch. Don’t worry if you aren’t sure what you need, or whether you can afford to contract help.
If you don’t find the information you are looking for on this site, please ask away.
Kind Words
Janice was fantastic in proofreading my book, Attention, Genes, and Developmental Disorders. She has exceptional skills in translating complex material from diverse sources into a language and format that is accessible to a wide range of readers. She works to deadlines, no matter how intense. I completely trusted her expertise and valued her contribution to the process.
DR. KIM Cornish
Professor of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Monash University
As a non-fiction writer, I have had the pleasure of working with Janice on a number of stories, articles, and essays over the past 15 or so years. She has been an invaluable collaborator in terms of research (archival and otherwise), proof-reading, copy-editing, fact-checking, and various other phases of story preparation. I like to think of her as a secret weapon—she is meticulous and professional in her approach, thoughtful and insightful as a human, and I wish there were more ways to involve her in my writing projects. In short: I greatly value the input and artistry and reinforcements she brings to everything we work on together.
Adam Gollner
Author / Journalist
I’ve had the chance to work with Janice Kerfoot many times over the last few years, and I have come to rely on her for writing that is informed, insightful, and a pleasure to read. In addition to having an editor’s sensibility, she brings a commitment to accuracy to her work that is refreshing and important. No matter what the issue or the subject may be, Janice quickly grasps what is relevant and current, and the result is writing that is insightful and always on point.
Rohan Quinby
Writer / Editor
Janice is an incredible consultant for English language texts. I myself work as an editor for academic and theoretical works, and there are precious few people of a calibre of spoken English whose feedback is valuable to me. Janice can follow extraordinarily complex arguments and find tiny, subtle errors. Therefore, if during my own work I find a construct that is debatable or needs an extra set of opinions, Janice is the first person I call. I highly recommend her.
Dr. Dorothy (Dora) Geller
Artist / Writer / Editor
Janice Kerfoot has worked with me for over 10 years now, both as a copy editor and website programmer/content manager for Lexicos as well as for my personal website. Her work is detail-oriented, well-researched and delivered in a timely fashion and her collaboration always improves the overall quality of the services we deliver. She responds promptly to all email and telephone requests and always communicates clearly about any work-related questions or issues that arise. I have nothing but good things to say about her. Working with Janice is always a pleasure.
Caroline Kunzle
Translator / Artist
