Andrew Lowe - Editor
Friendly, precise editor and writing coach. Lots of experience with various genres. I'm an author, too. So I know what it's like.
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"The kind of editor who can make an author love the editing process." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Chele Cooke, Author
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I'll help you strengthen your narrative voice, polish your craft, and deliver a book that's true to your vision.
I'm open, collaborative and flexible, and I've worked across multiple genres in both trad and indie publishing.
I'm tight on story and structural work, but also a meticulous copy-editor.
If you don't have a finished manuscript, I can still help. I love to coach aspiring authors, levelling up their technique and confidence as they tackle the first draft.
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"A strong attention to detail. Always thinking about story as well as the copy." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
James Blatch, Author & Co-Founder - Mark Dawson's Self-Publishing Formula
"Communicative, professional, and personable. Andrew takes my writing and makes it more ME." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Amity Thompson, Author
"Andrew made my book better in every respect without adulterating my voice or prose. Hire him." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Paul Cristo, Author
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ABOUT ME
As a journalist, I've worked with major titles such as Vogue, GQ, Wired and Total Film, and I've written for many high-profile publications including The Guardian and The Sunday Times.
I've written thousands of published words – short and long-form features, coverlines, headlines, reviews, interviews, marketing copy – and rewritten, restructured and recommissioned thousands more.
So far, I've written twelve books - ten fiction, two non-fiction,
I hate picnics.
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Languages
English (UK)
English (US)
Fiction
Dystopian
Fantasy
Horror
Literary Fiction
Mystery & Crime
Science Fiction
Thriller & Suspense
Urban Fantasy
Portfolio (27 selected works)
Blue Fire
Thompson, Amity
The Unity Game
Leonora Meriel
WHAT IF THE EARTH YOU KNEW WAS JUST THE BEGINNING? A New York banker is descending into madness. A being from an advanced civilization is racing to stay alive. A dead man must unlock the secrets of an unknown dimension to save his loved ones.From the visions of Socrates in ancient Athens, to the birth of free will aboard a spaceship headed to Earth, The Unity Game tells a story of hope and red... read more
The Final Flight
Blatch, James
Delilah, My Woman
M. F. Sullivan
A work which beckons the reader into complicity with his own inner demons, DELILAH, MY WOMAN, M. F. Sullivan's debut novel, tells the story of Richard Vasko, a troubled artist whose pursuit of fulfillment unravels down a depraved and bloody path. Obsessed by two women--the mysterious Susan Sinclair, and the effervescent Delilah Delacroix--as well as the morphing vision of his masterpiece, Rich... read more
“You ready to break out of the cage, little bird?”Georgianna Lennox has been released by her keeper Edtroka, who has sided with the Cahlven, a technologically advanced race exiled from her home planet hundreds of years earlier.When Edtroka disappears, Georgianna and a group of rebel friends are forced to embark on a dangerous scouting mission behind enemy lines.As the Cahlven’s true intentions... read more
Reliance
Steve Abbott
The sins of the father, the sins of the son. For years Sheriff Tom Gillman always did what the Baron asked of him. The same as his father did before him. Now that he’s grown a conscience, he’s being run out of town on a rail. His last day on the job,Tom decides to rob the town bank but he’s beaten to it by an out of town crew looking to make a fast and easy score. The robbery goes wrong and be... read more
Bloodfeud (The Scarlet Star Trilogy Book 3)
Ben Galley
“One final task before the fall...” The Bloodmoon has cut its crimson path across the sky, leaving both leech and lamprey reeling in its wake. With Rhin captured by Sift, and Lilain and Lurker left behind in Washingtown, Tonmerion Hark returns to London, where the fate of the Empire lies with the devilish Lord Dizali. In his quest for revenge, the young Hark recruits an unlikely and dangerous ... read more
Read the prequels in order: Echoes of Earth, New Origin. Stuck on a desolate Earth no one wants to live on, Bill and Isla Taggart search for meaning in their work. A chance encounter with one man will change their fate forever. Join Bill and Isla as they face new challenges and discover new enemies. Echoes of Earth is a short story prequel to Becoming Human, set on Earth.
