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Sara Appel Sara Appel

Associate Professor, Anthropology and Latin American Studies

“There are many ways to give feedback on a manuscript, but Sara’s way was just a perfect balance of insightful and practical. Her manuscript review revealed my work to myself in a way I had simply not seen before.  Most importantly, her feedback listed very concrete ways that I could tackle lingering problems in my writing. This made the review process a straight-forward do-able project, which is a rare gift with book-length projects.”

Associate Professor, Anthropology and Latin American Studies

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Sara Appel Sara Appel

Professor, English (Copy)

“Sara dove deep into my manuscript to truly understand it from the inside out. Her Manuscript Assessment was at once sympathetic and rigorous; it offered a range of layered comments, both on the content and on crucial issues of structure and style, and allowed me to see the project with fresh eyes, which propelled my revision. Sara is a fabulous editor!”

Professor, English

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Sara Appel Sara Appel

Assistant Professor, African American Studies and Media Studies

“I appreciated Sara’s intentionality. It was so obvious that she understood the arguments I was making, which was evident in her pointing out some of the spots where I missed an opportunity to make deeper connections between ideas. Her praise notes and ‘kudos’ were also inserted at just the right moments, and her use of tags and section headings made her Manuscript Assessment easy to digest. I feel motivated to polish this manuscript and well-equipped to move forward.”

Assistant Professor, African American Studies and Media Studies

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Sara Appel Sara Appel

Public Scholar, Anthropology

“Sara has been editing my articles for years. There’s no one I trust more to give me the kind of rigorous feedback on my writing that I’m looking for. Sara just has the sort of brain that you want interacting with your work: one shaped by interdisciplinary training and innate good judgment.”

Public Scholar, Anthropology

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Sara Appel Sara Appel

CA, Novelist

“I am highly impressed by Sara’s work on my novel. Her insights and thoughtful suggestions helped to strengthen the story in ways I did not think about originally. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a very thorough and thoughtful professional review of their work. Thank you, Sara!”

CA, Novelist

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Sara Appel Sara Appel

Assistant Professor, Sociology

“I publish in a lot of Sociology of Education journals, and Sara’s assistance has been indispensable to getting my articles accepted. She’s especially good at coaxing me to add complexity to my arguments and root out any unsupported assumptions that might be lingering. She’s been one of the keys to my academic success, and I’m definitely going to keep seeking her out in the future. ”

Assistant Professor, Sociology

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Sara Appel Sara Appel

Professor, English

“Sara strikes the right balance between push and patience. For my second book, I needed a developmental editor who’d help me give what had become a sprawling, shapeless monster form and cohesiveness; and yet, I still had classes to teach and department duties to fulfill. Sara was understanding, but never let me resign to the seduction of changing my professed priorities. She was also the close reader I needed. Perhaps her belief in the importance of my project was her greatest gift to me.”

Professor, English

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