John Reid - Editor

I am a co-founder and fiction editor of Blackwater Press, having previously worked as managing director of Ringwood Publishing. I have experience in seeing manuscripts of many genres from early stage to finished article, be it historical fiction, medical thrillers, academic journals, short story collections and more. Meticulous and thorough and savage when called for – always with love! Here are some real-life appraisals from authors I've worked with:

'In all my years as a writer, I've never had an editor as good as him.'
'His editing was outstanding.'
'I am very pleased with John's comments; he's inspired a rewrite.'
'Excellent as always!'

And they're real, I promise! More than happy to begin immediately with proofreading and line-by-line editing, but often the most useful thing for an author who wants to get published is to start with a manuscript assessment (redacted example below), and then move on to the in-text editing. There's no manuscript in the world that wouldn't benefit from a manuscript assessment. Of course, all editorial work is tailored to the unique requirements of the text. Just get in touch and we'll get cooking!