Dick Hill - Editor
Experienced London-based editor of fiction (novels, short stories, plays), biography, art and culture and personal statements.
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Overview
·Fiction – novels, short stories, poetry- all genres including romance, fantasy, crime, comedy. Includes Blame by Dilruba Z. Ara and Meeting Boudicca by Colin Powell.. Confidential personal statements, applications and proposals.. Biography - includes The Magic Mirror by John Stewart Allitt.·Science and technology – technical journals, including reference listings (Harvard, Vancouver, APA, etc), academic textbooks and biographical material. Includes Handbook of Membrane Reactors Vols 1 and 2 ·Transcription from tapes of lectures and preparation for publication. ·Art and culture – topics ranging from visual art history, marketing, cultural analysis, social science, law and artists memoirs. Includes The Seljuks of Anatolia by ACS Peacock and Sara Nur Yildiz ·Publishers include I.B.Tauris, Palgrave Macmillan, Integra, Jessica Kingsley and Temenos Academy.
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!
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!
Services
Languages
English (AUS)
English (UK)
English (US)
Non-Fiction
Art
Biographies & Memoirs
History
Political Science & Current Affairs
Religion & Spirituality
Fiction
Classics
Humor & Comedy
Mystery & Crime
Certifications
- BA Hons (OU)
- SfEP (Advanced Member)
Awards
- Commonwealth Scholarship (Australia)
- CA Elliott Prize (Australia)
Work experience
Freelance editor
Variorum Text Services
January, 2009
–
Present
(over 12 years)
Specialising in proofreading, copy-editing, transcription and project management
Freelance editor
Self-employed
January, 2009
–
Present
(over 12 years)
Specialising in copy-editing and proofreading
Strategy and Partnerships Manager
Waltham Forest Council
January, 2005
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January, 2008
(about 3 years)
Developing partnerships and joint projects with neighbouring borough
Chair of Management Board
Shape London
January, 1997
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January, 2007
(about 10 years)
Chaired management board of a disability arts charity
Portfolio (8 selected works)
A List of Offences
Dilruba Z. Ara
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 household whose modern, irreligious ways represent everything that her traditional village home did not, Daria finds herself with nowhere to ... 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 departure from life while the waiting druids wish to bury her in a secret place. However, before Boudicca can complete her final and drastic ac... read more
The Black and Tan Summer
C. A. Powell
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-for-tat murder when two individuals from either side of the struggle came to him for help. One was a Fenian rebel from a decimated flying ... 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 firmly established in these lands. But these developments are little understood, and the Seljuk dynasty remains little studied. Yet the ... read more
Changing Female Identities: Decisions and Dilemmas in the Workplace
Alicia E. Kaufmann
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 authorbases her work on an empirical study of 500 male and female managers and looks at how basic educational values overlap with work attitud... read more
Blame
Dilruba Z. Ara
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 Laila and Gita, the book also depicts the tensions between Muslims and Hindus, Pakistan and India, Urdu and Bengali, males and females; ... read more
Dick has 3 reviews
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Communication & Punctuality
Communication & Punctuality
Dick Hill is very punctual. He even sent feedback prior to the deadline as well as very quick when we exchange comments, revision! Thanks for his support we can have a better edited manuscript!
Vũ Liên, July 2020
Reply from Dick Hill
Dick's work was through and, for the most part, accurate. He was easy to work with and completed ahead of schedule
N.S. Johnson, July 2017
Dick Hill was wonderful to work with. He managed to improve my short story Beneath the Mask while still maintaining my unique style as a writer. He is simply a marvelous editor.
Debra Froat, December 2016
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