17+ Best Writing Coaches for Hire near London

Lucy

London, United Kingdom

Editor with 9+ years experience developing projects for leading publishers, dedicated to guiding first-time authors.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Nature, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Sex & Relationships, Historical Fiction, Fiction, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

Bloomsbury Publishing
The Siren Press
Watkins Publishing
Pan Macmillan
Hachette

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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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Harriet

London, UK

A commercially minded, creative editor and publisher with almost a decade of experience working in both literary and commercial fiction.

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

Work experience:

Bookouture, Hachette
Pushkin Press
Oneworld Publications

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Emma

London, UK

Experienced development editor and coach of 15+ years (Simon & Schuster, Hachette), helping authors find their voice in all fiction genres

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Romantic Fantasy, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Chick Lit, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

Quercus, Hachette
Simon & Schuster

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Jasmin

London, UK

First rate and insightful editor, strategist and proofreader for non fiction, driven by perfecting content without losing its essence.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Law, Humanities & Social Sciences, Psychology, New Age, Sports & Outdoors, Economics, Finance & Accounting, and Math & Science.

Work experience:

Kogan Page
Thomson Reuters
Hodder Education (Hachette)
Palgrave Macmillan
CIPD Publishing
Sweet & Maxwell (Thomson Reuters)
Oxford University Press

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Laura

London, UK

Experienced former publisher specialising in popular fiction. I know what agents and publishers want. Let's make your story irresistible!

Genres: Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Historical Fiction, and Action & Adventure.

Work experience:

Head of Zeus / Bloomsbury
Self-employed
Corvus
Quercus

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Lydia

London, UK

Former agent and Audible commissioner of NYT Bestsellers with 12 years experience. All genres welcome, especially SFF and Historical!

Genres: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Romantic Fantasy, Romance, Historical Fiction, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, and Romantic Comedy.

Work experience:

Audible UK
Realm
Carol Mann Agency
Lydia Shamah

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Sarah

London, UK

I've got 15 years of experience from HarperCollins, Bonnier, Hodder & Orion. I specialise in crime/thrillers, romance & women's fiction

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Historical Romance, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

Avon
Zaffre, Bonnier Books UK
Orion Publishing Group

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Liza

London, UK

Award-winning novelist and experienced editor, passionate about helping you bring your vision to the page and one step closer to publishing.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

Self-employed
The New York Times
The International Herald Tribune
Variety

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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.

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

Work experience:

Hachette
Penguin Random House

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Susie

London, UK

Award-winning author and former magazine editor. Offering developmental editing, copy editing, proofreading. Let's get your book published!

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Women's Fiction, Science Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Inspirational, and Historical Fiction.

Work experience:

EuroWeek Magazine
Billing Magazine; Unified Communications International Magazine
Mobile Communications Asia
Mobile Communications International
Self-employed
Dignity magazine
Historical Novels Review
Reedsy Discovery

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Kika

London, UK

A dedicated, punctual book editor and bestselling author who specializes in Fantasy, Romance and YA.

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Young Adult, Epic Fantasy, and Fantasy.

Work experience:

Patakis Publishers
Bettina Schrewe Literary Scouting
Self-employed

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Hugh

London, UK

I'm an enthusiastic, honest writer/editor/publisher with decades of experience. I love editing all kinds of non-fiction, fiction and memoir.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Math & Science, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Management, Health & Wellbeing, Literary Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Romance.

Work experience:

Michael O'Mara
Constable & Robinson
Quarto
Self-employed

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Natalie

London, UK

Commercial editor & writer specialising in making narratives shine, shaping tales that captivate imaginations, across areas of storytelling.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Historical Mysteries, Comics Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Romantic Fantasy, Romance, Historical Romance, and Historical Fiction.

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