Lauryn Smith du Toit
Phone
8473877990

Hi! My name is Lauryn, and I’m a freelance editor based in the San Francisco Bay Area. I have almost 10 years of editing experience, specializing in helping nonfiction, academic, and business writers who are ready to take their print and/or digital content to the next level.

I am particularly familiar with editing high-stakes medical content, and am also comfortable with all the life sciences and environmental subjects, among other topics. My educational background is in journalism, English, biology, and library and information sciences.

In my free time, I manage the library at a local history museum, provide volunteer editing services for the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, and perform curatorial tasks for the Invertebrate Zoology and Geology Department at the California Academy of Sciences.

Thank you for trusting me with your work. Together, we will troubleshoot and perfect your content, ensuring that the end product fits both your vision and your readers’ expectations.

Editing Services
Copyediting, Developmental editing, Line editing, Proofreading, Series, Substantive, Technical
Writing Services
Rewriting
Other Services
Style guide creation
Nonfiction Genres
Academic, Autobiography and memoir, Biography, Business, Cookbooks, Creative nonfiction, Essay, DIY/how-to, History, Reference, Self-help, Textbooks, Travel, True crime
Age Levels
Young adult, New adult, Adult
Style Manuals
American Medical Association (AMA), American Psychological Association (APA), Associated Press Stylebook (AP), Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS), Modern Language Association (MLA)
Software
Google Docs, Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word
Other Memberships
ACES: The Society for Editing, Editorial Freelancers Association