Julie Brooke – Editor

Copy-editing, writing, proofreading and other editorial services for book publishers, newspapers, magazines and websites using US and UK English.

Projects include:

*Craft books including Pure Wool, 100 Pin Loom Squares and Boho Crochet (Quantum Publishing); 30 Totes & Bags to Sew (Quintet Publishing); Crochet Yourself Calm, Proggy Menagerie, Simple Patchwork Projects, Feminist Felties, and 3D Quilling (Toucan Books).

*Cookery books including 1000 Sauces, Dips and Dressings, 200 Skills Every Cook Should Know and titles in the 500 series such as Stir-Fries, One-Pot Meals, Camping, Meals for Kids to Make, Burgers and Thai Meals (Quintet Publishing); The Home Cook’s Guide to Journaling, The Little Black Book of Gin Cocktails, Energy Balls and Power Bowls (Toucan Books).

*Reference books including From Trash to Treasure (Reader’s Digest and Miller’s); Laptops and Mobile Devices Made Easy (Which? Limited).

*Editing and proofreading translated text for the UK market including My Way – From the Gutter to the Stars by Tim Raue; Kimon’s Greek Table by Kimon Riefenstahl; You Deserve This by Pamela Reif; Playing the Game: The History of adidas by Rainer Karlsch, Christian Kleinschmidt, Jorg Lesczenski and Anne Sudrow; Porsche – From Engineering Office To Global Brand by Wolfram Pyta; African Wax Print Textiles by Anne Grosfilley; Hello Bavaria – The Taste of Home Cooking by Monika Schuster and Anna Cavelius; and Discover Germany’s Wine Regions by Claudia Weber.

*Copy-editing and proofreading art and antique, craft and cookery books for Octopus Publishing Group and Quarto Group imprints.

*Editing recipes for Disney Cakes & Sweets for Eaglemoss, and Americanising its Baked & Delicious series to ensure the recipes were relevant to the US market.

*Writing content for Arts & Crafts and Art Deco (Mitchell Beazley) and Vintage Home (Jacqui Small).

*Commissioned and managed the Miller’s Antiques list including the annuals Miller’s Antiques Price Guide and Colletables Price Guide; titles such as Costume Jewellery, and revisions of backlist titles including Miller’s Antiques Encyclopedia.
*Worked closely with authors and consultants to ensure content of books reflected UK and US markets. Developed an Antiques Price Guide for European co-edition partners.

Assisted the publisher, Judith Miller, in starting up the joint venture company, producing books about antiques and collectables with Dorling Kindersley. Worked as part of a three-strong management team.
*Recruited all staff and managed all titles produced by the company: four to six price guides and up to five additional titles a year including Antiques Price Guides for the French and German markets and the first major comprehensive Encyclopedia of Furniture.
*Set up strategic partnerships with auction houses.

Managed the supply of editorial content to website. Later given additional responsibility for antiques books.
*Planned and managed content for the website to ensure a balance of subjects were covered.
*Sourced, commissioned and managed the editing and supply of 225 articles and 600 images a month to (one million words a year).

*Developed Walking with Dinosaurs, a book and card product based on the BBC TV series.
*Managed two products for a market test, following six months as a freelance sub-editor.
*Edited Creative Homecrafts, a 91-edition continuity publication. Developed additional sections, organised step-by-step photography, commissioned projects and recruited consultants.

Worked as a local newspaper reporter.