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Deborah Blake - Editor
Bexley, Kent, United Kingdom
Experienced fiction editor and proofreader working with independent authors and publishers. A professional member of the SfEP.
Overview
I love working with independent authors helping them to get their manuscript in shape for self-publishing or sending to an agent.
I have over five years' experience, have undertaken industry-recognised training and can work onscreen or on paper. You can rest assured that I never miss a deadline and always stay within budget.
I also work with publishers and my regular clients include:
RefineCatch (Bloomsbury Academic, Bloomsbury Methuen Drama)
Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Whitefox (Head of Zeus, Bonnier/Twenty7 Books, Blue Baltic Press, Lake Union Publishing)
Bloodhound Books
Services
Fiction
Portfolio (10 selected works)
Without Trace: An edge of your seat psychological thriller (A Morgan Vine Thriller)
Simon Booker
For four long years, journalist Morgan Vine has campaigned for the release of her childhood sweetheart Danny Kilcannon - convicted, on dubious evidence, of murdering his 14 year-old stepdaughter. When a key witness recants, Danny is released from prison. With nowhere else to go, he relies on single mum Morgan and her teenage daughter, Lissa. But then Lissa goes missing. With her own child now ... read more
For four long years, journalist Morgan Vine has campaigned for the release of her childhood sweetheart Danny Kilcannon - convicted, on dubious evidence, of murdering his 14 year-old stepdaughter. When a key witness recants, Danny is released from prison. With nowhere else to go, he relies on single mum Morgan and her teenage daughter, Lissa. But then Lissa goes missing. With her own child now ... read more
Jacques: An uplifting and moving story of love and loss
Tanya Ravenswater
The Santa Monica Suicide Club
Jeremy C. Thomas
The mutilated body of a man is discovered inside a suitcase on Santa Monica Beach, his UK passpor....
The mutilated body of a man is discovered inside a suitcase on Santa Monica Beach, his UK passpor....
The Woman in the Woods: a compelling new psychological thriller
Louise Mullins
The Woman in the Woods: a powerful new psychological thriller from a best-selling authorEditorial reviews:"A fantastic example of domestic noir that will keep you turning the pages." Betsy Reavley, author of the best-selling thrillers The Quiet Ones, Carrion & The Optician's WifeBook description:Reporter, Rachel Harper, begins to investigate the disappearance of a local student. In the hope of... read more
The Woman in the Woods: a powerful new psychological thriller from a best-selling authorEditorial reviews:"A fantastic example of domestic noir that will keep you turning the pages." Betsy Reavley, author of the best-selling thrillers The Quiet Ones, Carrion & The Optician's WifeBook description:Reporter, Rachel Harper, begins to investigate the disappearance of a local student. In the hope of... read more
Rosa's Gold
Ray Kingfisher
Nicole Sutton s world has been turned upside down. Sixteen and suffering the fallout of a devasta....
Nicole Sutton s world has been turned upside down. Sixteen and suffering the fallout of a devasta....
Forgotten Women
Freda Lightfoot
It is 1936 and Spain is on the brink of civil war. Across Europe, young men are enlisting in the....
It is 1936 and Spain is on the brink of civil war. Across Europe, young men are enlisting in the....
How To Kill Friends And Implicate People
Jay Stringer
Fergus Fletcher is a hit man. For five thousand pounds, he’ll kill anyone you want. For seven, he’ll frame someone else. Pretending to kill someone is a first, but Alex Pennan has stolen from the mob and needs to fake his own death.Fergus is looking for love. So is Sam Ireland, a private investigator and part-time bike messenger. But she’s got her hands on a very important package and is in a ... read more
Fergus Fletcher is a hit man. For five thousand pounds, he’ll kill anyone you want. For seven, he’ll frame someone else. Pretending to kill someone is a first, but Alex Pennan has stolen from the mob and needs to fake his own death.Fergus is looking for love. So is Sam Ireland, a private investigator and part-time bike messenger. But she’s got her hands on a very important package and is in a ... read more
Forest of Mists
Gayle McCain
Rollo's Oak
Rojack
Rollo`s Oak Part OneA story for young adultsAs a troubled teenage girl Izzy and her rather staid twin brother James, join forces with their cousin Charlotte and discover that they have all inherited something rather unusual.With an ageing sceptical detective, his female sidekick and a young researcher they form a most unlikely alliance.Their target is a Russian billionaire who has hidden his t... read more
Rollo`s Oak Part OneA story for young adultsAs a troubled teenage girl Izzy and her rather staid twin brother James, join forces with their cousin Charlotte and discover that they have all inherited something rather unusual.With an ageing sceptical detective, his female sidekick and a young researcher they form a most unlikely alliance.Their target is a Russian billionaire who has hidden his t... read more
Tears of the West
Ted York
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