We Do Words was established by Gordon Campbell and Kristen Erskine in 2015 to provide editing services to academia, industry and government.

Gordon is an accredited professional editor and a director of the Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd). Kristen writes and edits fiction. She has extensive experience as a copyeditor and proofreader.


Editing and writing

Academic editing is a large part of our work. We also have extensive experience in the vocational education sector. We've worked on publications for public and private sector organisations, including reports, submissions, web content, marketing material and educational content. Here are some of our gigs:

  • copyediting the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry for the last six years.
  • writing and editing stories based on interview transcripts as part of the Shared Transfer of Care project for Primary Health Tasmania
  • editing Understanding Construction Law for LexisNexis publishers.
Educational development

Gordon has developed curricula and course content for university pre-degree programs (as lecturer and unit coordinator) and university English language centres. Kristen and Gordon have written and edited interactive content for online classes, are familiar with a wide range of e-learning systems, and are experienced teachers and trainers.

Vocational sector

Gordon develops endorsed and accredited training packages in the vocational education sector. This includes:

• development of course structure
• writing and editing of qualification and units
• development of training and assessment strategies
• consultation with industry stakeholders and experts
• technical writing in a range of fields including aeronautics, manufacturing, and construction.

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We Do Words can

  • ensure your punctuation, spelling, grammar and style are correct and consistent
  • rewrite sentences to improve flow and clarity
  • do more extensive rewriting and restructuring 
  • write original content
  • conduct research
  • take on whole of project management

Gordon did a wonderful job! I was on a tight deadline and he was able to meet it with flying colors despite our 18 hour time difference. He told me he would have it to me by the time I woke up and he fulfilled his commitment! His writing was not only timely, but creative as well which is something I needed. He also communicated well with me. I wouldn't hesitate to use him again!

— Aspen Edge Consulting

I manage a restaurant for a hospitality and tourism training institution, and it is important that our operations manual is user-friendly. Kristen did an excellent job updating this. As well as correcting mistakes, she rewrote and reorganised some sections to make them clearer and more understandable. She worked closely with me to make sure she was communicating the right message. I’d be very happy to work with her again and recommend her to anyone needing friendly and efficient help with any kind of writing.

— Katy D

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I really think you guys did an excellent job copy editing the paper! My coauthors and I really appreciate your time and effort. Even though we already had put major effort in writing the manuscript, your suggestions helped to improve it. I am happy to keep your company in mind, and recommend it to others, if the need for editing arises in the future.
Thank you so much and keep up the great work.
Best wishes from Germany.


—Dr Wagner

I was extremely impressed with Gordon's work. I was putting together a job application and contacted Gordon to talk through what he might be able to do to support me. He offered to have a quick look, free of charge, to see if he did, in fact, have anything to contribute! He got back in touch with me quickly and suggested he could 'add value' - so I approved his work. He proceeded to find a number of small fiddly errors that I'd overlooked and did a final tidy up of the whole application. I am really pleased with the quality of his work. He was reliable, competent, fast and very friendly.

— Janet