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Anna

Anna

London, United Kingdom

I have 20 years' experience working on children's and YA writing at UK publishers including Hachette and HarperCollins.


Work experience:

  • Octopus (Hachette)
  • Carlton Books
  • Orchard (Hachette)
  • Egmont
  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Fantasy, Middle Grade Fantasy, Contemporary Fiction, Coming of Age, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Picture Books, Social & Family Issues

Keith

Keith

London, United Kingdom

Nonfiction publisher (25 years) specializing in science; author of one nonfiction book, three scifi novels and many TV entertainment shows.


Work experience:

  • Oxford University Press
  • Addison-Wesley/Pearson Education
  • Pergamon Press
  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review

Genres: Computers & Internet, Non-Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Math & Science, Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Technology, Physics & Chemistry, Entertainment, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences

Lisa

Lisa

London, UK

Editor and publisher with 28 years' experience in children's publishing. Published The Hunger Games, His Dark Materials, Horrible Histories.


Work experience:

  • Templar Publishing
  • Carlton Books
  • Scholastic UK
  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, New Adult, Coming of Age, Picture Books

Sonny

Sonny

London, UK

Editor and pitch writer for fiction and personal memoir. I will shape your manuscript and offer guidance on how to get it published.


Work experience:

  • Hachette
  • Penguin Random House

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review Book Coaching

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Contemporary Fiction, Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Romance, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense

Tom

Tom

London, United Kingdom

Highly experienced academic and educational book editor, previously worked as Senior Book Production Editor for a leading publishing house.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • SAGE

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Proofreading

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, Political Science & Current Affairs, Sociology, Education & Reference, History

Francesca

Francesca

London, UK

Freelance copyeditor with an eagle eye and a flair for health and social care publishing, legal content and the humanities.


Work experience:

  • Mark Allen Group
  • ARK Group
  • Self-employed
  • Out-Spoken Press
  • Intersentia UK

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Proofreading Book Coaching

Genres: Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Health & Wellbeing, Business & Management, Law, Humanities & Social Sciences

James

James

London, UK

10+ years editing content across the arts, humanities and social sciences for publishers including SAGE, Bloomsbury and Thames & Hudson.


Work experience:

  • Thames & Hudson
  • Lund Humphries
  • Bloomsbury Publishing
  • SAGE Publications

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Architecture, Design, History, Philosophy, Political Science & Current Affairs, Photography, Biographies & Memoirs

Hamzah

Hamzah

London, UK

Crime and literary fiction editor specialising in developmental edits for Amazon best-sellers


Work experience:

  • Saraband
  • Peepal Tree Press
  • Little, Brown Book Group
  • Bookouture

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review Book Coaching

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller & Suspense

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You’ve removed all plot holes, tightened up your prose, gone through several rounds of revisions, and feel like your manuscript is just about ready to hit the presses. But before you do, there’s one crucial part of the editing process left: proofreading.


Whether you’ve already worked with a developmental or copy editor, or enlisted beta readers, friends, and family to look over your book, you must have someone read your manuscript with the singular goal of proofreading. This involves looking out for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and consistency errors. And trust us, when the Amazon review section of your book is free from comments like “This book is riddled with typos,” you’ll be relieved you didn’t skip the proofreading step.


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