Overview
As well as cookery/food titles, I also work on recipe-led health, diet and nutrition books.
Additionally, I do ebook checking (and proofreading - either on hard copy or digitally) on all non-fiction titles (including cookery/food, health and other home/lifestyle titles, such as arts and crafts, gardening, narrative, etc).
I am very organised, competent, thorough, meticulous, clear and sensitive in my work, as well as being reliable, flexible and used to working to tight deadlines.
I have worked with many different food writers, chefs and bloggers over the years, as well as various publishers, including BBC Books, Chelsea Green Publishing, Dorling Kindersley, Ebury Publishing, HarperCollins, Headline Home, Hodder & Stoughton, Kyle Books, Nourish Books/Watkins, Octopus Publishing Group, Orion Books, Parragon UK, Pavilion Books, Quadrille, Ryland, Peters & Small, Square Peg, The Bright Press, Transworld and Whitefox Publishing.
Additionally, I am a long-standing member of the prestigious Guild of Food Writers in the UK. I am based in Oxfordshire (UK).
My latest CV, which details all the freelance copy-editing, proofreading and writing projects I have completed to date, is available on request.
Services
Non-Fiction
Languages
Certifications
- Member of the Guild of Food Writers (UK)
- BTEC HND in Home Economics (graduated 1987)
Work experience
Self-employed
I have been freelance for over 30 years, having worked in industry for several years before that. Originally a food writer (I have written over 24 published cookery books on a variety of subjects), most of my time now is spent working as a cookery editor, copyeditor or proofreader on a wide range of cookery/food books written by other authors. Please also see my Overview for more details.
Prestige Group UK Plc (Surrey, UK)
Home Economist responsible for a wide range of new (and existing) product development projects, including recipe development and testing, new/existing product testing and comparative testing, product evaluation/assessment, new product launches, and so on.
Slimming Magazine (London, UK)
Home Economist involved in all aspects of recipe and cookery work for the magazine, including recipe development, testing and writing, food styling, product evaluation, editorial, etc.
Midlands Electricity Board (Oxfordshire, UK)
Involved in recipe development, testing and writing for a variety of electrical kitchen appliances, as well as cookery demonstrations to a wide range of consumer groups and schools, promoting these appliances. Also, visited consumers and schools in the community to advise on general electricity usage, kitchen and heating appliances, and so on.
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