An editor with twenty years’ industry experience, specializing in crime, thrillers and women’s commercial fiction.
 
My passion is story – how to help you make your story the very best it can be. I pride myself on a friendly (but always honest!) approach and hope you’ll enjoy the editing process. If you’re fairly new to writing, I can help you hone your story-telling skills – you’ll find yourself a better writer for it. If you’re an experienced writer, you’ll know the value of another pair of eyes on a manuscript. So, no matter what stage your manuscript is at, I can help.
 
If you’ve just finished (well done!), I can take a look to advise you how much more editorial work is required. If you’ve been through a round or two of rewrites, perhaps a developmental edit is needed? I look at plot, structure, characterisation, narrative pace, sense of place, as well as other aspects. What works, what doesn’t and – most importantly – how to fix it.
 
A copy-edit will pick up typos, bad grammar and punctuation and iron out inconsistencies.
 
A proofread will give it that final professional polish – whether you’re going to self-publish or submit via the traditional publishing route.
 
Whether you hope for this to be the first of many novels or the only one you ever intend to write, you want it to be the very best it can be. For your personal satisfaction – and Amazon reviews last a very long time!
 
Current publishers: Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Little, Brown, Atlantic, Bonnier, Duckworth, Transworld, Palazzo and Profile (amongst many more). I work with indie authors from all over the UK and around the world. CIEP Advanced Professional. 
 

London, United Kingdom

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