Writing
I’ve been writing for 30 years professionally. I’ve written about my own research in music psychology and education, contributing millions of words in nearly 70 published and peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and books. I’m currently working on a book about travelling musicians. I also write about lifestyle, health, travel, music, and the science of happiness and wellbeing and how it applies to everyday life – see my blog.
I can write your story. Ghostwriting brings together my writing skills with my research expertise – I’ve been drawing out what matters to people and telling their stories throughout my research career, and am a skilled investigator who loves to get beyond the details to craft a compelling narrative.
I can also write with you and help fill in the blanks. I’ve co-written over 30 academic articles on different topics including children’s concentration during TV watching, whether music is better than knitting, how people choose music for exercise, talk about sunbed habits, and justify alcohol use, as well as co-writing an academic book about musical development with a fellow leader in my field, published by Cambridge University Press.
My academic profile has been under my maiden name, Alexandra Lamont, whereas I’m now writing in my married name, Alexandra King.
Rates by negotiation. Contact me for more information.
Editing and proofreading
I’m a native English speaker with a PhD in Education, 30 years of experience in academic and technical writing for assignments, theses, reports, scientific journals and books, 9 years as an Editor in Chief of an academic journal published by SAGE, and 25 years of assessing higher degrees in the UK and internationally. My qualifications are in music, education, and psychology, and with 5 years as Director of a cross-university Doctoral Academy my expertise spans humanities, social sciences and sciences.
I can help at every stage of your work from ideas to finished product, guiding you through developing outlines, plans, structure, organisations, giving feedback throughout. I will help polish your final products through high quality editorial support, copy editing and proofreading for all kinds of writing, including essays, presentations, papers, dissertations, non-fiction, and fiction and memoirs dealing with the big human issues such as love, loss, memory, relationships, and journeys of self-discovery. You can expect meticulous attention to detail and clear timeframes.
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Writing coaching
My key ingredients as a coach are consistent input, sensitive feedback, and firm encouragement. I have trained thousands of students in how to present arguments convincingly, to beat procrastination and writers’ block, and to organise, plan, and review large writing projects. I can coach and motivate you through your writing project, however big or small.
I will work with you in a tailored manner to support your writing, according to your own needs, timetable and challenges. This can be as a one-off or a regular series of meetings to hold you accountable and keep you on track. This is a highly personalised service delivered live and online.
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Alexandra was masterful at supporting my progress by working with me to set achievable deadlines, persistent in acknowledging the need for balance, and has a brilliant way of being able to see the bigger picture but zone into the details, leading to genuinely constructive feedback which helped me to weave complex details together into a coherent narrative.
Dr claire melia