• Janet MacMillan • non-fiction editor for academics, businesses, NGOs, think tanks, publishers
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- Organisation
- Janet MacMillan – Wordsmith
- Job title
- Owner
- Membership Grade
- Advanced Professional Member
About Janet
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Experienced editorial professional, specializing in editing (at all levels, including rewriting) non-fiction work, academic and business with a specialism in law and all connected fields following 20 years as a litigation lawyer. Helps clients, including publishers, academics, law firms, international development agencies, think tanks, government departments, professional services firms (global and national), businesses (ranging from multinational/global to small to medium size enterprises), charities get their message across clearly and in their own voice.
Also specializes in social sciences and humanities books, articles and conference papers for academic presses, academics, universities, researchers, students, NGOs, international development agencies, charities and think tanks.
Has extensive experience working with multi-lingual authors.
Is a member of the international editorial collective Editing Globally, a group of experienced editorial professionals who provide seamless and thorough editorial services to clients around the world and for whom no project is too large (or too small).
An experienced public speaker and trainer/instructor.
Media
Books, company literature, journals, law reports, manuals, multi-author books, theses and dissertations, NGO reports, international development and international aid reports, toolkits and case studies, educational materials, distance-learning materials, government reports, newsletters, illustrated books, online materials, travel guides, websites/blogs, meeting minutes, transcripts
Experience
Editorial and communications business owner (freelance) since 2003
Training
Non-fiction developmental editing (CIEP) 2024, CIEP Conference 2023, CIEP Conference 2022, CIEP Conference 2021 (conference organizing team), Efficient Editing (CIEP) 2021, CIEP Conference 2020, Toronto CIEP mini-conference 2019 (co-organizer), Practical PDF Markup (CIEP) 2019, Project Management (CIEP) 2019, Toronto CIEP mini-conference 2018 (co-organizer and speaker), CIEP Conference 2018 (speaker), Editing with Word (CIEP) 2017, Turn Your Editing Career into Teaching (Copyediting.com) 2017, CIEP Conference 2017 (speaker), Editors Canada Conference (speaker) 2019, Editors Canada Conference (speaker) 2015, Editors Canada Conference (speaker) 2014, Author–Editor Relations (EC) 2014, Ryerson University, publishing certificate courses (2004–2007)
Subjects
law (arbitration, banking, clincial negligence, insurance, reinsurance, Canadian, civil procedure, contracts/agreements, criminal, criminal injuries, employment, EU, experts' reports (court ordered and private) family, freedom of information, GDPR, history of, human rights, humanitarian, international/comparative, litigation, maritime, matrimonial, personal injury and claims, professional negligence, tables of cases/statutes, domestic violence, child abuse, law firm materials for internal and external use), international development, international aid, international relations, history (Canadian, 19th century, 20th century, British, economic, social, Scottish, English, constitutional, political, military, World War I, World War II), politics (British, Canadian, current affairs, European, developing countries, parliament(s), political science, political theory, United Nations), biographies/autobiographies/memoirs, business/business studies (marketing, history, organizational behaviour, public relations, quality standards, law), country/area studies (Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australasia, developing countries, Europes, Middle East, USA), economics (political, welfare), education (adult, careers advice, distance learning, international, mentoring), educational materials (GCSE, A and AS level, IB, college), environment/energy (climate change, environmental studies, politics, international development, voluntary sector), fiction (crime/mysteries/thrillers), geography (demography, developing countries, development studies, economic, human, sustainable development), dogs, literature (Canadian, Scottish), management (administration, human resources, organization development, public sector, training), media studies (publishing), medico-legal, social sciences (charities, crime and criminology, cultural studies, homelessness, human rights, labour relations, social policy, sociology), tourism/travel (Canada, Europe, Italy)
Qualifications
BA History and politics, LLB Law, Law Society Finals, Diploma in Marketing (Chartered Institute of Marketing)
Specialised software
Adobe Acrobat Pro DC, PerfectIt
Testimonials
As I approached my submission date with Routledge for a new book on mindfulness, consumerism and the political economy of attention earlier this year [2017], there was one urgent and outstanding task: a final edit of the entire manuscript. Within hours of beginning my search for someone who would meet my needs for professionalism, expertise and availability at short notice, the name of Janet MacMillan, was presented without hesitation by her peers. I am delighted to recommend Janet’s work, which was delivered without fuss, with good humour, and with perfect timing. Thank you Janet.
Dr Peter Doran, School of Law, Queen's University Belfast
I asked Janet MacMillan for a linguistic revision of the English style of my book Regionalism in Hard Times (Routledge, 2016). She not only did her job perfectly, but also on time – interplaying with me on a regular basis. Given her outstanding competence in social sciences, she took care of every single detail of the book contents as well, providing me with invaluable input of many suggestions to improve the clarity of my manuscript. I have already published 10 books in English; well, she was the most competent and serious reviser ever.
Prof. Mario Teló, Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences, Belgium, Jean Monnet Chair of International Relations in Brussels
Of all editors I have worked with, Janet is without any doubt the most professional and reliable one. Since I am a lawyer, in the past I have had difficulties discussing my lexical choices with editors who have little knowledge of my subject. But Janet has excellent understanding of the content of what she edits. This renders her lexical suggestions extremely accurate. When asked to justify her editing suggestions, she always provides academic support for her choices, instead of relying merely on intuition or personal taste. Moreover, she checks every single element meticulously and she provides constant support to queries, even when under the pressure of very short deadlines. I can recommend her to anyone who wants a seriously professional editor for legal work.
Dr Marco Corradi, avvocato/lawyer and Senior Lecturer, Department of Law, Lund University, Sweden
Working with Janet was a great experience. She was excellent at the basic copy-editing tasks, as well ensuring the manuscript adhered to the publisher’s style. Most valuable though was her ability to make suggestions that improved the flow of the text. Dedicated and punctual, she always returned comments in a timely manner. Her extensive knowledge and experience made Janet the best last line of defence
Dr Elli Lieberman, MSU, UMBC, and Loyola University, USA
In 2010 I had a book-length memoir published in the United Kingdom. To my great good fortune the publisher enlisted Janet MacMillan to edit the completed manuscript. I enjoyed the editing process very much and learned some important lessons in both writing and self-editing that have proved invaluable to my subsequent work. Janet was prompt, efficient, incisive, intelligent, well informed and very professional in all that she said and did. Despite her expertise and knowledge she displayed a delightful sense of humour throughout the entire editing process and also showed her compassion and humanity where such was required. I was very fortunate indeed to make the acquaintance of this remarkable lady – and even more fortunate to now know Janet as a most liked and respected friend. In her field of expertise, Janet, in my opinion, is the best there is to find.
Robert Edward Bridge, Author, New Zealand
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