Overview
I work patiently and closely with my writers to understand their thinking and to bring polish to their work. Much of my editing is in non-fiction, but I always have a novel or two on my desk at any time. Whatever it is, each new piece of writing is a new adventure. So your text will be welcomed into a busy family! Humanities: Art and culture - Philosophy - History - Music - Economics - Geopolitics - Finance - Architecture - Sociology - EnvironmentFiction: Novels - Short stories Science and technology Personal history: Biography - Autobiography - Memoirs Business documents Theses and dissertations Publishers include I.B.Tauris, Palgrave Macmillan, Integra, Woodhead, Temenos Academy, Oxford Language Editing, CUP, Routledge, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Peter Lang, SPi, Swales & Willis, Plantain Academic papers and articles include Sage, Enago and Compsees
Services
Fiction
Humor & Comedy
Mystery & Crime
Languages
English (AUS)
English (UK)
English (US)
Awards
- Commonwealth Scholarship (Australia)
- CA Elliott Prize (Australia)
Certifications
- BA Hons (OU)
- CIEP (Advanced Professional Member)
Work experience
Self-employed
Jan, 2009 —
Present
Specialising in copy-editing
Waltham Forest Council
Jan, 2005 —
Jan, 2008
(about 3 years)
Developing partnerships and joint projects with neighbouring borough
Portfolio
Blame is about Laila and to some extent about Gita, from the ages of 13 in 1965 to 19 in 1971, when they are disowned by their families for having been raped during the liberation war. The place is East Pakistan - now known as Bangladesh. Apart from following ... read more
Changing Female Identities explores the influence of parental figures, the roles that women use as their models, and the diverse feelings that arise as a result of family mandates and emotions in relation to cooperation or competition among siblings.The author... read more
Under Seljuk rule (c. 1081-1308) the formerly Christian Byzantine territories of Anatolia were transformed by the development of Muslim culture, society and politics, and it was then - well before the arrival of the Ottomans - that a Turkish population became ... read more
Ireland: Summer of 1920 Father John wanted to keep his village of Cafgarven free from trouble. However, the surrounding countryside was in the grip of a rebellion against Great Britain’s Crown forces. He found himself caught up in the horrid conflict of tit-fo... read more
Queen Boudicca is defeated. Her Iceni and other British allies are dead or fleeing from the vengeance of unmerciful Rome. The British rebellion is over. The beaten Iceni Warrior queen has gone into hiding and awaits her poison elixir which will aid her departu... read more
When Daria is born with silver hair, the village gossips of Gulab Ganga predict a life of misfortune for the freakish baby girl. As a headstrong young woman, she marries the first handsome man she meets and moves with him to Chittagong. Trapped in a city house... read more
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