Biography

Born and raised in a Korean-American family in Denver, Natalie Hodges has performed as a classical violinist throughout Colorado and in New York, Boston, Paris, and the Italian Piedmont, as well as at the Aspen Music Festival and the Stowe Tango Music Festival. She graduated from Harvard University and writes about music, science, racial politics and cultural assimilation, and Korean and Korean-American history. Her first book, Uncommon Measure: A Journey Through Music, Performance, and the Science of Time, was published by Bellevue Literary Press and was longlisted for the 2022 National Book Award.

Consulting & Editing Services

Developmental and copy editing for technical/business documents and for nonfiction and memoir projects; proof-reading and fact-checking.

Examples of past work:

• Digital textbook for first-year business classes at University of Denver

• Text for the English version of the food-scanner app GoCoCo (Go Conscious Consumer)

• Book-length memoir by a renowned cardiologist critiquing American healthcare infrastructures

Testimonials:

“Natalie has completed two copy editing jobs for me. She did outstanding work on both projects. She has a keen attention to detail, spotting and fixing the smallest errors in grammar and punctuation. She made my writing more coherent and readable. Besides her outstanding technical copy editing skills, Natalie is a pleasure to work with. She gets things done on time and within budget. If you’re in need of a highly skilled copy editor I suggest you get in touch with Natalie Hodges.”

"I'm 100% satisfied with the assignment Natalie completed for me. Her proofreading was excellent and she went above and beyond with her input and feedback. She worked hard to meet the short deadline which I really appreciated. She's responsive and insightful. I highly recommend her!"

 "Natalie did a fantastic job proofreading our content and turned [the assignment] in on time! We are delighted with the result, and we will definitely work together again!"