A professionally written index is a map, guiding your readers to the treasures within your book.
Donna Jarjour, M.A.
With a master’s degree in Biblical Studies, Ph.D. level work in the Bible and the ancient Near East, and certification from the American Society for Indexing, I can provide professional indexes for scholarly books, textbooks, and trade books in a variety of subjects.
Biblical works
Whether you need a subject index, Scripture index, name index, or all of the above I can provide you with high quality, on-time indexes.
Ancient Near East
Is the Babylonian, Assyrian, Hittite, or Achaemenid Empire your topic? I can help with that. Do city-states, the Amarna letters, or Phoenician trade routes get you excited? Me, too!
Biblical languages
If you are writing a book that relies heavily on Biblical Hebrew or Koine Greek, I can not only write a subject index for your book but also provide a Hebrew or Greek index as well.
Textbooks
Are you writing on Roman or Greek history? I would love to help with your book. A grammar of a foreign language? After studying nine languages, I know what language students are looking for.
Trade books on a variety of topics.
Gourmet cooking? Backcountry camping? Farming? Horse breeding? Travel destinations? I can write indexes for books on wide-ranging topics.
Semitic languages
Are you writing a treatise on comparative Semitics? Discussing the intricacies of Akkadian or Ugaritic? I have the training and experience to index your book.
Why hire a professional indexer?
If you are an author, the answer is because you are tired. Very tired. You have worked long hours to get your monograph to the point where it is ready for an index. Let a fresh, highly-trained pair of eyes take over.
A professional indexer looks at your book the way your readers will and does the analysis that allows those readers to easily find topics. Indexers also have specialized software that allows them to create beautiful indexes that will help sell your book.
How much does it cost?
Let me give you a free estimate. Cost depends, for example, on the density of the book’s material, the number of words in the book, and how comprehensive the index will be, among other things.
Use the contact form below to get a free estimate.
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