Louise K

Louise K – Editor

Publishing professional with 10 + years of editorial experience. Romance, book club, thriller and mystery genres. UK market knowledge.

Overview

I’m an experienced commissioning editor working across a variety of genres. The authors I have worked with include Sunday Times and New York Times bestsellers, and many ebook bestsellers on Amazon, Apple and Kobo. If you have hit a wall with your WIP then I can offer a fresh perspective, giving you the direction and confidence required to reshape your work into something a wide audience will engage with. If that sounds like you, please get in touch for an editorial assessment!
Services
Fiction
Contemporary Fiction Contemporary Romance Holiday Humor & Comedy Literary Fiction Mystery & Crime Psychological Thriller Women's Fiction
Languages
English (UK)
Certifications
  • BA English Language and Literature
  • Copy-Editing Skills (PTC)
  • Grappling with Grammar (PTC)
  • Rewriting and Substantive Editing (PTC)
  • Proofreading for Editors (PTC)

Work experience

Self-employed

Oct, 2011 — Present

As an experienced editor, with a significant portfolio of projects, I can offer insight and guidance to help take your writing project to the next level. I work mainly with fiction, but at various times I have also worked across non-fiction and academic texts. I am a skilled copy editor, proofreader and structural editor. My in-house work has been with a big five publisher and three London-based independents. Many of the writers that I have worked with have a huge readership and are prize-winning and bestselling authors.

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Tarquin M.

Tarquin M.

Apr, 2023

Louise was great to work with. I needed a quick turnaround on a specific part of my manuscript and this was not a problem to Louise. When I received her report back I was overwhelmed by how thorough she had been, which showed she had read my piece with great detail. It was so good to see a neutral point of view and Louise was very diplomatic around suggested changes! This was crucial as I f...
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Louise K.
Thank you for your kind comments! I really enjoyed working on this project.

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