Lux Joyce – Editor

I support writers to complete their most ambitious books. My clients have established indie and traditional careers, secured agents, and won literary prizes.

I am a story nerd and dark fiction obsessive. If you’re writing a dark literary novel or a horror, thriller, dark romance, or crime novel, I will offer my perspective as an experienced editor and as a fan.

I am happy getting right into the foundations of a manuscript to make it structurally sound so that it supports your creative choices.

I also love working on the detail; from untangling story knots to finding the perfect word choice.

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I have taught fiction at the University of East Anglia, Birkbeck College, University of London, and the universities of Sheffield, Edinburgh Napier, Sussex, and York St. John.

I have a Ph.D. in Creative Writing.

I was the co-founder, and former director, of the Crime Fiction MA at UEA.

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My clients have w ritten international bestsellers (Sunday Times, Amazon KDP, Indie Bound, Barnes and Noble).

They have been published by the big five (Simon and Schuster, Hachette, Harper Collins, Pan Macmillan) and indies (Bloomsbury, Dead Ink, Salt, Amazon publishing).

Many clients have been shortlisted for, and won, literary awards (Caledonia Novel Award, Bath Novel Award, Saboteur Award, CWA Dagger, Little, Brown Award) and sold international and media rights (Buccaneer, Paramount Plus, Audible).

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I provide clear, actionable editorial feedback on your manuscript and tailored advice on how to position your book in the literary marketplace.

If you do the work, you will finish your most ambitious book and be proud to share it with readers, agents, and editors.

Request a quote and proposal for your project and discover why my clients have described my feedback as 'gold dust'.

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While I support writers who use AI services for accessibility reasons, I don't currently work on projects that have been generated by LLMs. I can help you with the struggle of human creativity to make work that you are proud of.