bringing your voice and ideas forward

At any stage of your writing process, customized services

What's an editor for?

Think of me as the shoe repair person. You have writing to fix, and I have a shop full of tools.

Why come to me?

I trained to work with words. I studied literature and learned my trade under scholars and professionals.

Vinaròs, Spain, you say?

I live in my wife's hometown between Barcelona and València. I'm a Texan who started out as an editor in New York.


services

My goal is to meet your editorial needs.

I work with alumni magazines, university marketing divisions, academic researchers, and creatives. I'd love to see (or hear about) your project so we can find the appropriate service options.

Big-picture feedback

Substance and structure

An attentive reader above all, I often help to reorder story elements and to make main themes explicit.

Line editing

Sentences and syntax

Clarifying relationships between parts of sentences is worth the effort. In this process, we usually save words.

Copy editing

Choices and consistency

I've authored in-house guidelines on usage, punctuation and style. I know AP and other resources well.

Freelance writing

Your story assignments

As a magazine veteran, I'll bring story development skills to profiles, Q&As, front-of-book pieces, etc.

Contact me

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Show me your project. Connect.

Use the phone number below to message me on WhatsApp. To share a draft, email me.

12500 Vinaròs, Spain 

+34 682 74 85 19

matthewsjuan@gmail.com

6 hours ahead of New York City or 9 hours' difference with LA