Justyn Barnes – Editor

Over the past 25 years, I have produced in excess of 60 books (a sprinkling of Sunday Times/Amazon bestsellers among them) for publishers such as Headline Publishing, Guardian Faber, Bloomsbury, Carlton Books, Opus Media Group, Vision Sports Publishing and Quarto Press. My diverse output has spanned autobiographies with well-known personalities, biographies, super-sized, limited edition, illustrated books, a series of humorous histories, and self-help books.

As a non-fiction book editor, I have worked with everyone from novices to seasoned professional authors. Ultimately, the goal is the same – to deliver an engaging, coherent, lively book that fully reflects the author's intentions. This may entail major restructuring/rewriting or just tweaks and tightening up in certain areas.

Initially, I will ask to review your manuscript to get a feel for amount of work required, give you my initial general feedback and discuss the way forward with you.

If you agree to go ahead with me as your editor, I will then do a thorough edit of the book, checking for quality, clarity, spelling and grammar. Once complete, I will send you the updated Word document marked up with comments and any queries. (For reference, I will also supply a 'Track Changes' version of the file so you can see every single change I have made.)

Then I will take in any further comments you have to finalise the text, ready for the proof-reader. (Note: I am also available for proof-reading work, but the editor and proof-reader on your book should be two different people.)

I look forward to working with you.

'Justyn is a very professional, creative and versatile editorial operator, who is highly likeable to boot. He has delivered some fantastically good work for Headline. Whether it's ghostwriting, copy rewriting, copy editing, proof-reading, fact-checking, idea generation or social media strategy, Justyn's contributions have been invaluable and of a consistently high quality.'

— Jonathan Taylor, Former Publishing Director, Non-Fiction, Headline Publishing Group (now Director, Jonathan Taylor Publishing Consultancy)

'Justyn has worked for Vision Sports Publishing as an author, editor and editorial consultant on numerous projects. He is experienced and accomplished in all of these areas, is an excellent project manager and all-round good egg.'

— Jim Drewett, Editorial Director, Vision Sports Publishing