Dan Berman Writing & Editing Services

Specialties

A wide range of writing and editing related services, including: academic writing (e.g., thesis and dissertation coaching and editing), writing tutorial (for adults and high school students only), business writing (e.g., Web content and marketing collateral), English tutorial (for working professionals whose native language is not English) and college & graduate/​professional school application assistance (help with application essays and overall application strategy), as well as interview training (for jobs and academic admission).

History

Established in 1983.

In college, a professor of mine (from another country) asked me for help, first with his dissertation, then with scholarly publications. My roommate asked me for help with his applications to medical school (he was accepted to his first-​choice school). As the years went by, friends and colleagues increasingly sought me out for assistance with writing and editing of various kinds. Academic and non-​academic, personal and business, new media and old: everyone seemed to be getting good results from what I was doing for them. So I just kept going and no matter what else I was involved with at the time (teaching college, for example, or operating my own businesses), it was always rewarding to use my talent and skills in this area to help other people achieve their worthy goals. I recommend for clients what I believe to be in their best long-​term interests, even when this runs contrary to my own immediate financial interests. Doing right by others is more important than making money.

Meet the Business Owner

Dan B.

Business Owner

The foundation for Dan’s career in writing began long before he was born, as he comes from a long line of wordsmiths: No one famous, just writers who were skilled in their craft and put their talent to good use. In their own quiet ways, they did good work and helped to make the world a better place. In college, Dan’s interest in communication led him to enroll in the prestigious Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. After working briefly as a reporter in Washington, DC, he moved to China, where he learned Chinese, while teaching English. After his return to the US, he earned graduate degrees at Harvard and UC Berkeley, culminating in an interdisciplinary social science Ph.D. He has published books and articles, taught college in a variety of subject areas and operated his own businesses. This diversity of experience has given him a rich font of material on which to draw, in helping others with their writing and editing needs. (Dan is pictured here with his wife Anny.)