Overview
"Working with Katie was an absolute dream. She was super accommodating, meticulous and thorough. My manuscript owes its life to her. She spotted the subtlest of major flaws in the plot. The attention she pays to her work convinced me I was in good hands. I'll definitely use her services again. Can't recommend Katie highly enough."
-- Greg Moriarty, author of Scot Free
I love working with authors and supporting them on their journey to publication. My clients thank me for my calmness and good humour, as well as my meticulous attention to detail. I offer development editing, copyediting and proofreading services.
I have over a decade's experience editing everything from textbooks and novels to government reports, academic texts, websites and more.
Most of my experience lies in non-fiction but I also love working on fiction titles. Recent fiction projects include the thriller Scot Free by Greg Moriarty and the satirical dystopia The Org by Kamili Yon.
Before going freelance, I honed my skills as a development editor at Pearson and an editor at Plain English Foundation. I have a Masters degree in Publishing from The University of Sydney.
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Non-Fiction
Fiction
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Work experience
Self-employed
I run my own freelance business, offering editorial support to authors and business clients. Recent projects include:
• proofreading Scot Free by Greg Moriarty (a psychological thriller currently in production)
• editing reports for Diversity Council
• editing educational materials for Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.
Plain English Foundation
Pearson Australia
Print and digital content development for higher education products in psychology, education, nursing, sociology and accounting. The role included market research, project management and editorial functions.
Highlights included:
• developing the first edition of Principles of Pathophysiology (Bullock and Hales), which won the 2013 Australian Publishers Association Award in the Tertiary (Wholly Australian) Scholarly Resource category.
• working with the Australian authors on the 1st Australian edition of Literacy for the 21st century (Tompkins, Campbell and Green), which was nominated for a 2013 Australian Publishing Association Award of Excellence.
• nominations for Employee of the Year and Innovation of the Year.
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