Kat Lewis

Kat Lewis – Editor

I work with business, management, self-development and memoir authors to refine their messaging and storytelling.

Overview

I've been working as a freelance editor for over ten years, supporting business, self-development and memoir authors. Over 40 of the author's I've worked with have gone on to become Amazon bestsellers in their categories. Several have been shortlisted for the UK's Business Book Awards too.

I'm an empathetic and collaborative editor. I love learning about each author's specialism and working closely with them to refine their book's content and make it the best it can be. I like to build a strong working relationship with an author, getting to know you and providing encouragement and support as well as guidance and challenge when necessary. I'll help you focus on your ideal reader to ensure your book delivers the results you're looking for.

Marc Woods, author of Best Teams, wrote this in his acknowledgements: “For her editing and writing skills, Kat Lewis has been a delight to work with, joining forces with me when I wasn’t entirely sure I wanted to write again. Without Kat, I would appear much less erudite.”

Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs Business & Management Health & Wellbeing Self-Help & Self-Improvement
Languages
English (UK) English (US)

Work experience

Freelance

Jan, 2015 — Present
- Worked with over 100 authors on their non-fiction books. - Supported self-published and traditionally published authors with Wiley, Capstone, Orion Spring, Penguin and Hachette Learning. - Experience across a broad range of business and self-development topics, as well as memoir. - Worked on titles that blend memoir with personal development or even business-focused content. - Comfortable working on projects with multiple co-authors. On one project, I worked with eight co-authors. Here's what they said in their acknowledgements: “Thank you to Kat, our editor, who has been utterly amazing to work with and was instrumental in bringing this book together.” Beth Dyer, Sonia Gill, Maxine Low, Paul Murphy, Helen Nicholson, Paula Philips, Jo Savidge and Ian Scotchbrook, co-authors Outstanding Against The Odds

Freelance

Sep, 2014 — Jul, 2021 (almost 7 years)
I wrote long and short-form copy for a wide variety of clients. Some of my favourite projects included: - Interviewing a selection of alumni from Imperial College London and writing up their incredible stories about their lives post-graduation. - Researching and producing comprehensive subject-specific career guides for Success at School. - Writing ad-hoc articles for local Bournemouth business South Hand Crafted and getting its founder Dave Germain featured in the Observer.

Portfolio

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Financial Wellness and How to Find It

Eusebe, Melanie

Orion Spring

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Overflow: Live The Life You Want

Bansal, Mr. Amit

Independently published

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Kat has 3 reviews

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Jeremy W.

Jeremy W.

Jun, 2026

Good to go. Solid value.
Kat L.
Thank you Jeremy! Was great to work with you on your book project!
mike H.

mike H.

May, 2026

Working with Kat Lewis was one of the best decisions I made in writing this book. I came to her with a manuscript full of good ideas but far from a good read. Kat has that enviable editorial skill of spotting how a small adjustment, a repositioning, or yes, a deletion, makes something instantly m...
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Kat L.
Thank you so much for your kind words Mike! I really enjoyed working with you and am very excited to see your book in print!
Joe P.

Joe P.

Mar, 2026

Kat was fantastic, extremely professional and knowledgeable. Was able to provide structured feedback. Did what she said she was going to do. Qualty was great. Thoroughly enjoyed working with her. I look forward to our next project together
Kat L.
Thanks Joe! I really enjoyed working on Oversight with you. Excited to see your book in print and to hear what you've got planned next!

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