Eleanor Bolton | Academic and board game editor
- Organisation
- Treetop Editing (academic), Tabletop Editing (games)
- Job title
- Independent editor | Academic and scholarly writing | Board games
- Membership Grade
- Professional Member
About Eleanor
I am a copyeditor and proofreader with a PhD in mathematics and a love of board games.
Academic and trade nonfiction (treetopediting.com)
I work on books and journals in the areas of mathematics and related subjects (mathematical computing/physics/biology, popular science) and music (classical, history, chamber and orchestral music). I also offer a proofreading service for student theses. Contact me via email.
Tabletop games (tabletopediting.com)
For publishers and designers I work on rulebooks, playing cards, box covers, and any components with a written element. Contact me via email.
Media
Books, Journals, Board game rules, Theses and dissertations
In-house and freelance experience
Freelance since 2021
Training
Academic Developmental Editing (Laura Portwood-Stacer), 2023
CIEP Copyediting 1: Introduction (2021), 2: Headway (2021), and 3: Progress (with merit, 2023)
CIEP Proofreading 1: Introduction (2021) and 2: Headway (with merit, 2021)
CIEP References (2021)
CIEP Proofreading Theses and Dissertations (2021)
CIEP Conference 2021, 2022, 2023
EfA Word Macros A to Z, 2023
Clients for whom you have worked within the past three years
• Academic publishers: Oxford University Press, Santa Fe Institute
• Pre-press/Project management companies: Straive, Sunrise Setting
• Game publishers: Arcmage, Into the Unknown Studio
Subjects
Mathematics (academic, applied, complex, history of, popular/recreational, pure)
Sciences (academic, history of, popular)
Music (baroque, classical, early, history of, instruments, piano, violin/viola)
Games and puzzles (board games, card games, tabletop games)
Qualifications and Awards
BSc Mathematics
PhD Mathematics
LLM Law
Specialised Software
LaTeX
Testimonials
Eleanor provided the final copy editing services for my book "Quantum Computing for Programmers," which freely intermixes text, tables, sizable mathematics, circuit diagrams, and programming code snippets. Despite the fact that the book has been reviewed before by many of my colleagues and several paid contractors, Eleanor substantially improved all areas, including in the mathematical formulation and typesetting, grammar and spelling issues, and the references and index. Eleanor by far exceeded my expectations. Without hesitation and with great enthusiasm I recommend Eleanor. She is the best!
Robert Hundt, Distinguished Engineer, Google
Eleanor Bolton was the copyeditor of my mathematics textbook. Not only did she correct typos in the text but also typos in the math and LaTeX coding. She made sure that the book conformed to the publisher's style in fonts, headings, footnotes, citations, figures, tables, and such. Several times she encouraged me to make a particular mathematical argument more clear, for which I am grateful. Her work was of course thorough and timely. I could not have had a better copyeditor.
Martin Buntinas, Author, Classical and Discrete Functional Analysis with Measure Theory
Eleanor edited and proofread my book on quantum mechanics, and she did a fantastic job. Having a PhD in mathematics, she has a clear understanding of the subtleties of scientific texts, and she improved every single aspect of my book. She is careful, incisive, respectful, and incredibly efficient. I highly recommend her.
Marcos Marino, Author, Advanced Topics in Quantum Mechanics
Eleanor helped me edit the final copy of my doctoral thesis through her careful proofreading. She caught many grammatical and typographical errors in addition to identifying important discrepancies in content. She completed her work quickly and thoroughly, and I highly recommend her.
Michael Clark, DMA Candidate, Rice University
Eleanor edited Cycle III of our Aeon Trespass: Odyssey adventure book, and we couldn’t be happier. She came into the project late, but had no trouble immersing herself into the work. She did a fantastic job, both on the narrative text, and the mechanical snippets. Highly recommended!
Marcin Welnicki, CEO, Into the Unknown
Working with Eleanor was an absolute pleasure. Her attention to detail and expertise greatly improved our fantasy game's story, lure, and language. Their suggestions and revisions helped to bring our cards to the next level. We highly recommend Eleanor for any card or board game project.
Nico Goeminne, Arcmage
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