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 10+ years of experience.

Specialise in non-fiction, especially leadership/business, educational/reference, self-help/health and 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 publisher of professional education study materials for organisations such as CIMA, AAT, ACCA, etc.

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 accessible and understandable to ordinary people and/or non-experts.

I have also authored and/or edited four non-fiction books under my name, am a member of the Society of Authors, and 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 spy fiction, short stories, and biography as well as political and local histories. More details in the portfolio and client reviews sections below.

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.

Additional skills include: Picture, background and archive research, Canva/Photoshop for cover design, print-ready PDF and eBook conversions