Professional memberships
Chartered Institute of Editors and Proofreaders (Professional Member)
Association of Freelance Editors, Proofreaders & Indexers of Ireland (Full Member)
Editorial Freelancers Association
Professional Editors Network
Society of Authors
Educational qualifications
MA Philosophy (in progress)
MMus Musicology/cultural studies
BMus Music
LRIAM Teaching diploma (level 8)
Training and professional development
Copyediting Certificate (CIEP)
MS Word for Professional Editing (CIEP)
Plain English for Editors (CIEP)
Languages
English (native)
Spanish (proficient)
Experience
Taylor & Francis
Bloomsbury
CUNY Press
Manchester University Press
Services offered
Developmental editing (fiction)
Copy editing (non-fiction)
Proofreading
Indexing
Media
Portfolio available at:
http://www.bombproofediting.com
Subject areas
Philosophy
Social Science
Music
Humanities
Clients include
Bloomsbury
Cambridge Proofreading
Routledge
Manchester University Press
Examples of work undertaken
Kathryn Harkup: Death by Shakespeare: Snakebites, Stabbings and Broken Hearts – Bloomsbury
Kathryn Harkup: The Secret Lives of the Elements – Greenfinch
Sally Faulkner: The Cinema of Cecilia Bartolomé: Feminism and Francoism – Manchester University Press
Rozemund Uljée: Thinking Difference With Heidegger and Levinas: Truth and Justice – CUNY Press
Jack David Eller: Beyond Liminality: Ontologies of Abundant Betweenness – Routledge
Chris Robinson: Cheer and Loathing: Scattered Ramblings on Indie Animation – Routledge
James Garrabrant: Nightwatch – h:strom
Andrew Moffat: No Outsiders: We Belong Here: Lesson Plans to Teach Diversity and Equality in Schools – Routledge
Laura Miranda (ed): The Routledge Handbook to Spanish Film Music – Routledge
Chris Warner, Caroline Greenlee, and Chris Butterworth: Why Care? How Thriving Individuals Create Thriving Cultures of Continuous Improvement Within Organizations – Routledge
Joyce Cooper-Kahn and Laurie Dietzel: Late, Lost, and Unprepared: A Parents’ Guide to Helping Children with Executive Functioning – Routledge
Andrew Clarke: Corporate Law and Climate Change: Theory, Risk, Governance – Routledge
Bruce A Elleman: The US Navy and the South China Sea: American, Chinese, and Vietnamese Maritime Relations, 1945-2023 – Routledge
Penelope McRedmond: Mediation and Justice – Routledge
Testimonials
“Dónal’s deep knowledge of philosophy, combined with his excellent language skills, resulted in a clear, comprehensive PhD thesis, that I was delighted with. I passed easily, and even published the thesis in a book version with a good academic press. This would not have been possible without Dónal.”
— Dr. Rozemund Uljée, University of Leiden, author of Thinking Difference with Heidegger and Levinas
“Working with Dónal was straightforward and he communicates well. He edited the manuscript professionally by normalizing stylistic preferences to standard style guide suggestions. He also posed questions and provided opinions on style and wording.”
— James Garrabrant, Author of Nightwatch
“Dónal copyedited my novel, and did a great job. His work was precise, considered, on-time and was worth the money. It really made my book shine and I’d recommend his services to anyone.”
— Richard Walsh, Playwright and Novelist
“Dónal aided in the preparation of my PhD thesis a number of years ago. It was especially helpful to find a patient reader who exhibited as much sensitivity to the subtleties of style and content, as he did knowledge of standard conventions and formatting. I would highly recommend Dónal as a diligent, skillful copyeditor and proofreader.”
— Dr. Conal Ryan, University of Cork, Composer and Architect