Graham Southorn – Editor

My mission is to help authors write books that showcase their expertise, giving them a higher profile and helping them achieve their business goals.

In my 25-year career in writing and publishing, I've worked on all kinds of business books and other content. But I'm also comfortable with technology and scientific subjects because I started my career as a tech journalist and later edited science magazines.

I love seeing clients achieve success with their books, whether that's reaching #1 in specialist Amazon bestseller charts (The Smart Home Manual, The Waste Detectives) or formal awards:

🏆 Sandra Lam: finalist, The Business Book Awards 2023

🏆 Christina D Warner: Gold Medal, Axion Business Book Awards 2020

🙏 Client testimonial: "Beyond Graham’s fantastic suggestions, I was struck by his upbeat attitude. He was as much a coach as he was an editor. His feedback was accompanied by positive comments which motivated me to do a great job on my revisions. He made me feel like I might have a good book on my hands." - Marlon Buchanan

https://blog.reedsy.com/stories/marlon-buchanan/

My services include:

📕 COPY EDITING

Correcting spelling and grammatical mistakes, improving readability, and implementing a "style guide."

📘 PROOFREADING

A final read-through to pick up any mistakes that have been missed in copy editing.

📗 EDITORIAL ASSESSMENT

An expert second opinion in the form of a short report (typically 3-4 pages) with practical action points.

📙 DEVELOPMENTAL EDITING

An overview assessment report plus detailed comments and suggestions on your first draft in the manuscript.

My quotes are based on:

1. Number of words

The longer the book, the longer the job will take.

2. Complexity

If the book has particularly technical content, it could take me longer.

ABOUT ME

I've worked as a writer and editor for 25 years. Before book editing, I edited business-to-business (B2B) and consumer (B2C) magazines, including South West Business Insider and the popular science titles BBC Focus and BBC Sky at Night.

Awards: The Best Writing on Mathematics 2017 (Princeton University Press); Digital Magazine Award x 2

Academic qualifications: Journalism; Physics.