Gabriella Williams – Editor

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At a glance

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I make complex business and tech books readable, well-structured and non-repetitive, with detailed and actionable developmental feedback. I tend to work with founders, consultants and tech leaders, but I’m open to all projects within my remit.

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What I edit

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I edit professional non-fiction in business and technology, with a particular focus on cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, emerging technology, entrepreneurship, management and leadership. I also work on adjacent business and tech topics. I most often work on practitioner books and popular business titles, including technical guides written for a wider readership.

Developmental editing and editorial assessment are my core specialism, but I can also provide copyediting and proofreading once the structure is stable. I work with UK or US English.

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How my developmental work helps

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Many business and tech drafts have strong ideas but the reader experience breaks down: the content is too technical for the intended audience, the structure does not carry the argument cleanly, or key points are buried under repetition, under-explanation or over-explanation. My developmental edits focus on fixing that. I flag inconsistencies, ambiguity and gaps, identify where a section needs expanding or cutting and recommend reordering within chapters or across the book where it improves logic and flow. The goal is always the same: a book that feels coherent, persuasive and easy to follow for the target reader.

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Which service should you choose?

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If your ideas are strong but the draft is too technical, repetitive or not yet structured clearly, start with an editorial assessment or developmental edit.

Editorial assessment is a high-level, lighter review of your manuscript. You’ll receive an overview document that sets out the key strengths and weaknesses, the main structural changes I’d recommend and any recurring issues that could stop the book working for its intended audience. I’ll include some in-text comments on the manuscript, but they’ll be selective rather than covering every instance.

Developmental editing is a deeper, more comprehensive version of this. I work through the full manuscript in detail, commenting directly in the document wherever structure, flow, clarity, repetition, explanation level or internal consistency can be improved. You’ll also receive a separate overview document summarising the main themes and structural recommendations so you have a clear revision plan.

If the structure of the book is final, but you need help with the language, choose copyediting or proofreading.

Copyediting focuses on line-level clarity and correctness. I’ll improve readability, consistency, grammar and phrasing, using tracked changes.

Proofreading is a final accuracy pass for near-final text, once you do not expect further content changes.

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Experience and perspective

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I have been on Reedsy for four years and I have been a commissioning editor at CRC Press (Taylor & Francis) for eight years. The commissioning role gives me a strong understanding of what works for a particular market and reader.

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