Birdwell
Writing & Editing
Professional Writing, Editing, and Proofreading Services
SERVICES
We offer a series of services to help writers and publishers achieve effective, error-free documents, no matter the genre or style of writing. We work with a diverse group of individual writers, academic publishers, and media companies. Our clientele ranges from seasoned to beginning writers, non-native speakers, and students. Our company also offers services in ghostwriting and copywriting nonfiction, as well as coaching sessions for fiction and nonfiction manuscripts in progress. Contact us using the form at the bottom of the page or email us directly at info@birdwellwritingandediting.com—and we’ll reply with a free consultation and estimate.
COPYWRITING
Composes text with client's target audience and purpose in mind. Ideal service for startups, web designers, and online retailers; composes text with client's target audience and purpose in mind.
PROOFREADING
Eliminates errors of style, spelling, and grammar; prepares a draft to be sent to a typesetter
GHOSTWRITING
Collaborates with clients; produces non-fiction, book-length manuscripts.
COPYEDITING
Ensures clarity, elegance, consistency, and grammatical correctness; prepares a draft for submission to an editor.
COACHING
One-on-one sessions over Zoom; helps you start, sustain, and complete your writing projects.
DEVELOPMENTAL
EDITING
Focuses on organization, structure, argument, and style; turns a rough draft into an effective one.
TESTIMONIALS
"Robert is by far the best editor that I have had. Being an academic, I often shrug off grammar for long, flowing sentences, which is not always the best thing. Robert’s attention to detail and grammar is astonishing. He even worked through my translations and helped me transform them into something that would stand out. I couldn’t recommend Robert more."
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Dwight, Professor of Philosphy
"I have been working with Robert for several manuscripts. Robert is good at finding subtle grammatic errors and improving the readability and fluency of sentences without changing the original meaning. I benefit a lot from Robert's professional and meticulous proofreading. Also, Robert is helpful and patient with any of my questions."
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Jiayan, Ph.D. Candidate in Geography
Robert Z. Birdwell
Owner and Head Editor
Owner and head editor Robert Z. Birdwell teaches and tutors in the Writing Program and Writing Center of Emory University. He received his Ph.D. in English from Penn State in 2016. He has over seven years of experience editing and over a dozen years teaching writing. He is the author of The Radical Novel and the Classless Society: Utopian and Proletarian Novels in U.S. Fiction from Bellamy to Ellison (Lexington Books, 2018). Robert and his wife and son live in Decatur, Georgia.
Jack Ouligian
Assistant Editor
Assistant editor Jack Ouligian currently lives in New Jersey. He works as a copywriter at Rutgers University and teaches ESL at a local community college. Jack enjoys the detailed, granular process of proofreading and copyediting, especially when he's working with subjects that he knows little to nothing about. In his free time, he likes to write short stories and poems.