Geoscience Writing Services

Although I have plenty of experience writing documents for various domains, industries, and products, I would prefer to provide writing or editing services for the geoscience field as that’s one way for me to be in touch with my passion (which is anything geological!)

I can provide the following:

Copy editing of manuscripts
Technical writing – can write/edit the following:

User manuals and online help for software (such as Seismic or GIS-related or well management). Users can use these, follow instructions and learn the software.
Hardware manuals which provide descriptions of various equipment and service parts lists
Product comparisons
Well log reports
Training manuals and course curriculum
Operating procedures
Safety instructions including disaster management procedures
Reports

I can also undertake:

Scientific Reference Style checking and indexing
Style editing
Formatting
Geological book reviews
Thesis evaluation

I use the following software to author/edit:

Adobe FrameMaker
Microsoft Word
Madcap Flare
Microsoft PowerPoint
Adobe RoboHelp

I can provide the following output:

Adobe Acrobat Professional (PDF) including accessible PDFs
Microsoft Word
Web help
Mobile help that can be accessed from smartphones and tablets

About me…

I always loved physical Geography and Geology. I loved to talk and read about things like the Atacama desert salt, Dead Sea salinity, the Amazon delta that washes out sediments miles into the Atlantic, the undersea mounts, dinosaurs (my favorite was the stegosaurus), and so on. I even did a project in school on Karst - a working model of limestone caves with stalagmites and stalactites and explained it to visitors at an exhibition!

Naturally, I studied a masters in Geology (I was particularly in interested in Sedimentology, Geochemistry, and Hydrogeology.

I had to work due to financial constraints after my masters even though I wanted to do research. Moreover, in India it was difficult to find a job related to Geology that paid anything worthwhile. In 1995, the Internet was not so common and information related to geology was not great. Thus, I worked as a copy editor of geoscience journals (Springer and Elsevier) for a while. I moved on to the IT (software) industry and worked as a technical writer. I gave my 100% and did very well here too.

In the past few years I have been lucky to write about software used in the geoscience field: GIS software and Seismic tools. I have also worked on documents used by the petroleum industry.

I collect books on geology, hunt for rocks and minerals, and participate in projects related to geology whenever I get a chance (work keeps me busy otherwise).

The interest has never been dormant - the rumblings have been there deep inside. Like a volcano...maybe the time to erupt in glorious fashion might happen anytime.

The blog is my expression of my desire to be out on the field and do research. I still hope to get back to being a geologist (or at least get involved in the subject full time!) I might go for a PhD.

I also use the blog to put up reviews of books and software related to geoscience. I have been a member of geological associations. Now that I can get around financially without being burdened by other commitments, I want to get involved in what I have always loved - geology.

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