Overview
"After working with Bryony on several projects, I cannot imagine hiring another editor. Her attention to detail is excellent, and her enthusiasm is contagious. Publishing a book can be a stressful endeavor, but Bryony makes it fun and exciting. She is passionate about what she does, and this shines through in every aspect of her work. Hire her, and let her help you take your story to a whole new level." James Michael Rice, Author
My writing career began as the co-author of eight celebrity biographies with Lucy Ellis, published by Random House, Virgin Books, Aurum Press, Ebury Press, Omnibus Press, Music Sales, Hannibal, Birmar, and Heel Verlag. Together we were called "professional storytellers" by The Guardian, "very professional" by Film Review, "immensely readable" by The Beat Goes On, "detailed" by Sunday Express, and "insightful" by OK! Magazine. As a ghostwriter, I have written for personalities from the professional worlds of music and sport, covering subjects ranging from anorexia to addiction and abuse.
I'm now a freelance book editor with over twenty years' publishing experience, and I love collaborating on psychological thrillers, crime thrillers, science fiction, dystopian fiction, urban fantasy, historical fiction, women's and contemporary fiction. Within non-fiction, I specialize in memoirs, lifestyle how-tos, health and well-being, celebrity, and entertainment titles. I relish working on series and keeping a keen eye on continuity, ongoing character and theme development, and plot arc across multiple related books.
Writing can be a solitary experience, and I find nothing more rewarding than fostering a creative and supportive long-term partnership with my authors, whether this is played out across a trilogy or numerous standalone titles. Whether you're perfecting your manuscript for agency submission, embarking on a self-publishing journey, or you're an established author seeking a fresh perspective, I will provide friendly, constructive feedback alongside thorough developmental editing and crisp copy editing.
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Awards
- The Business Book Awards Shortlist 2022 (Editor, Asking for Trouble by Jon Cohen)
- The Guardian Summer Reads 2021 (Editor, Living the Dream by Isabelle Dupuy)
- The Diverse Book Awards Shortlist 2020 (Editor, Living the Dream by Isabelle Dupuy)
- Bookauthority Best New Resilience Books 2020 (Editor, How to Thrive By Building Resilience by Belen del Amo Perez de Lara)
- Readers’ Favorite 2018 Award Contest Winner, Romance - Fantasy/Sci-Fi (Editor, Endohuman by Nick Dream)
- IndieReader/Huffington Post's Best Books of the Month Sept 2017 (Editor, The Healer's Curse by J P Doyle)
- Featured author, Mixed Remixed Festival 2016, Los Angeles (Editor & Author, Being Biracial: Where Our Secret Worlds Collide)
- Top 5%, 2016 Launch Pad Manuscript Competition (Editor, A Company of Roses by Megan Goodenough)
- Finalist/Runner-Up, Literary Fiction Book Review Award 2015 (Editor, Forever Human by Tom Conyers)
- Displaced Best of Expat Non-Fiction 2015 (Editor, Greekscapes: Illustrated Journeys With An Artist by Pamela Jane Rogers)
Work experience
Self-employed
Provides original content and edits existing text for books that spark her interest. Specialises in structural and copy editing, focusing on author development and collaboration.
Atomic Partnership Limited
Director and founding member of this freelance writing partnership, penning biographies of popular music and film personalities, and ghostwriting memoirs. Publishers include Random House, Virgin Books, Aurum Press, Omnibus Press, Music Sales, Heel Verlag, Hannibal, Birmar, and JC Clementine; major serialization in the UK, US, and Australia; editions printed in English, German, Spanish, and Danish.
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