Testimonials
Kate asked questions that were spot-on and noted places in my writing where clarification was needed. Her edits encouraged me to rework, compress, and/or expand assorted chapters of my manuscript, and I am so much more confident now about how the story flows and works together. Kate’s feedback was entirely constructive, and I believe my manuscript is now much tighter and more coherent as a result of her editing.” It was such a pleasure to have my paper edited by Kate! Not only did Kate fix grammatical errors and add more advanced vocabulary, but she also gave constructive and insightful comments! Kate would even take extra time to check the relevant websites and find the right information to reference things properly! Reading Kate's editing work is also a learning and self-improving process, which helps me overcome the fear of writing. I really like her editing. It's just amazing!" I began working with Kate several years ago as a new PhD student who struggled with technical writing. Kate’s clear, concise and detailed feedback not only improved the work I was writing, but improved my ability as a writer. I am now an Assistant Professor, and since that time Kate has helped me with grants, publications, and application materials for the academic job market. In each of these endeavors Kate really helped me take my work to the next level by greatly improving the clarity of what I was trying to articulate. I would highly recommend Kate to graduate students and faculty alike for assistance with everything from journal articles and grants to application materials. I am an extremely busy professional who convenes a huge justice reform coalition. My needs were for an editor to take drafts of seven different chapters written not just by 7 different people, but drafts incorporating the words of countless other contributors. She expertly turned the 77-page report around in record time, successfully coordinated with a subcontractor for design and layout, and delivered a phenomenal product that will be of benefit to the incoming Administration and 117th Congress. Kate Epstein is the perfect “go-to” person for timely, personalized and expert editing needs! Kate was nothing short of exceptional. During the gruesome and stressful process that is the clinical psychology pre-doctoral internship process (not to mention amidst a global pandemic), Kate made the editing process smooth and pleasant. I appreciated her timeliness as well as her regular communication. What I most appreciated about my work with Kate was her commitment to maintaining the authenticity of my thoughts and writing style. Never once did I worry about losing my own words in Kate’s edits. I will (and already have) recommend Kate’s editing services to colleagues, friends, and family. This book benefited from several careful reviews by Kate Epstein, a gifted editor, who offered substantive editing. I owe gratitude to her for her thorough technical and stylistic comments, which helped improve the language and argument’s clarity.” I feel there is little I can add that has not already been said about Kate’s services by the other testimonials. In addition to enthusiastically supporting the other statements, I can also say she is unparalleled in her ability to communicate her suggestions. The feedback she provides is direct, clear, thorough, and reasonable. She can completely pick apart your writing in a way that does not make you feel like a bad writer, laying out a clear path for improvement. My work has undoubtedly improved from her feedback. So far I have three revise and resubmits from papers she has edited, with reviewers commending the directness and clarity of the writing. Kate does wonderful work and I would highly recommend her to any academic. She is thorough and thoughtful, offering excellent ideas and insights. She adds depth and clarity to any project, significantly improving the quality of work. Kate exquisitely brings projects back to life with her meticulous editing, to the point where you will be excited to work on your manuscripts again! The article Kate edited was published at Social Service Review, one of my field’s top journals. She was a great help! Kate vastly improved my writing--I've learned a lot just by observing her writing style. She also provides excellent feedback on structure and content. She is upbeat and cheerful--working with her has been a pleasure. She delivers at lightning speed--both times I’ve worked with her, she got back within three or four days of emailing her my manuscripts. I only wish I had found her sooner! Kate developed a voice for our blog and social media that exactly suits our subject and brand. In six months our blog quadrupled unique visitors to our website. In addition, our improved presence dramatically increased the number of potential clients coming to us through the Web. Since discovering Kate my writing process has become much more enjoyable and my scholarship far more productive. Her editing skills are excellent and she is very fast and responsive. Before Kate I averaged 2 peer-reviewed papers under review a year, but after