“When I engaged Emily Bowles to help me with my manuscript . . .[she] was supportive, thoughtful, and organized. Her knowledge of art history gives her an edge, as she understands the complexities and nuances of art-historical writing. She is a clear communicator and sticks to deadlines, yet she was flexible when my schedule needed to shift. With her input, I was able to complete my long-suffering manuscript with confidence and without anxiety. The end result is a book that I am very proud of.”

“Emily Bowles is an excellent editor. She’s extremely detail-oriented, catching even the smallest punctuation errors. She also collaborates skillfully with authors—offering suggestions, for example, to improve phrasing in ways that increase the reader’s understanding and enhance stylistic flow.”

“I appreciated Emily Bowles’s flexibility in working with our shifting deadlines during the production of William Edmondson: A Monumental Vision. She asked good questions along the way, was thorough in her proofread, had sound editorial suggestions, and delivered the project on time. ”

“I am so grateful for Emily’s thoughtful editing of A Collection of Perspectives: Native American Art at The Fralin Museum of Art. . . Her editing greatly enhanced the cogency and coherence of a volume with diverse voices and perspectives.”

“We three—first-time book co-authors—contacted Emily Bowles following strong recommendations from others in the museum field. Emily graciously accepted our project with a tight schedule, and created an organized workflow to manage the process. Her communication was always both prompt and clear, and she was unfailingly helpful—a boon to writers on a deadline. When writing our respective chapters, we each made intentional, and differing, style choices. We appreciated that Emily thoughtfully supported this variety while also establishing consistency within and across chapters. As museum educators we appreciated her sensitive textual solutions for recounting dialogues in gallery
teaching that still satisfied our publisher’s style guide. Emily is an excellent copy editor and her attention to myriad details greatly strengthened our book. Upon receiving her edits, it was easy to clarify our own intentions and to make the right choices. This was invaluable. Finally, Emily has extensive knowledge of art, artists, and museums. . . . She was an enthusiastic supporter of our goals and our work, and understood its value and importance.”

“Emily Bowles read my manuscript, Sisters in Art, with great attention to detail, and her broad knowledge of art history was extremely helpful. Her thoughtful suggestions helped me to determine when I needed to provide more information for the reader and when I was going off on a tangent that would be better discussed in a footnote. After Emily’s careful copyediting, my manuscript was much more concise and accurate.”

“I knew that having an efficient copy editor for my book manuscript would be the difference between applying for [academic] promotion this year versus waiting. My application deadline for full professor was looming when I found Emily Bowles. Thankfully, I hired Emily as my copy editor and I could not be happier with the results. My book manuscript, Burnished: Zulu Ceramics Between Rural and Urban South Africa, was well received by my editor at Indiana University Press [and] sailed through external reader remarks.”

“We always appreciate Emily’s thoughtful edits and depth of understanding of arts-specific writing. Would highly recommend her services!”