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Last updated: 10/31/2025
Keith Goddard MA
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Profile Link: http://community.the-efa.org/member/KeithGoddard
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Toronto
Canada
  He/Him
  Male
  Master's degree
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Editor (copy, line, and substantive editing)
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  Mid
  Yes
  Currently Booking
  Academic Editing
  keith@CommonSenseEditing.com
  CommonSense Editing
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  I am an experienced non-fiction editor with a master's degree, an editing certificate, and ESL training. I have a successful track record, having edited dissertations, websites, curriculums, memoirs, and more.

With my advanced music training and understanding of musical terminology, I can edit any of your music-related materials including dissertations and theses with sensitivity and skill. I also have an education degree and can ensure your teaching materials or curriculum documents are clearly written and grade appropriate. I have edited several grant proposals totalling over $30 million in wins. I ensured they were written in plain, concise English, and I can do the same for you. Also, if you are a multilingual author, I have experience providing editing and, if needed, coaching.

Please see my website if you would like more information about my services or experience.

Here are a few testimonials from past clients:

“Keith has been an excellent editor and proofreader for Bolek Grant Writing, and I am extremely impressed with his services. He has a keen eye for detail, sees to it that our work is error-free and polished, and he goes above and beyond to ensure our content is the highest quality. He is professional, responsive, meets deadlines and is always willing to be flexible when our timelines shift. I couldn’t be happier with the level of service he provides. Overall, I highly recommend Keith for anyone in need of editing and proofreading services. He is a true professional!”
– Amy Bolek, Bolek Grant Writing & Consulting

“As an international student, I received invaluable help from you—not only through your expertise and precision in editing, but also through your professionalism, patience, and genuine care. Your guidance greatly improved my academic writing, especially in music-related research and dissertation writing. Working with you made an overwhelming process feel much more manageable, and I’m very grateful for that. Thanks to Keith’s editing, my dissertation not only met the formal academic standards but also communicated my ideas with far greater clarity.”
– Yizhou Luo, DMA (Doctor of Musical Arts)
  Copyediting, Curriculum Development, Developmental/Substantive editing, ESL/Translation editing, Instructional Design, Line Editing, Localization, Localization, US-UK, Proofreading, SEO
  Arts, Performing, Education, Fitness, Music, Nonprofit Organizations, Performing Arts, Popular Culture, Self-help, Sports
  Academic, Bibliographies, Curriculum, Dictionaries and Encyclopedias, Dissertations, How-to, Humanities, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-help, Social Sciences
  Academic Materials, Assessments, Autobiography, Biographies, Blogs, Catalogs, Dissertations/Theses, E-Learning, Essays, Family Histories, Government Documents, Grant proposals, Memoirs, Newsletters, Reference Materials, Textbooks, Websites
  Adult, Children, College, ESL, High school, Middle school, Pre-K–6, Young adult
  English
  American Psychological Association (APA), Associated Press (AP), Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS), Modern Language Association (MLA)
  Acrobat, Google Docs, Word
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