17+ Best Writing Coaches for Hire near Brighton

Steve

Brighton and Hove, UK

Bestselling, award-winning novelist offering selective, high-level developmental work on psychologically driven fiction.

Genres: Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Sally

Brighton, UK

Editor, book doctor & writer's mentor. I've worked with Sarah Waters, Viv Albertine, Reeta Chakrabarti, Jacqueline Crooks & Dinah Jefferies.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Women's Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Literary Fiction, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Anna

London, United Kingdom

Award-winning editor and publisher with a near-obsessive eye and over twenty years experience in the industry.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Short Story, Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

The Pigeonhole
Random House
Peters, Fraser & Dunlop
Curtis Brown
The Bookseller

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Celia

Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom

Penguin 🐧 10+ years shaping bestselling & award-winning non-fic across business, smart thinking, personal development & narrative

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Economics, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

Penguin Random House
Penguin Random House
Marten Walsh Cherer

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Julia

London, United Kingdom

I am a highly-skilled professional editor and have worked with bestselling self-help, health and parenting authors for over 25 years.

Genres: Career Guides, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Sex & Relationships, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Parenting & Families, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Ebury Publishing, Random House UK
Anubis Literary Agency

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Parul

London, United Kingdom

Professional editor with 10 years of experience at Random House, Quercus. Cofounder: London Writers' Salon. Genre: Thrillers, NonFiction, YA

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Middle Grade, Children's, and Action & Adventure.

Work experience:

Random House
Quercus/ now Hachette
Cornerstones
London Writers' Salon
Eccles Fisher

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David

Brighton, UK

I specialise in developmental editing for authors seeking an agent or traditional deal. I only take on a small number of jobs each quarter.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, and Humor & Comedy.

Work experience:

Andrew Lownie Literary Agency
Thistle Publishing

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Ameesha

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Nonfiction book shepherd & editor of award-winning books that make the world a better place, including business, philosophy, & tech.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Psychology, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Biographies & Memoirs, Health & Wellbeing, Technology, and Computers & Internet.

Work experience:

Packt Publishing
Self-employed
Business Book Awards UK
Storyterrace

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Andrew

London, United Kingdom

Friendly, precise editor and writing coach. Lots of experience with various genres. I'm an author, too. So I know what it's like.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Science Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, and Action & Adventure.

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Sophie

Cambridge, UK

Short Story Specialist. Experienced, award-winning writer, editor, tutor, and competition judge with a PhD in Creative and Critical Writing.

Genres: Short Story and Fiction.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Barry

London, UK

Multiple award-winning children's picture book editor for over 20 years, specialising in ages 2-6. Also an author of 15+ books for children.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, and Fiction.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Macmillan Children's Books
Little Tiger Group
Carlton Books (now Welbeck Publishing Group)
Walker Books

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Danai

London, UK

Commissioning editor with nearly 10 years’ experience in commercial nonfiction - Editorial Assessments, Proposals and Developmental Editing.

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

Big 5 Publisher, UK

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Sarah

London, UK

Lifestyle non-fiction editor with 15 years' experience transforming brilliant ideas into books at Bloomsbury, HarperCollins & Quadrille.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Home & Garden, Inspirational, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

Quadrille
4th Estate, HarperCollins
Bloomsbury
Head of Zeus

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Steph

London, UK

Dedicated indie romance editor ❤️ Developmental 🗺️ Line ✏️ Coaching 👏 All genres & spice levels welcome🌶️ Neurospicy champion✨

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Dark Romance, Paranormal Romance, Romantic Fantasy, Romantic Suspense, Science Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Celine

London, UK

Proofreader & editor focusing on children's books, with 7 years of experience at Pan Macmillan and Bloomsbury. Excited to work with you!

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (Picture Books, Children's Non-Fiction & Licensed Publishing)
Macmillan Children's Books (Campbell Books & MCB Preschool)
Macmillan Children's Books (Campbell Books)

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