Preparing high-quality information and reference material takes meticulous planning, up-to-date research and fact-checking, accurate copy preparation and, above all, an ability to communicate clearly. Whether you are publishing an information pamphlet or an encyclopedia, or compiling material for a corporate Website, your objectives are the same: to attract, inform, and stimulate your readers.

William Gould has worked as a reference writer and editor since the early 1970s, acquiring and developing all these skills with such famous companies as World Book Encyclopedia and Encyclopaedia Britannica. He has written on subjects as far apart as music, astronomy, and business. He has prepared detailed specifications for encyclopedia contributors on topics as diverse as trees of the British Isles and the culture and history of the Caribbean. He has copy-edited various types of publication, from biographical dictionaries and government press releases, as well as a wealth of general encyclopedia entries.

William Gould has worked as a freelance reference-writer and editor since 1989, supplying publishers and packagers with a high-quality service. In addition to continuing to provide encyclopedia articles for World Book and Britannica, he has also worked for such publishers as Cherrytree and Helicon.