Lisa Mendes – Editor

Dedicated to adding value and making your manuscript as flawless and smooth-flowing as possible.

Friendly, professional non-fiction and fiction proofreader/editor with 12+ years of experience in publishing, journalism, commercial copywriting, as well as education.

Specialise in non-fiction, especially leadership/business, educational/reference, self-help/health & wellbeing, history/memoirs and MBS/New Age (astrology in particular).

I also have 10+ years of experience proofing accounting/finance/business management/law study texts, thanks to an ongoing freelance relationship with a London-based educational publisher who produces vocational study materials for professional organisations such as CIMA, AAT, ACCA, etc.

One of my specialities is helping non-native English speakers to polish their manuscripts for the English-speaking world. Over the years, I've worked with native Danish, Swedish, German, Chinese, Japanese, Eastern European and Spanish-speaking clients to bring their work to life and to a wider audience via my proofing and editing skills.

Technical writing (especially B2C, marketing), as well as medical and dental content, are other areas where I have acquired proofing/editing experience and expertise over the years, after working with several dental comms, medical device and medical assessment services to create content that is both B2B and accessible to non-experts (B2C).

I have also authored and/or edited four non-fiction books under my name, am a member of the Society of Authors. Over the years, I have worked with several UK-based publishers, including Astranti, Elsevier, Eddison Books, Farrago and BPP Learning Media.

I also work as a researcher/factchecker on biographical and historical books, my most recent project being 'Under the Rainbow' for the EW Cole Foundation in Melbourne, Australia.

Recently, I've forayed into thrillers and spy fiction, short stories, and biography as well as political and local histories. More details can be found in the portfolio and client reviews sections below.