Writing
I’ve been writing for 30 years professionally. I’ve written about my own research for academic audiences, popular science, and the media. I’ve contributed millions of words to music psychology and education in nearly 70 published and peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and books. I also write about the science of happiness and wellbeing in my blog.
I can also write with you and help fill in the blanks. I’ve supported clients in education and government in generating evaluation reports and briefing papers, and have co-written over 30 academic articles on a wide range of 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. I also co-wrote an academic book about musical development with a fellow leader in my field.
My academic profile was under my maiden name, Alexandra Lamont, whereas I’m now writing in my married name, Alexandra King.
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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, books, presentations, press releases, and scientific and policy reports. 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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