{"id":878,"date":"2022-02-15T16:03:46","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T15:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krisbest.com\/?page_id=878"},"modified":"2022-09-29T20:15:34","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T18:15:34","slug":"editing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/krisbest.com\/de\/editing\/","title":{"rendered":"Englisches Lektorat"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.7 - 20-09-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"986\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/krisbest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/KBest-Photo.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krisbest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/KBest-Photo.png 986w, https:\/\/krisbest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/KBest-Photo-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/krisbest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/KBest-Photo-768x511.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 986px) 100vw, 986px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p>I am a <b>professional, native-speaking English editor<\/b> with a focus on&nbsp;<b>public policy <\/b>and <b>academia (social sciences)<\/b>.&nbsp;Although I welcome texts from any discipline, I have particular subject matter expertise in the following:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/krisbest.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\">\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>European integration and EU policy\/politics\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Political science, political economy, and international relations<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDemocracy, political extremism, and rule of law\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Economic, monetary, fiscal, and financial markets policy<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Micro- and macroeconomics, including behavioural economics<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p>My editing expertise is grounded in <b>nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/krisbest.com\/policy-work\/\">ten years of experience <\/a><\/b>as a\u00a0<b>policy analyst and researcher<\/b>. Having worked\u00a0in <b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 1rem;\">government, academia, and in private sector consulting<\/b>, I know that <b>context matters<\/b>.\u00a0Whether you&#8217;re writing a policy paper, an academic article, or a press release, you need an editor who understands how to tailor your writing to your audience. That&#8217;s why\u00a0<b>I offer more than just proofreading: I work with you to make your English writing more effective in context.<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I am based in Berlin, Germany, and specialise in working with <b>non-native English speakers,<\/b>\u00a0especially <strong>German<\/strong> speakers. I am <strong>fully fluent in German<\/strong> (see my <a href=\"https:\/\/krisbest.com\/translation\/\">translation services<\/a>) and am happy to work with you in either language.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/krisbest.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-box.min.css\">\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.delorscentre.eu\/en\/publications\/detail\/publication\/eu-asset-register\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.delorscentre.eu\/en\/publications\/detail\/publication\/eu-asset-register\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished sample\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Out of the Dark &#8211; An EU Asset Register to Combat Illicit Financial Flows&#8221; by Sebastian Mack, available on the website of the Jacques Delors Centre for European Affairs.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.7 - 20-09-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3>Rates<\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t<p>My editing rates are flexible and depend on the length and complexity of the text(s) as well as the intensity of editing requested. In general, I offer three different levels of service:<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Basic language editing<\/b> (correction of clear linguistic errors only)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Style editing <\/b>(improving flow and diction, creating a &#8216;native-sounding&#8217; text)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Style and content editing <\/b>(improving argumentation, persuasiveness, structure, tone)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<p>My average rates are <strong>\u20ac0.05 per word for style editing<\/strong>, depending on complexity and quality of the source text. For <strong>style and content editing<\/strong>, please <a href=\"mailto:kris@krisbest.com\">contact me<\/a> to discuss the details. 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