Kevin Booth - Editor
I am an editor and proofreader for both fiction and non-fiction, and also offer text layout. Free sample edit. Discount for ALLi members.
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Overview
I provide copy-editing, developmental editing and proofreading of both fiction and non-fiction titles. As a translator, I work from Catalan-Valencian and Spanish into English while sourcing and project-managing other language combinations.
Languages
English (AUS)
English (NZ)
English (UK)
Fiction
Action & Adventure
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Horror
LGBTQ (Fiction)
Literary Fiction
Mystery & Crime
Plays & Screenplays
Science Fiction
Thriller & Suspense
Young Adult
Non-Fiction
Inspirational
Work experience
Freelance editor & translator (Spanish & Catalan > English)
Self-employed
October, 2011
–
Present
(almost 9 years)
In 2011, I launched the publishing initiative Poble Sec Books, which offers editorial services to authors and businesses. Poble Sec Books can write, copy-edit and proofread content for your website, brochure, catalogue, manual, online or print publication. We will ensure your message is clear, engaging and free of grammatical or spelling errors. If you have a rough draft of what you want to say, we can rewrite it in the best format possible – or else, based on your brief, create fresh content to promote your business.
In the publishing sector, we offer independent authors and companies book production services, including the writing of copy, editing, layout and jacket design services for both print and ebook. We also help new authors establish their online presence (simple website, blog, social media accounts, Amazon, etc.), outsourcing services as required. We specialise in non-fiction, memoir and a range of fiction genres.
A professional translator since 1995, I translate from Catalan-Valencian and Spanish into English while editing and project-managing other language combinations. I can source translators for most European languages, ensuring a fast, professional turnaround and content that reads as if written by a native speaker. Contact me to translate academic theses, literary works, business documents, contracts, press releases, website content and much more.
Portfolio (9 selected works)
"The first truly comprehensive, honest, objective guide to publishing I've seen" - Polly Courtney Confused and bamboozled by the wide world of self-publishing? Written a book but have no idea how to get it onto shelves? Disillusioned by traditional publishing and want something better? Well, you’re in the right place. Shelf Help is the brand new and comprehensive guide to becoming a profession... read more
The Redacted Sherlock Holmes Orlando Pearson, Watson’s successor as the assistant of Sherlock Holmes, was entrusted by the doctor with notes on cases too controversial to publish at the time. Amongst other things these cases covered government failure to regulate the banks, excessively close links between a minister and industry, and an official cover-up of a sexual scandal at the very highest... read more
The Redacted Sherlock Holmes Orlando Pearson, Watson’s successor as the assistant of Sherlock Holmes, was entrusted by the doctor with notes on cases too controversial to publish at the time. Amongst other things these cases covered government failure to regulate the banks, excessively close links between a minister and industry, and an official cover-up of a sexual scandal at the very highest... read more
Smoke and Fire: A case file from "The Redacted Sherlock Holmes"
Orlando Pearson
Holmes investigates a major industry and finds there is more to smoke than meets the eye. The Redacted Sherlock Holmes: Orlando Pearson, Watson’s successor as the assistant of Sherlock Holmes, was entrusted by the doctor with notes on cases too controversial to publish at the time. Amongst other things these cases covered government failure to regulate the banks, excessively close links betwee... read more
A new work on Sherlock Holmes exploring his influence on the writing of the Bible. The Redacted Sherlock Holmes: Orlando Pearson, Watson’s successor as the assistant of Sherlock Holmes, was entrusted by the doctor with notes on cases too controversial to publish at the time. Amongst other things these cases covered government failure to regulate the banks, excessively close links between a min... read more
Bloodrush (The Scarlet Star Trilogy Book 1)
Ben Galley
When Prime Lord Hark is found in a pool of his own blood on the steps of his halls, Tonmerion Hark finds his world not only turned upside down, but inside out. His father's last will and testament forces him west across the Iron Ocean, to the very brink of the Endless Land and all civilisation. They call it Wyoming.This is a story of murder and family.In the dusty frontier town of Fell Falls, ... read more
Freedomization
Dustin Langan
April 2003. Saddam Hussein has been toppled from power and a coalition government is emerging from the rubble to rebuild Iraq. Joining the effort is Jeremy, an idealistic young American who speaks Arabic, but he is not the only one who wants to help. Soon a whole cast of characters descend upon Baghdad, competing to fill the power void and restore Iraq to its rightful place at any cost. A sati... read more
“You are an inmate, not a medic. You should get used to that.”On the planet Os-Veruh, the native Veniche have endured a decade under the oppressive rule of a race of invaders, the Adveni.When Georgianna Lennox, a Veniche medic, discovers her childhood friend has been sold into slavery, she seeks help from a revolutionary outlaw group.As Georgianna’s struggle to save one life ignites a battle t... read more
“This is nowhere near over. This is just the beginning.”Georgianna Lennox is now a slave, serving an Adveni master and caught in the middle of a brewing war between oppressors and insurgents.As the rebels increase their attacks against the Adveni, Georgianna is recruited as their eyes behind enemy lines.But the lies she is forced to tell her owner are nothing compared to the secrets she must k... read more
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