Kate I'm now averaging 5. She also just did a masterful job of editing my tenure statement. I would and have recommended her to any academic or graduate student, regardless of discipline. Kate astutely gives me fresh, poetic perspective: while doing a recent Yale radio interview, I used some of the clearer language she suggested when discussing my research. In short, her no-nonsense approach yet warm, speedy manner help me distill my critical work while retaining its heart. Kate offers suggestions and editing that many editors and well intended colleagues generally would gloss over. I truly enjoyed working with Kate because she routinely elevated my writing during the book process, chapter by chapter. She helps move along your argument, provides detailed editing, is always available to answer questions, and meets deadlines. I feel that she genuinely takes time to understand your work. This all makes a major difference! In fact, I always looked forward to opening her emails and jumping right in! I can't say enough about how wonderful it was to work with Kate. I was referred to Kate by another editor at a time when I was literally running on fumes. I was financially, emotionally, mentally and physically exhausted. Kate was professional, prompt, affordable and accessible. I appreciated her attention to detail and her "teaching" of why and how some changes made sense. She also caught two MAJOR errors that I, two other editors (and others who read my work) missed. Working with Kate was one of the best decisions and investments I've ever made. I HIGHLY recommend Kate! I used Kate’s editing services in my PhD application process. I felt like they kept throwing me curve balls…and she kept showing me how to hit them out of the park! Kate Epstein did a masterful job of editing the writings of a diverse group of 25 authors for a major anniversary publication of our organization. The publication has been broadly disseminated and received wide acclaim. Kate provides fast and thorough editing services. She enables me to see my work from another perspective. Thank you Kate! I look forward to be working with you again. I was very impressed by Kate's efficiency in editing my paper. She seemed to grab the flow of meaning and reasoning even without knowing the engineering context. This is formidable! I love working with Kate Epstein! She's the go-to editor for our clients and unlike other editors, she becomes highly engaged with every manuscript and every author. Her enthusiasm, intellectual curiosity, and ideas for improvement are contagious and bring out the best in everyone she works with. Kate does an amazing job at a reasonable price! I’ve used her editing services for multiple documents and proposals and she always meet my short deadlines. Working with her is hands down the best experience I’ve had with an editor, and I will definitely continue using her for any future needs. I highly recommend Kate Epstein for any editing service needs. She is rapid in response, dependable, and proficient in her delivery!!!! Kate’s edits were great and I learned a lot from them. |
I've used Kate and her team to copy edit two non-fiction manuscripts and proofread one. I wouldn't dream of using anyone else! It's hard to find someone that gets you and your work, but Kate does just that. Plus, Kate is always accessible and highly responsive. Her work is thorough and timely, helping me meet production deadlines. If you're in need of editing support, look no further. I'm confident you'll be as pleased as I have been.” As my book publication approaches, I am so grateful for Kate’s support along the way. My editors have noted throughout this process that the book is so well-written and that was absolutely a collaborative effort that wouldn't have been possible without her ongoing feedback and suggestions. The book is infinitely better because of Kate. Working with Kate has been fabulous. Her feedback is substantive, yet kind and has helped move forward an article toward successful publication. English is my second language and Kate's way of providing feedback is helping me to become a more confident, and stronger writer.” I was really impressed by Kate’s work. It improved the writing a thousand percent. I loved reading her comments and insights, too.” Kate has been a key factor in the success of our large advocacy coalition, which encompasses several prominent state and county organizations and community-based groups. Her substantive editing suggestions and detailed proofreading of our advocacy materials—including social media text, press releases, brochures, and advocacy letter—has provided a polish and professionalism to our essentially grassroots group that I believe has been instrumental to our success. Whether early or late in your writing process, whether you need help hashing out ideas and figuring out what you want to say or you need line-by-line editing services to make your arguments clearer and stronger, Kate is an excellent developmental editor! Kate helped me so much in making the harrowing transition from dissertation to published book. It was well worth the