| Donna Maurer is an exceptional editor. I had the pleasure of working with her while finishing my thesis for my Master's degree in Clinical Psychology. Her intelligence, professionalism, and integrity shines through in her work not only as an editor, but as a teacher and mentor as well. Her encouragement and guidance in writing and editing skills have lead me to become a confident and successful writer. Most importantly, my thesis was accepted, and I received my Master's degree. I couldn't have done it without the help of Donna Maurer. Thank you Donna. |
| Donna Maurer is an excellent writer, who has the knack of transforming complicated ideas into clear, readable prose. She has extensive editing experience; she has guided dozens of authors' manuscripts into print. Anyone who glances at the books she has co-edited can see the evidence of her skill: collections in which every chapter is written in clear language do not occur by accident. |
| Joel Best, Ph.D., Professor and Chair Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice University of Delaware |
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| Donna has a perceptive eye for editorial and formatting detail, a keen ability to capture the central argument and offer fitting advice, and a very reliable turn-around time. She has been responsive from start to finish in helping to make the weary post-defense phase much less daunting and more systematic. |
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| R.J., Ph.D. (Political Science, 2002) |
| Working with Donna was a pleasure. She was incredibly efficient and effective. We worked together, cleaning up the muddled mass of notes that eventually became my dissertation. Donna offered clear direction rather than just mechanical re-writing. From a business perspective, everything went smoothly. Donna delivered what she promised, on-time or earlier. |
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| Carol Schober, Psy.D. (Clinical Psychology, 2002) |
| Here is another wonderful letter I received from Kristin Zamastil, who defended her education dissertation in May 2003: |
| Dear Donna, |
| I wanted to thank you for the excellent, professional, high quality editing and proofreading you have been doing for me for the past year. My dissertation is now complete and I could not have done it without you. |
| On so many occasions, you became much more than an "editor." I sincerely appreciate the fact that you took so much extra time to look up my school's unique dissertation formatting guidelines and the solid advice you gave me on how to deal with certain logistical concerns of the process. In addition, I am forever grateful for your support during times of frustration with the complicated issues that arose with respect to my study. You were always positive and helpful, and you remained forever optimistic when things looked grim. The role you took on exceeded editor and became that of an educational mentor and friend. |
| On behalf of both my husband and myself, we would both like to thank you for making the dissertation process the highlight of my educational career. Your help and guidance through the process made the experience one to remember always in a constructive way. While many suffer through, together you and I made this a truly wonderful experience. Thank you for your participation in this process. |
| Best regards to you always, |
| Kristine Zamastil, Ph.D. |
| Emily Fairchild, M.S. (Clinical Psychology, 2003) |
| Here is a nice letter I received from Bart Reynolds, who defended his education dissertation in December 2004: |
| For the past year, we've worked together to complete my dissertation, and I want you to know that every penny I paid was well spent. You have been so good to work with, and to have completed my dissertation in such an excellent manner is much appreciated. I perceive you to be an exceptional woman of character and competence. I consider you to be a genuine person, who does the right things for the right reasons. As a fellow professional, I am honored to have worked with you on this project and sense from our association the pride that you take in something that has your name on it. I wish you well in all that you do and hope your life is filled with joy and happiness. You deserve it. Best wishes to you, and I will always have good thoughts for you. |
| Sincerely, |
| Bart Reynolds, Ed.D. |
| Dear Donna, |