Jackie RAYMOND, Editor in London, UK

Overview

I'm Jackie, the Christian editor for nonfiction authors, ministry leaders, speakers and business owners. I will tighten up any flabby writing so it becomes powerful prose and align your message to your readers.

I provide a safe pair of eyes and hands with many years of editing experience. I will ensure your writing 'breathes' and that your readers still recognise your voice. Your manuscript will be as error-free as humanly possible. I will NOT use AI to edit your work!

I am a Christian and Kingdom entrepreneur of African Caribbean heritage, and I proofread both US (CMoS) and UK (NHR). I specialise in editing nonfiction books in the business, educational, inspirational and self-help niches. I also do devotionals and children's books.

I welcome manuscripts of less than 40,000 words, so please get in touch to find out more. I tend to get booked up in advance, so if your manuscript isn't quite ready yet, still drop me a message to plan ahead.

With over 30 years’ newspaper publishing experience, you can be confident of receiving a premium service for your nonfiction book. I work diligently and thoroughly, and I can help make your writing even better.

The author/editor relationship is an important one, so it's vital we're a good fit for each other. I normally like to jump on a quick Zoom call beforehand to get to know you and to hear about your book.

I'd love to hear from you.

God bless

Jackie

Services

Copy Editing

Proofreading

Non-Fiction

Biographies & Memoirs Business & Management Inspirational

Fiction

Children's

Languages

English (UK) English (US)

Work experience

Copyeditor/Proofreader

Self-employed

Nov, 2017 — Present

I am the Christian copyeditor for authors, ministers, speakers and business owners. My background, skillset, and 30+ years' experience of the UK newspaper publishing industry will help make your nonfiction book or magazine the best it can be. I will take care of shaping any flabby writing into powerful prose, so you can have an inspirational or business book to be proud of.

Production Controller

Reach PLC (formerly Trinity Mirror Newspapers)

Sep, 1986 — Jun, 2021 (over 34 years)

Production Controller responsible for: - liaising with Advertising, Editorial, Distribution departments to check information for Trinity Mirror national titles, eg. Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror, The People - communicating info to print sites in the UK and abroad - dealing with queries from internal departments and external print sites regarding production - preparing editorial/pre-press system (ContentWatch and page pairer) for night production team I expanded my role to include checking early editorial and advertising pages (including preprints), ensuring they are complete and correct before transmission to the print sites. My role was further developed to include responsibilities for proofreading pages for the main Mirror magazines. This role also included resolving out-of-hours queries with the printers.