reasonable cost to have a well-versed hand to assist with reorganization and professionalization of the text as well as clarity of the main argument. I brought an unpolished book chapter to Kate less than two weeks before I had to submit it. Since then, I have used Kate’s services for three different projects. Kate listens to what I need. She does her best to accommodate my timeline. Kate has always exceeded my expectations for speed. She is dedicated to accuracy and giving every document the full attention it needs. Thanks to her services, I have polished dissertation chapters that got me job interviews on a competitive market. I have also become a much better writer after working with her. She is thorough and catches major and minor issues that go way beyond simple copy edits. Kate and her team caught some errors that the editor of a major academic journal did not! I am so grateful to have found her and look forward to working with her in the future. I have worked with other editing services, but none were so approachable. And I think I actually learnt a lot in the process. Kate is cool. Not only does she edit, but also she teaches. She pays attention to small detail as well as big structure. She uses elegant words to bring out points I wanted to make. She asks questions and provides comments to push me sort out my fuzzy ideas. Thanks to her help, I am more confident with my dissertation. Kate gives me the confidence to write quickly because I know she'll catch anything that needs editing and provide invaluable feedback on larger points. Kate will point out the weaknesses in your arguments, show you how to use structure to make your writing easier to read, and all the while cheerlead for your work. I came to Kate with a feeble dream and an extraordinarily rough draft. I left with a polished manuscript and the confidence to pursue its publication. Kate's keen insight, editorial skill, and constant encouragement breathed life into my project. She was fast, affordable, and efficient. Above all, she took an interest in my writing, which meant even more to me than her exemplary work. I cannot thank her enough. [Kate's subcontractor's] edits are wonderful! Working with Kate has taught me how great academic writing can be, and seeing her work has helped me to become a better writer. The money I paid for her editing services is some of the best I have ever spent! Kate’s work is like magic and she does it fast, to boot! Kate's substantial editing helped structuring my thesis and finishing it on time. She kept her deadlines realistic and did exactly what we had agreed upon. I feel privileged to have enlisted Kate’s editing expertise as I finish my dissertation this year. Her work has clarified and strengthened my ideas such that my chapters have progressed from “rough drafts” to “ready-to-finish” in record time. With the added time constraints this year brought, I know I could not have finished this year, with my sanity intact, without Kate’s help. After having a journal article accepted on condition of revision, I found myself with 20 pages to revise and zero time to do so. I found Kate online, and even though my article needed substantial attention on a tight timeline—it was already late!—she took me on and prioritized my project with less than 24 hours notice. Not only was Kate extraordinarily communicative, but she was encouraging and instructive so that when I sat down to do the final content-based revision I knew exactly what to consider. Kate was as insightful about strengthening my argument as she was about sentence-level changes. As a graduate student on a small stipend, I don’t have a lot of money, but her editing support was worth every penny. Now, I have a strong addition to my CV and a forthcoming article that I’m not embarrassed to forward to hiring committees. I will definitely seek Kate’s help again. Kate took my dissertation manuscript and transformed it into a solid book. Kate's work was absolutely amazing! She made my writing precise, more clear, and a lot easier to follow. I had many Aha! moments about writing in English (and writing in general) while I reviewed it. I really thank Kate for her meticulous attention to detail. Her work was exhaustive, and helped me articulate my arguments more precisely. Her comments were guiding and providing me how to improve my writing. I'm very happy with her fantastic work and can't wait to work with her again! One of Kate’s subcontractors edited my dissertation. Her service was exactly what I was looking for! It made it possible for me to graduate on time. The edits were extremely well thought out and improved the quality of the thesis substantially. I will definitely contact EpsteinWords for the next academic paper that I write. Kate’s support was instrumental in improving my paper, which is now published. |
I successfully defended my dissertation with minor revision (really minor) after using Kate's service. Her keen eye gave me high levels of confidence in my work when I walked into the defense room.
— Jiun-Yi Tsai, PhD, the School of Journalism
and Mass Communication, University of
Wisconsin