Feeder: Volume 1
Eliza Green
The Woman Behind The Waterfall
Leonora Meriel
The Heart of Stone
Ben Galley
Merciless. Murderer. Monster. He has been called many names in his time. Built for war and nothing else, he has witnessed every shade of violence humans know, and he has wrought his own masterpieces with their colours. He cared once, perhaps, but far too long ago. He is bound to his task, dead to the chaos he wreaks for his masters. Now, he has a new master to serve and a new war to endure. In... read more
Among The Ruins (Corsa Moran Book 2)
James Carmichael
THE BRITISH HAVE BECOME REFUGEES IN THEIR OWN COUNTRYGlobal warming has reshaped Britain, with most of the larger cities drowned in a catastrophic flood. In the remaining ruins, survivors must adjust to a harsh new society where freedom has become a luxury few can afford, rights are an indulgence, and the State sees all.When a body is discovered at an abandoned transit camp, Detective Corsa Mo... read more
Murders and robberies. Ghastly nightmares and cryptic messages. Lucas Gedge, ex-soldier and spy, must uncover the truth.When a mystery involving a cult that worships ancient Egyptian gods becomes personal, Gedge is drawn into a deadly struggle. To find out who murdered his mentor, he must contend with the cult and a criminal gang, while a ghost from the past threatens his friend Polly Rondeau.... read more
Devil's Ante: A Sean Addison Adventure
Steve Abbott
The murder business has a way of pulling you back in…Sean Addison is tired of killing in the name of Queen and country. The ex-SAS agent has vowed to never take another life, opting instead to see the world from his motorcycle. But when members of a notorious Columbian cartel try to steal his bike, Sean realizes it’s impossible to keep his killer instincts at bay…Now with a vengeful cartel and... read more
The Greater Good (Corsa Moran Book 3)
James Carmichael
In these difficult times we must all make sacrifices for the greater good.Detective Corsa Moran is in crisis. David, the one good thing in her life, has been arrested and accused of being an illegal. To free him, she must travel into the occupied north of Scotland, and investigate the disappearance of three civilian contractors with links to a government outpost that stinks of corruption. Inst... read more
She was trying to survive. She extinguished an empire.Georgianna has been banished from Cahlven protection. Forced to live in hiding, she must rely on secrets to stay alive and out of sight. She isn’t the only one at risk if she’s seen.But the Cahlven and Adveni are holding peace talks that would keep the Veniche oppressed under both invading forces. When she discovers that her people may pay ... read more
The October Men: Hindsight can be deadly
David Impey
Otto Parsons, a brilliant Oxford physicist, is missing. His early experiments on zero gravity machines have produced unimaginable results. His professor, Dan Sibley, has to secure funding for their work or close the project down. A wealthy organisation has made him an offer to secure the project’s future. Only now, it seems his backers may have an altogether more sinister agenda. Wheels are in... read more
After the Flood (Corsa Moran Series Book 1)
James Carmichael
It happened.Global warming, the melting ice caps the rising sea levels that swallowed up most of the big cities, it all happened. The world reached a 'tipping point' and the waters rose and rose till the flood barriers failed and the sea took it all.Now the trick is to keep going, just to keep going in a world that is on the edge of falling apart.In Britain, people fled to the high ground. New... read more
She drew in a breath and closed her eyes for a moment.“Wallace, they think I killed him.”It is 1921 and two old friends are reunited in a house haunted by a terrible murder.Sylvia Bright is a modern young woman, fired up by the liberated spirit of the times but she is facing her darkest hour. The body of Sylvia’s husband Michael was found in his room and the police are convinced that she is re... read more
Arabian Night Patrol
Ian Thewlis
Saudi Arabia – a desert oil camp during the Gulf War and the genesis of the War on Terror.Fighter jets scream overhead, air raid sirens clash with the call of the muezzin, and duals between Scud and Patriot missiles light up the sky.Rob, a British safety officer, volunteers for the patrol guarding the camp perimeter. Night patrols and terrorist threats leave him disorientated and wondering wha... read more
Trigger a war or see his mentor killed. That’s the choice facing ex-soldier Lucas Gedge.When he learns of a deadly plot hatched by his nemesis, he leaves the mean streets of East London and heads to the remote Scottish moors in pursuit. In a race against time, Gedge must battle both vicious enemies and his own demons as he seeks to resolve his hellish dilemma.Rogue Agent is the third book in t... read more
Unseen Beauty
Amity Thompson
Invisibility is easy. Love is a beast.Claudette wants to be visible again. Even more, she wants to matter.Claudette seizes her chance when the stranger finds the cursed castle. Instead of impressing the housekeeper, however, the invisible parlormaid mouths-off to Beast. Her courage—or stupidity—lands her the most distasteful task she’s ever known: to beguile and ruin the lives of a loving fami... read more
The Superhero's Murder
Damm, James
Peacehaven
Charlie Maclean
A grieving professor, crippled by guilt. A conflicted young tutor with a missing fiancé. Can they escape the pain of their pasts and build a future together? Joe is a charming but troubled linguistics expert who blames himself for his wife’s accidental death. Lia is a strong-willed but shy interpreter with a fiancé missing overseas, presumed dead. When the two meet at an Arabic evening class a... read more
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Andrew has worked on all four of my Phil Tyler Mystery Thriller series. The fact that I can't imagine ever working with anyone else is a testament to the relationship we've built and the outstanding quality of his work.
Barry Litherland, September 2022
Andrew is not only a talented editor, giving the highest quality in work, he's also an exceptional person. He's highly collaborative, and his passion for projects shines through his comments and advice. He kept me updated every step of the way, and our calls to go through his work displayed how much he loves what he does. He devotes himself to making a project the absolute best it can be, and I...
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Chele Cooke, August 2022
Andrew elevated my voice.
I've had experiences in the past where a less experienced editor had stripped down and redressed parts of my manuscript into a gauche costume of what I was going for.
Andrew did the exact opposite. He sharpened the text and where he was necessarily heavy handed it was with elegance and an experienced ability to maintain my years of effort. From trimming redundancy ...
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Justin Cembal, June 2022
Andrew is extremely professional to work with, and executed the brief slightly ahead of the original schedule. His commentary and advice at key points on the manuscript is pointed and delivered without unnecessary over-elaboration. I'd have no qualms about working with him again in the future. Indeed, I hope to do so.
Andrew Copeman, February 2022
I've worked with Andrew on four books now and I would work with him on others, without hesitation. His attention to detail, thorough and precise work, and helpful and unstinting advice were better than anything I could have imagined. He could not have been more helpful or more professional.
Barry Litherland, February 2022
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