Overview
In 2001 I was a co-writer of Boo Hoo: A Story from Concept to Tragedy, Ernst Malmsten’s account of the pioneering internet retailer, which was nominated for a W.H. Smith prize.
Between 2002 and 2005, I worked as the editor of two volumes of journals by the novelist John Fowles, which involved not only distilling 400,000 words from an original diary of more than 2 million words but also writing an introduction and notes for each volume.
As an author, I have written several highly praised books of film biography and history, including In Search of The Third Man (1999), Korda: Britain's Only Movie Mogul (2002) and The Faber Book of French Cinema (2011). Most recently (2020) I wrote and oversaw the editing, design and production of Making Hollywood Happen, a book that celebrates the seventieth anniversary of the completion guarantor Film Finances.
In addition to my experience as an editor and writer in general publishing, I have a doctorate from the University of London and have published many articles in academic journals.
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Self-employed
My first book, The Finest Years: British Cinema of the 1940s, was published in 1998. Since then I have continued to work as a freelance writer and editor. I have also lectured on film history at Queen Mary, University of London and I am historical consultant to the completion guarantor Film Finances.
Hamish Hamilton
Copy-editing and developmental editing as well as assisting the managing editor in the supervision of Hamish Hamilton's team of freelance editors and proofreaders.
Penguin Books
Copy-editing Penguin Classics translations and paperback originals as well as titles for the Penguin hardback imprints Viking, Allen Lane and Michael Joseph.
Fourmat Publishing
Copy-editing and proofreading legal forms and textbooks.
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