Abbie Rutherford – Editor

I'm a Chartered Insititute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP) and Publishing Training Centre (PTC) qualified and experienced copyeditor and proofreader.

As a professional member of the CIEP, I have completed over 500 hours of copyediting and proofreading, completed high-quality training beyond the introductory level copyediting and proofreading courses, and have evidenced my competence with a satisfactory reference from a client.

I specialise in commercial fiction, particularly psychological suspense and crime fiction - the darker the antagonist, the happier I am! Clients include Bloodhound Books, Datura Books, Duckworth Books, Hobeck Books and Palazzo Editions.

I have also advised Bloodhound Books on which submissions they should publish, and commissioned and copyedited the Kindle bestseller The Replacement by Jacqueline Ward.

I recently covered the maternity leave of Bloodhound Books' Editorial and Production Manager. In this role, I managed the editorial process and typeset the books, getting them ready for publication.

I believe that editing is a collaborative process and my approach is down-to-earth, kind, and I am ever mindful of retaining the author's voice while ensuring clarity of message.