Mike Jones – Editor

I've worked as an editor in publishing for over 20 years, and went freelance in 2016. I was Senior Commissioning Editor at Bloomsbury Publishing UK, Publishing Director at Simon & Schuster UK and Publishing Director at Profile Books.

I have commissioned and edited a wide range of bestselling non-fiction for a mainstream audience (history, science, pop culture, sport, music, economics, business, autobiography and memoir).

My editing work has also included fiction from literary fiction from authors such as George Saunders and Doug Coupland, to historical, comic and thriller titles. I have edited all the novels by the international bestselling historical and women's fiction writer, Fiona Valpy.

I have worked with authors, agents, literary scouts and publishers. I have structurally edited both fiction and non-fiction, as well as helping non-fiction writers with their publishing proposals. I have worked freelance for a number of major UK publishers including Amazon, Atlantic, Macmillan, Faber, Bloomsbury, and Simon & Schuster, with authors such as Nicola Sturgeon, Robin Ince, John Kampfner, Gordon Brown, Fiona Valpy, James Barr and many others.

My experience means I am very aware of what publishers are looking for and what appeals to the reading public. I am hugely experienced at working with authors and helping them in a collaborative and creative way. In working with authors on Reedsy, I bring this experience to the relationship and am able to clear, honest and open with my thoughts about the work, providing constructive advice to improve any material and to bring out the best in the writing.

I focus completely on the creative process working with authors and their manuscripts.