Overview
Hello!
If you've landed here because you're looking for a second pair of eyes on your book or need constructive feedback to take your project forward, I hope you know you've found a welcoming and supportive space, as well as an editor with the experience to help your book become the strongest it can be.
As an author myself, I know how scary it can be sharing your work, whether it's for the first or the fiftieth time. My novels, THE SILENT TREATMENT and THE ENDS OF THE EARTH, have been published by Penguin in the U.K., HarperCollins in the US and in over a dozen languages worldwide and I’ve been a Radio 2 Book Club Pick. But none of that happened without my own share of struggles: keeping confidence through to the end of a first draft; the tedium of editing; the inevitable stumbling blocks. That's why I always ensure I work collaboratively and positively, even when making tough suggestions.
My editorial skills were honed and refined at Curtis Brown Literary Agency where I assisted a senior agent on an amazing roster of authors which included Jojo Moyes, Clare Mackintosh and Santa Montefiore. Not only has this given me a shrewd commercial eye, but it also gave me invaluable training in providing the very highest quality editorial reports on commercial and book club fiction manuscripts. I am solutions-focussed and will happily help brainstorm plot holes, character consistency, whatever you need. Having reviewed thousands of submissions from authors, I am also especially well placed to read and review agent-submission packages; I know what it takes to make your queries shine and, most crucially, to find the right home for your work.
Nothing gives me more pleasure than helping authors to bring the best out of their work so, if you are looking for an approachable, professional and committed editor for your submission package or novel, please don't hesitate to get in touch to tell me about your project and ask for a quote.
I’d really love to hear from you,
Abbie x
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Self-employed
*Author of THE SILENT TREATMENT and THE ENDS OF THE EARTH (Penguin UK/HarperCollins US) - critically acclaimed as 'remarkable' (Jojo Moyes), 'gorgeous' (Emily Henry) and 'an author to watch' (The Sunday Express).
*Curtis Brown Creative Tutor: advising students on big-picture/structural and line edits, advising on agent-approach strategy and pitch packages, running one-to-one tutorials focussing on all manner of work-in-progress and publishing industry queries.
*Four-years experience at leading London literary agency Curtis Brown: reviewing unsolicited manuscripts and writing high-level editorial reports for new and existing clients.
*Developing, devising and leading the sold-out 'Write to Relax' workshop in Cambridge UK - focussing on story principles and exercises to find joy in the creative process.
Curtis Brown Literary Agency
*Writing detailed editorial reports for existing and new clients to prepare their manuscripts for submission to traditional publishing houses. Detailed analysis on areas such as characterisation, plot and pace, theme, style and voice, marketability.
* Talent-spotting unsigned authors.
*Brainstorming novel concepts and solutions to plot-problems, finessing pitches, writing cover copy.
*Representing my own boutique list of clients including Jayne Hardy and co-agenting on Sarah Archer and Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen.
