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what I do  If you have a grant application, patent, article, or book project involving science, technology, or medicine that is held up because of language difficulties, lack of time or writing expertise, or other production roadblocks, I can help. I will do grant and patent writing, researched writing on assignment, developmental and substantive manuscript editing, co-writing and re-writing, or whatever else is needed. |
who
I am 
I have a PhD in Engineering Sciences from Dartmouth (EE with biomedical dissertation) and an MA in English from Northwestern. I've also studied and taught creative writing at Columbia College, Chicago. In over ten years of freelance writing and editing I have published hundreds of encyclopedia articles on scientific, mathematical, and medical topics as well as essays, peer-reviewed technical articles and prizewinning fiction. I've written a number of patents and grants (2 awarded out of 4 decided in 2009: one for $5.4 million from DOE, one for $3.4 million from NIMH) and have edited numerous texts for engineers, doctors, architects, entrepreneurs, and other professionals. I live in Vermont and work from home. |
| energy and climate I have extensive writing experience and keen interest in global climate change, energy efficiency, energy policy, alternative energy, and related fields. IN RECENT NEWS: The two-volume reference work Climate Change: In Context, for which I contributed a large number of subject-specific articles on the science and politics of climate change, has received a prestigious 2009 RUSA Award from the American Library Association. A co-editor of the work, Lee Lerner, has praised my contribution: "Dr. Larry Gilman deserves a special nod for the quality of CCIC. Not only did he author a good number of articles, but Larry was always there to keep me on the true path of science -- and to resist the siren call of false balance." To see the rest of Lee's statement, including praise for other contributors, please click here. A sample article made publicly available by the publisher can be linked to from my writing samples page. |
 “You are my hero!!!”
Dr. Murray Korc, Chair, Department of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, 2008 “I
worked with Larry Gilman for 18 months on the preparation of the
manuscript for my book Recombinant
Urbanism
(2004). He was tough and demanding, but respectful of both my voice and
the structure of my arguments. When I took my text to Wiley
International for publication there were only six points raised by
their copyeditor in 360 pages! Amazing work!”
David Grahame Shane, Professor of Architecture, Columbia University, 2004 “Larry
Gilman is a treasured colleague who has substantially contributed (as a
writer and/or advisor) to many of our book and film projects over the
years. In addition to his areas of expertise, Larry's writing
is
skilled, accurate, and enlightening across a range of scientific
disciplines. Armed with facts and a disarming sense of humor,
to
the good of every project Larry delivers the top-notch material and
honest insights. Simply put, we trust his integrity and work.”K. Lee Lerner, Managing Dir.,
Lerner & Lerner (US) LernerMedia (UK)
Suite 145, 8 Shepard Market, Mayfair, London W1J7JY UK www.lernermedia.co.uk
“Tremendous
thanks are also due to editor Larry Gilman. As always, his insight,
humor, and intelligence helped shape my writing and thinking about the
works at hand.”
Kristin Chambers, Curator, Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, in Threads of Vision: Toward a New Feminine Poetics, 2001 “I
have finished going over your editing of chapters 2-7—and
think it a
masterful job! So many thanks for so many points of
clarification.”M. Christine Boyer, School of Architecture, Princeton University “Our
breast-imaging group’s book project was floundering because
all
of the principle authors were too occupied with their normal faculty
duties. Larry really whipped this project into shape. First, he had the
technical skills from his engineering experience to really grasp much
of the technical aspects in relatively short order. He also handled all
aspects of the project coordination from interfacing with the publisher
to prodding the individual authors. When certain critical parts were
falling too far behind, Larry actually wrote large sections of
different chapters and fine-tuned them with the various authors to
reduce their workload. Finally, his organization and attention to
detail really turned this into a fine product. The final textbook is a
testament to his hard work.”
Paul Meaney, PhD, Dartmouth College, co-editor with L. Gilman, PhD and Keith Paulsen, PhD of Alternative Breast Imaging: Four Model-Based Approaches, Kluwer, 2004 “Larry
Gilman was our excellent editor, performing miracles on texts written
in what—for some—was a third or fourth
language.”Michael Sorkin, Sorkin Gallery, New York, in The Next Jerusalem: Sharing the Divided City, Monacelli Press, 2002 “Larry
Clifford Gilman deserves another nod for his excellent writing, his
invaluable reviewing and copyediting of some troublesome material, and
for his consistent good humor . . .”
Brigham Narins, in World of Computer Science, Thomson Gale, 2002 “Working
with you to reshape my grant proposal text into a book chapter was the
most painless experience I ever had with a publication. I think all
academic departments should be provided with your help.”
Wendy Wells, MD, Associate Professor of Pathology, Dartmouth Medical School |
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