Kat Lewis, Editor in Bournemouth, UK

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

Developmental Editing

Copy Editing

Editorial Assessment

Non-Fiction

Biographies & Memoirs Business & Management Health & Wellbeing Self-Help & Self-Improvement

Languages

English (UK) English (US)

Work experience

Editor

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

Copywriter

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.