Meg Hellyer - Editor
I specialise in editing for fiction, memoirs, autobiographies and self-help books.
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Overview
Meg Hellyer is a freelance editor and writer based in south-east Victoria, out near the Dandenong Ranges. She completed her Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing in 2011.
Meg has experience in editing and proofreading for manuscripts (both fiction and non-fiction). She primarily specialises in editing memoir, autobiography and self-help books, but also has experience in writing for a range of publications.
She is otherwise a word nerd who enjoys bushwalking, fantasy/sci-fi films and telling terrible pun jokes.
Languages
English (AUS)
English (UK)
Fiction
Anthologies
Literary Fiction
Short Story
Young Adult
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
Nature
Self-Help & Self-Improvement
Writing & Publishing
Certifications
- Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing
Work experience
Freelance Editor.
Busybird Publishing.
May, 2019
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Present
(over 2 years)
Editing, proofreading and formatting manuscripts ready for print and e-book publication.
Freelance Editor.
Self-employed
June, 2013
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Present
(over 8 years)
Editing and proofreading manuscripts, newsletters and local community theatre programs. I enjoy working closely with authors to help ensure that their manuscripts are the best that they can be.
Writer - Volunteer
Ferntree Gully News
January, 2012
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Present
(about 10 years)
Writing and editing news articles ready for the paper and assisting the Editor with various tasks, while also managing the newspaper’s official website.
Portfolio (12 selected works)
The Suitcase: One Woman's Struggle to Save Herself
Daniels, Jan
Blood-Soaked Soil
Bekes, Mario, Hill, Nick
International Dancer: Behind the Curtain
Coutts, Pamela
Become Extraordinary
Ryan, Janelle
How To Survive the Passing of Your Partner
Tania Neskovic
In 2006, I was told my Husband’s lung disease (bronchiectasis) had turned terminal. This is the story of our journey in my own words. I wrote this firstly because I wanted to get down on paper what this experience had been to go through. In deciding to publish, I am hoping that I give others who are going through or gone through the loss of their partner the courage to be brave, to face the aw... read more
Maybe I Can Rise Above: A Story For The Misunderstood
Fletcher, Saffire-Rose
Maggie's Five ...the first in a LOVE story
Fitzgerald, Sandra, Syle, Sally, Hellyer, Meg
Maeven - Dragon Thief
Gregory, Margaret
Atapi Sorceress
Gregory, Margaret
Luke ...the second in a LOVE story
Fitzgerald, Sandra, Syle, Sally, Hellyer, Meg
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