Juliet Wilberforce – Editor

It's paramount to be cognisant of writers’ incredibly hard graft over the preceding months, and even years, researching and drafting a book. It's always a pleasure helping authors give their writing a professional copyediting 'tidy-up'. If you are an academic expert needing your text checked over or a creative talent wanting your manuscript polished, please contact me. Authors I've worked with have appreciated my uncritical tone and constructive, 'team effort' approach. Correcting consistency and grammar is a daunting prospect for many authors, who would rather concentrate on writing. I hoover up a lot of the detailed but nevertheless important editorial tasks, while the clock ticks down to the deadline. I have great copyediting experience from freelancing for Cambridge University Press. If your manuscript needs a deeper level approach I can do substantive editing. I analyse raw material and suggest options for re-working of text, to ensure your readers keep turning pages for more.I am privileged to work with authors from all over the world, many with an impressive grasp of English despite not being first-language English speakers. If your manuscript needs correcting by a native English speaker, I will 'fine-tune' the writing by checking grammar and spelling, and inject clarity and 'quality-assurance'.If you are writing for children, I can help ensure your draft is suitable for your target age group and is engaging in storyline, characterisation and plot. I have read many children's books, both picture and chapter books. I volunteered to read with children and was employed for three years in special needs education in a mainstream school, working very much 'at the coal face'. I took children's reading groups and selected books for, and with, children in a library. I started out working on medical academic journals and society publications. Subsequently I trained and set out as a freelance copyeditor and proofreader in 2017 when my family had grown up. I haven't looked back. I have a BA (Honours) degree in Latin. I am restoring a Georgian house (very slowly!) with my husband. Please contact me with details of your project and any questions you may have.