Overview
Get your manuscript publication-ready with expert editing services.
Proofreading: I will go through your manuscript with a fine-tooth comb, correcting spelling, grammar and punctuation.
Copy Editing: Beyond correcting grammar, spelling, and punctuation, I’ll ensure stylistic consistency and clarity throughout your work.
Developmental Editing: I will provide in-depth feedback on your manuscript, highlighting strengths and weaknesses, identifying plot inconsistencies, enhancing character development, improving unrealistic dialogue and refining structure. Whether you need advice on protagonist-antagonist conflict, plot twists, pacing, dramatisation, voice, building suspense, or word choice, I’m here to help.
I write historical fiction, but I have experience editing novels from all genres and non-fiction, too.
As an award-winning author and former magazine editor, I bring years of writing and editing to my work.
My debut novel, The Lost Wisdom of the Magi, was Winner of the 2021 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award for Best Historical. The Genizah Codex, coming out soon, was a Finalist for the 2022 Claymore Award for Best Historical.
I also sub-edit for Dignity magazine and review books for Historical Novels Review and Reedsy Discovery. You can read my book reviews on Reedsy, Goodreads, Amazon or Bookbub.
Every novel needs an objective eye, a third-party professional editor who is not your friend or your mum. I am passionate about bringing fine literature into the world, and I would like to work with you to get you there. Ready to polish up your manuscript? Let’s get started today!
Services
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Languages
Awards
- 2021 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award for Best Historical
- ‘Mrs Joseph Campbell’ shortlisted Writers’ Retreat Short, Short Story Competition Summer 2020
- Finalist 2022 Killer Nashville Claymore Award for Best Historical
Certifications
- BA Japanese Linguistics - International Christian University, 1976
- PUW for Graduates (Japanese translation, Journalism) - Hatfield Polytechnic, 1989
- Periodical Journalism for Graduates - London College of Printing, 1992
Work experience
Reedsy Marketplace
Historical Novels Review
Book reviewer for Historical Novels Review, magazine of the Historical Novels Society
Reedsy Discovery
Book reviewer for Reedsy Discovery
Dignity magazine
Subedit Dignity, a magazine for elders
Self-employed
I offer freelance services in proofreading and developmental editing. My favourite genre is historical fiction, the older the timescale the better, but I love reading and encouraging new writers, and I would love to help you with your novel.
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Billing Magazine; Unified Communications International Magazine
Mobile Communications Asia
Mobile Communications International
Self-employed
Portfolio
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