ConText Editorial Services, Inc. is a small, woman-owned, freelance business established in 1998 as a sole proprietorship and incorporated in 2003. Nancy Sixsmith, editor and owner, spent eight years prior in various in-house editorial positions: copyeditor, development editor, production editor, and managing editor.
Over the years, we have worked with a diverse clientele, including publishers, small businesses, large corporations, nonprofits, universities and other academic institutions, and government entities, among others.
We have been successful in cultivating long-term relationships with clients, which enable us to reach a deeper understanding of their needs and the particular types of publishing they do. We strive to develop close client relationships with a high degree of trust while maintaining a positive and upbeat attitude with prompt responsiveness and flexibility.
Read what our clients say.
We offer a keen analytical eye, an awareness of what is needed to produce professional documents, and an extensive track record of carrying projects to completion on deadline. Our rates are reasonable and vary with the type of work required for the project. We will work with you on deadlines and billing methods (whether per page, per hour, a project rate, or other).
Have a question about the services we offer or our availability for your project? Send us a message or call 812-324-2706 for a free consultation. We are always looking for new challenges and opportunities to grow.
What Clients Say
Here is a sampling of unsolicited feedback from a few of our clients:
“Please let Nancy Sixsmith know that I appreciated the great job she did on the copyediting and that I learned a lot from her corrections. This is my first experience going through a full professional editing process and it’s been great. It will make a world of difference to my own writing in the future.”
—Tony Mullen, author, Introducing Character Animation with Blender (Wiley)
“This book and its related projects—PowerPoint slides, quarterly newsletters, and more—benefit from the skills of Nancy Sixsmith of ConText Editorial Services.”
—Melissa S. Brown, managing editor, author, Giving USA (The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University)
“You were an instrumental part of shipping this book on time. Thank you. Your hard work and ability to turn around chapters in lightning speed time while still doing a great proof job is extremely appreciated. I'll let [the managing editor] know about your fine work on this one.”
—Production editor, Friends of ED
“Nancy Sixsmith was fantastic! She is the best copyeditor I have worked with (five books)!! Buy her a Cuban cigar and a large dry martini! She deserves them!!”
—Dr. Lars G. Björk, Ph.D., associate professor and author,
The Contemporary Superintendent (Corwin Press)
“Just wanted you to know that you kicked butt on this Training Kit! Great job!”
—Project manager, Microsoft Press
“Nancy Sixsmith, project and copy editor, was instrumental in improving the language and consistency of this book.”
—Catherine Pacquet, author, Building Cisco Remote Access Networks (Cisco Press)
“Without the help of Nancy Sixsmith’s language skills, the text would not have been as easy to read. Thanks to her attention to detail and excellent writing abilities, the text reads as well as it does today. It is really nice to see the changes that [she is] making to text. Not being a native English speaker I find this process very interesting—I learn a lot…I love to get feedback and develop my English skills.”
—Johan Thelin, author, Foundations of Qt Development (Apress)
“You have been a pleasure to work with, and I appreciate your gentle manner with the authors and attention to detail. Looking forward to continuing our partnership!”
—Managing editor, Sage Publications
“Nancy Sixsmith [has] been not only fun to work with, but must take credit for taking the strain from us with [her] intelligent editing.”
—Steven Webster and Alistair McLeod, authors, Developing Rich Clients with Macromedia Flex (Peachpit)
“Thanks, Nancy! Their [award-winning books’] excellence is due in no small part to your hard work. Thanks so much for everything!”
—Walter Glenn, author, MCDST Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-271) and MCDST Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-272), winners of the Society of Technical Communication’s Excellence Award and Distinguished Award, respectively (Microsoft Learning)
“Great working with you! You did an awesome job and the author was very happy with your comments and queries.”
—Editor, Macromedia Press
“We can’t forget all the fantastic editors who contributed countless hours of work to this project, including Nancy Sixsmith, the copy editor.”
—Kevin Hales, Robert Padjen, Todd Lamle, authors, CCNP: Cisco Internetwork Troubleshooting Study Guide (Sybex)
“I really appreciate all of your hard work throughout this whole book, but especially end of last week and this one. You really pulled us through. Thanks much!”
—Project editor, Apress
“Your skills and attention to detail improved the book immensely, for which I am truly grateful.”
—Curt Frye, Microsoft Excel MVP and author, Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Step By Step (Microsoft Press)
“Overall, I found this [book] to be very thoughtfully edited, not only for consistency within the material, but free of basic flaws. I would hire your editor in a flash to work for me given the opportunity.”
—Judge, Society for Technical Communication, Public Evaluations Committee